Senator Fatima Payman defies Labor solidarity rule to cross floor on pro-Palestine Greens motion
Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to support a motion backing a Palestinian state against members of her own party. …
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View from The Hill: Hero or villain, Julian Assange’s cause crossed the political divide
The Julian Assange affair stands at the awkward intersection of a country’s right to keep secret national security information and
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View from The Hill: Paul Keating labels Dutton a ‘charlatan’ as nuclear debate gets down and dirty
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has entered the nuclear debate, with a vitriolic attack describing Peter Dutton as “a charlatan”,
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Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton is seated aloft the nuclear tiger, hoping not to get eaten
In the timing of his announcement, Peter Dutton is putting his nuclear power policy through an early stress test. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Peter Malinauskas on political donations, kids on social media, and the nuclear option
Peter Malinauskas joined the podcast to talk about AUKUS, bans on children under 14 accessing social media, restricting most political donations and Peter Duttons Nuclear announcement. …
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Albanese government raises ‘concern’ over treatment of journalist Cheng Lei with Chinese embassy
The Chinese media, however, hails a ‘spring blossom’ in China’s relations with Australia as premier’s visit concludes. …
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Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy
In a big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced with a dash of policy adventurism, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days. …
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Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s energy strategy
In a big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced with a dash of policy adventurism, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days. …
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View from The Hill: Peter Dutton sets up a debate about Australia’s ambition on emission reduction targets
In his latest foray into the climate change debate, Peter Dutton has sown fresh confusion around the opposition’s policy, whether
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Peter Costello quits as chairman of Nine in the wake of airport fracas with reporter
The former federal treasurer’s resignation comes as the network has been mired in a major scandal over revelations of complaints from staff about sexual harassment and toxicity in the workplace. …
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