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'An honour and a privilege': mayor calls time on remarkable career

Cr Fraser reflects on almost two decades in public office.

Newcastle Herald

Australia’s sole Liberal government is floundering and Labor is faring even worse. Welcome to the Tasmanian election

It is likely the Liberals will be talking with crossbenchers in late March – as they have been for the past nine months

The Guardian - AU

Short-term rental apps can deliver long-term pain for neighbours

It is high time legislation was introduced

Newcastle Herald

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Newcastle ALP preselection challenge one for the history books

Not since 1995 have Labor rank and file sought to challenge all sitting councillors with the lord mayor.

Newcastle Herald

Crisis-hit consultancies among firms throwing money at Australian political parties

Disclosures show PwC alone made $369,973 in direct political donations last financial year

The Guardian - AU

UAE Sued In $2.8bn US Lawsuit Over 'Dark PR' Disinformation Op

The United Arab Emirates and its powerful ruler were sued in a Washington court Wednesday, accused of bankrolling a "dark public relations" operation that falsely linked an American oil trader to terrorist financing.

International Business Times

Culture of fear in Victoria's public service exposed

A Victorian Ombudsman's report found the state's public service has been infected by creeping politicisation and a culture of fear.

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‘Red-hot anger’: Why Labor is on a ‘tightrope’ over its response to the Israel-Hamas war

Calls for ALP to support a ceasefire grow as rank and file members quit and migrant communities in heartland seats threaten to turn away

The Guardian - AU

Australia must lobby US for ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons, says ex-minister Gareth Evans

Exclusive: Former foreign minister says it is ‘sheer dumb luck’ that arms have not been used in the past 78 years and urges leadership on control measures

The Guardian - AU

Why does Sydney think it can do what it likes to our city?

STATE POLITICS: It's one bad decision for Newcastle after another from the Minns government

Newcastle Herald

'Gutted': we voted down the Voice to Parliament , so what comes next?

OH NO: Scare tactics and 'complete and utter BS' sink referendum

Newcastle Herald

Indigenous campaigners accuse government of ‘flippant’ response to no vote ahead of ‘week of silence’

Request for Australians to reflect on ‘the role of racism and prejudice’ in the referendum result

The Guardian - AU

ALP primary vote slips since election: Newspoll

Newspoll indicates Labor's primary vote is at its lowest level since the federal election as the prime minister's lead as preferred leader narrows.

AAP

Classic Dan: right to the end, Andrews stays one step ahead of his rivals

Victoria’s outgoing premier leaves an outstanding progressive legacy, but the pandemic lockdowns ensure he will always be revered or reviled

The Guardian - AU

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'An extraordinary dynamo': Doris Taylor founded Meals on Wheels and helped elect Don Dunstan

When Doris Taylor took possession of a new motorised wheelchair in 1951, she quipped: “Heaven help any bureaucrat who gets in my way now.”

The Guardian - AU

Premier defends Games compensation; Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney – as it happened

Indigenous voice central to Conservative Political Action Network Conference and final day of ALP conference

The Guardian - AU

Labor thrashes out Aukus position at party conference amid dissent from MP and unions

Heckling, outrage and claims of ‘appeasement’ as stage-managed debate at ALP event gives way to genuine disagreement

The Conversation

The US navy is still more powerful than China's: more so than the Australian government is letting on

The federal Labor government today used the ALP national conference to address internal dissent over the controversial AUKUS security pact and its plan for acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.

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The Guardian - AU

ALP national conference day 2 – as it happened

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ALP national conference day one – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak is plotting to make this the net zero election. That’s great news for Labour

Australian conservatives’ dismissal of the climate crisis was a huge error. Keir Starmer should make the most of this moment, says political strategist John McTernan

The Conversation

The AUKUS deal will be hotly debated at the ALP national conference, but its real vulnerabilities lie in America

This year’s ALP national conference, beginning August 17, promises to be somewhat feistier than its recent COVID-affected (and boring) predecessors.

The Guardian - AU

One doorknock at a time: inside the yes campaign’s bid to win hearts and minds

With some suspicious and others not even aware the voice referendum is taking place, volunteers face an uphill battle in the suburbs of Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

There’s Labor dissent over Aukus but it’s unlikely to spill into a rebellion at the ALP national conference

Concerns in some quarters of the party base and congressional jitters will require deft political management but are unlikely to sink the deal

Newcastle Herald

Terriers on the train: why do we discriminate against dogs?

Australia is a land of dog lovers.

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