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Misleading and false election ads are legal in Australia. We need national truth in political advertising laws

The highly pertinent case of a little-known independent candidate in the Victorian seat of Wannon has exposed a gaping hole in Australia’s electoral laws, which allow for misleading political advertisements in the lead-up to an election campaign. It’s all entirely legal and is already being exploited to try to shape…

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AFL Indigenous stars hope to inspire a new generation

Only one Indigenous player was selected in last year's national draft, but the AFL and clubs are working hard to ensure the drop is only a short-term blip.

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WA Labor has thumping Newspoll lead a month before election; federal Labor improves

The Western Australian state election will be held on March 8. A Newspoll, conducted January 29 to February 4 from a sample of 1,039, gave Labor a 56–44 lead, from primary votes of 42% Labor, 32% Liberals, 3% Nationals, 12% Greens, 4% One Nation and 7% for all Others.

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Coalition senator takes aim at $840 million pledge

An $840 million pledge will not amount to self-determination, the coalition says, as peak organisations welcome the 'genuine, meaningful' funding agreement.

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Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori

The anniversary of New Zealand’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, has passed in a muted fashion

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Grattan on Friday: we don’t need an inquiry into the caravan affair but we do need some answers

The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they’d otherwise abhor.

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'Aussie Trump': independent MP changes name in protest

An Australian MP who admires the US president has changed his name to Austin 'Aussie' Trump to protest Labor party policies.

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‘It’s about togetherness’: Waitangi Day captures a new audience

A groundswell of resistance against the government’s Māori policies is driving many to make the trip to the Waitangi treaty grounds in New Zealand’s far north for the first time

The Guardian - AU

Inquiry into caravan briefings a waste of resources: PM

The prime minister has rejected calls from the opposition to hold an inquiry into when he was briefed on the discovery of a caravan laden with explosives.

AAP

Mandatory jail for terror risks 'serious injustice'

Australians from vulnerable communities could be disproportionately harmed by laws that introduce mandatory jail time for some terror offences, experts warn.

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New Zealand grapples with nationhood on Waitangi Day

New Zealand commemorates its national day, Waitangi Day, 185 years after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

AAP

AFP boss questioned about PM’s knowledge of Dural caravan – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Lions, snakes and snails mingle with political animals

Lunar New Year festivities and fights over long lunches are dominating debate during the first sitting week for 2025.

AAP

Queensland university apologises for ‘hurt’ and ‘offence’ caused at anti-racism event

Parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism on university campuses hears Carumba Institute’s national symposium attracted criticism over alleged ‘anti-Jewish’ speakers

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Māori protesters turn their backs on government ministers at Waitangi Day event

Anger at policies that roll back Māori rights surface as rightwing Act party leader David Seymour has microphone removed twice and protesters stage walkout

AAP

Australian democracy 'under stress but not in crisis'

The major parties are being urged to restore trust with disenfranchised Australians who think they are failing them as democracy recedes worldwide.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian police minister considers reintroducing bail laws abolished after Veronica Nelson’s death

Indigenous woman’s mother accuses Labor of ‘trampling on our graves’ as Anthony Carbines disputes coroner’s findings

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Disastrous dumped bail offences back 'on the table'

All reforms are on the table as part of a so-called bail law review, including re-establishing offences found to disproportionately target Aboriginal people.

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Seymour enrages Maori as NZ leaders descend on Waitangi

The row over the role of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand shows no sign of abating, with protests on the eve of the country's national day.

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'Fiscal rectitude' abandoned as race to win poll starts

"Fiscal rectitude" has been abandoned in Australia's most cashed-up state as politicians vie for votes ahead of a state poll.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s hasty review of Victoria’s new bail laws smacks of byelection panic

Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement highlights the government’s fear of losing the crucial western suburbs seat of Werribee – where crime is a persistent issue

The Guardian - AU

Jo Haylen’s swift exit after a series of own goals shows NSW Labor has learned from past mistakes

‘Politics is tough’ the outgoing minister lamented in her resignation speech, as if the events that forced her to quit weren’t her own doing

AAP

Hate speech laws go to vote as anti-Semitism denounced

Hate will be stopped at its source if tougher amendments are made to proposed laws to crackdown on the rise of anti-Semitism, an advocate says.

AAP

Under-pressure government slammed for bail laws review

Another overhaul of bail laws is on the cards, as a state government is accused of buckling to scare-mongering amid rising youth crime.

The Guardian - AU

The fight Peter Dutton and others like him want to have about diversity is a distraction

I’m far more interested in how politicians of all stripes will address fundamental inequality than spurious debates on DEI

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