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David Barnett remembered as a 'bastion of the media and politics'

Tributes have flowed for David Barnett, the husband of former Goulburn MP, Pru Goward.

The Canberra Times

Death of journalism patriarch, Barnett

Journalist David Barnett has died aged 90, after a lengthy career which included covering the historic 1972 election of prime…

Ayres out: a sunken minister in what now appears to be a sinking government

Stuart Ayres is the latest casualty of a party at war with itself, but can his departure close the book…

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Singleton Council race in the balance

Counting will recommence on Monday in the Singleton council by-election.

Newcastle Herald

ALP national executive launches 'intervention' into Tasmanian Labor to repair branch

Years of damaging infighting and bitter spats culminate in Labor's Tasmanian branch being effectively taken over by the party's national…

Anatomy of a scam: how the Nationals rorted more than $700 million of your money

It’s Regional Rorts 2, with the auditor-general revealing how the Nationals rorted a billion-dollar program through a series of tricks…

It’s karma: Tony Burke’s opposition to voluntary assisted dying has come back to bite him

The ALP’s leader of the house has to shepherd voluntary assisted dying legislation through the Parliament, going against his long-held…

While the ALP searches for its heart and the Greens its brain, perhaps what they both really need is courage

For Australia’s new centre-left government to work, both progressive parties have to put aside the machinations and recognise the best…

The Guardian - AU

The Austrian alps are just the ticket for a summer holiday

Through the long dark months of the lockdowns, one thought sustained me: returning to Austria.

Irish Independent

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Branch stacking, national security, and the client state: the real story behind the IBAC report into Victorian Labor

Adem Somyurek had powerful supporters. His megalomania made them enemies. Whoever wanted him gone wanted a lot more as well.

Dan Andrews leads a rotten government and a rotten party. He should resign — now

The Victorian Labor Party is deeply corrupt. So why has the man who has led it for more than a…

View from The Hill: The challenge of 'grey' corruption and creating a culture of integrity

We talk a lot about chasing down corrupt behaviour and holding wrongdoers to account. As we should. This is what…

The Conversation

Victorian ministers breached codes in ‘shocking’ misuse of public funds to fuel branch stacking, Ibac finds

There is not enough proof Adem Somyurek and Marlene Kairouz committed criminal offences to recommend prosecution, Victorian investigators say

The Guardian - AU

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Queensland ALP has a conflict of interest in Suncorp. Jim Chalmers should declare it

The federal treasurer has an obligation to disclose how Labor will deal with its multimillion-dollar stake in Suncorp. Transparency is…

Barnaby Joyce says Labor's 2022 primary vote was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct?

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says Labor's primary vote at the 2022 election was its lowest since 1910. Is…

Australia yet to sign up to treaty banning nuclear weapons but will attend UN meeting as observer

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese committed Labor to signing the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons while in opposition

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: The moments that might have cost Scott Morrison the prime ministership

Labor's National Secretary outlined some key moments that may have cemented voters' perceptions of Scott Morrison – and a Coalition…

No such thing as safe seats: Labor chief

Labor’s national secretary Paul Erickson says the party won the federal election because it talked about the future and offered…

Why Libs think 'Dutts' is the right leader

What does Dutton bring to the Liberals' top job?

Newcastle Herald

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How the 2022 federal election may finally signal an end to 'White Australia'

Despite years of critique, the Australian national parliament has been overwhelmingly white and male, unlike the country as a whole.…

The Conversation

The unexpected date on the calendar upended Anthony Albanese’s planned start to government

“You shouldn’t waste a day in government,” Anthony Albanese told the first meeting of the ALP caucus this week, smilingly.…

On voluntary assisted dying, the Catholic Church rages as democracy takes over

Public sentiment has shifted across the country on the right to assisted dying, and Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher is not…

Four reasons the UK Conservative Party should be worried about Australia's recent election result

In their recent election, Australians voted out their incumbent government, a long-standing coalition between two conservative parties. In its place,…

The Conversation

Biloela campaigner runs in Qld by-election

Home to Bilo campaigner Bronwyn Dendle will stand as the ALP's candidate in the by-election to replace Colin Boyce in…

Anthony Albanese’s government must learn from Labor’s last breakup with electoral power

The ALP enters this new relationship with the Australian people led by MPs who lived through the last implosion

The Guardian - AU