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Deluded boy faces decade in custody for mum's murder

A teenager who murdered his caring mother in cold blood as part of a deluded plan to take over Australia will spend at least 10 years behind bars.

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Gender politics: will the 2025 election send more female MPs to Australia’s parliament?

Labor has made great strides towards gender equality among its MPs and senators, but the number of female Coalition members remains stubbornly low

The Guardian - AU

Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament

Lawmakers break into Maori song after bill is ‘absolutely annihilated’

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‘Alarmist nonsense’: Labor and Coalition dismissed security risks over the Port of Darwin for years. What’s changed?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both committed to stripping a Chinese company, Landbridge, of the lease to operate Darwin Port. Landbridge paid A$506 million for the 99-year lease from the Northern Territory government in October 2015.

The Conversation

Bennelong Liberal candidate declines to say whether Chinese celebrity endorsements complied with guidelines

A NSW Liberal spokesperson said the party ‘is continually assessing its compliance obligations in relation to disclosures’

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi

New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown

The Independent UK

New Zealand's divisive Treaty Principles Bill rejected

New Zealand's parliament has voted down the Treaty Principles Bill, ending one of the most divisive debates in recent Kiwi political history.

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‘Grubby’ treaty principles bill voted down in New Zealand parliament

Bill which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown fails by 11 votes to 112

The Guardian - AU

'I'm a fighter': premier to box on after 'grim' polling

Jacinta Allan is wearing the unwanted crown of Australia's most unpopular leader, with polling suggesting she could be a drag on Labor's federal election hopes.

AAP

Accused blamed innocent man and mate for teen's murder

A man on trial for murdering Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey tried to frame an innocent man for the alleged killing, a jury has been told.

AAP

Labor ahead by a nose in race for key marginal seat

Polling has shown that Labor could cling onto an ultra-marginal seat as a former state party leader tries to make the shift to Canberra.

AAP

Accused neo-Nazis fail to alter strict bail conditions

Two men accused of displaying a Nazi symbol are at high risk of reoffending, according to a magistrate who has refused to alter their bail conditions.

AAP

Current major party policies fall short for Indigenous communities. Here’s a better path forward

Since the Voice to Parliament referendum in 2023, the Indigenous Affairs portfolio has not featured prominently in policy debates at the national level.

The Conversation

‘A history of family violence’: in the NT, a mother’s loss and a police system in dire need of overhaul

No crime scene was established after Mona’s daughter died. She speaks publicly about the death for the first time to ensure it is not forgotten and to urge action

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Labor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they deliver?

Election promises are a mainstay of contemporary politics. Governments cite kept commitments as proof they can be trusted, while oppositions pounce on any failure to deliver.

AAP

Howard-style intervention ruled out in crime crackdown

Australians will be supported on the basis of need and not race, the coalition vows, as it pledges to rewrite how federal funding targets Indigenous people.

The Guardian - AU

The Kamay spears come home to Dharawal land more than two centuries after James Cook took them

‘My great-grandmother would always talk … about the spears and artefacts that were in England,’ says Quaiden Williams Riley

AAP

Juror brings knife into court in slavery trial

A juror bringing a knife to court and being discharged for misconduct was only the beginning of the troubles for a slavery trial in Sydney.

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Adam Bandt says the Greens can deliver ‘real change’ – but the party should choose its battles more wisely

Greens leader Adam Bandt claims the federal election offers “an opportunity for real change”, saying his party would use the balance of power in the next parliament to help deliver serious policy reforms.

The Conversation

Running for parliament is still a man’s world, with fewer female candidates – especially in winnable seats

Despite progress towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates vying for office on May 3. They are also overrepresented in “glass cliff” seats, which are the ones that are difficult to win and precarious to hold.

AAP

Prince Andrew accuser negotiating over criminal case

After reports of a bus crash, Virginia Giuffre is out of hospital, her lawyer said after her case for allegedly breaching a restraining order returned to court.

The Guardian - AU

Double murderer fails in bid to overturn Queensland’s no body, no parole laws

Rodney Cherry was found guilty of killing his wife and stepdaughter but argued no body, no parole became law after he was sentenced

The Conversation

Chinese-Australian voters were key to Labor’s win in 2022. Are some now swinging back to the Liberals?

Chinese-Australian voters were pivotal to Labor’s win in the 2022 election, with the swing against the Liberals in several key marginal seats almost twice that of other seats.

The Conversation

Winston Peters at 80: the populist’s populist clocks up 50 years of political comebacks

Winston Peters turns a venerable 80 on April 11, but he showed no sign of retiring as New Zealand’s archetypal populist during his recent state of the nation speech. He especially enjoyed the hecklers, gleefully telling them one by one to get out.

The Guardian - AU

Greens say Facebook ad in Melbourne seat linking party to Hamas is ‘inflammatory and untruthful’

Exclusive: Online ad in marginal seat of Macnamara alleging party is a national security risk endorsed by two former Labor MPs

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