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Dozens of Australian politicians urge US to abandon Julian Assange extradition

In open letter, 48 MPs and senators warn ‘closest strategic ally’ that pursuit of WikiLeaks founder ‘set a dangerous precedent’

The Guardian - AU

After Aston, Liberal moderates can hear the bell toll. But is Peter Dutton listening?

To ignore the party’s broader decline in metropolitan areas and treat the byelection loss as an anomaly would be disastrous

The Guardian - AU

If yes campaign for Indigenous voice loses ‘racists will feel emboldened’, Marcia Langton says

Working group member shares Liberal Bridget Archer’s concern Coalition’s no campaign in danger of running ‘adjacent to racist views’

The Guardian - AU

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Peter Dutton and the voice: what the Liberal party has got wrong about Indigenous recognition

We unpack and factcheck some of the key reasons the opposition leader has given for saying no to the voice

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton accused of taking Voice to Parliament feedback 'out of context'

As the Liberal Party announced its position on a Voice to Parliament this week, First Nations communities across remote Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory feel their voices have been taken out of context.

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How does the Liberal Party's Voice policy stack up against the proposed referendum?

Despite the political acrimony over the Voice referendum, what’s most striking is the similarities between the positions of the Coalition and the Labor government.

The Conversation

Albanese government commits to half of Inland Rail project after blowouts, delay and mismanagement

Labor will prioritise delivering Melbourne-to-Parkes segment after independent review found more work needed on Brisbane stretch

The Guardian - AU

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The Liberal Party's 'no' position on Voice signals it's primarily interested in speaking to a nation that no longer exists

The Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose the federal government’s model for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament amounts to a resounding “no” position – but perhaps not in the way party leader Peter Dutton thinks.

The Conversation

Morning Mail: royals’ wealth exposed, Inland Rail blowout, Putin’s paranoid lifestyle

New Guardian investigation sheds light on the more than £1bn in income the royal family made from controversial estates

The Guardian - AU

Inland Rail review reveals cost blow-out to 'astonishing' $31b amid claims of unheeded advice

Australia needs an inland rail, but a new report finds advice was ignored, the board does not have the "skills required", and there has been an "astonishing" cost blow-out to $31.4 billion.

ABC News

‘Regional’ visa pushed by Coalition MPs actually allows migrants to move to cities

Exclusive: Sussan Ley, Dan Tehan and Anne Ruston claim win for rural Australia over decision to speed up processing of 887 visa, but it lets holders choose where to live, including cities

The Guardian - AU

‘Astonishing’: cost of Inland Rail doubles to $30bn as review savages Coalition over project

Dr Kerry Schott warns she is not confident her assessment captures the full extent of cost blowouts and delays

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s voice stance doesn’t protect Indigenous people. The no campaign is already scaring them

The opposition leader says he wants a civil referendum debate, but these political games are having real-world consequences

The Guardian - AU

Dutton secures leadership with promise to divide referendum, politics

Peter Dutton will oppose the constitutional recognition of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and draw a new partisan divide across his Liberal Party.

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Australia's national institutions to receive $535 million in federal budget funding to reverse 'damage and decay'

The federal government announces it will allocate $535.5 million over the next four years to Australia's nine National Collecting Institutions, which have long been vocal about funding neglect.

The Conversation

May budget to boost cultural and historical institutions with $535m four-year injection

Next month’s budget will provide $535.3 million extra over four years for nine major cultural and historical institutions.

The Guardian - AU

National Gallery of Australia among institutions to receive $535m to avert funding crisis

National gallery, library and museum among organisations to be thrown financial lifeline after years of underfunding

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Rights Report Accuses Houthis of Committing War Crimes through Child Recruitment

The Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violations, or Rasd Coalition, accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of committing war crimes for their forced recruitment of children under 15. In a report, “Children Not Soldiers”, it also accused them of committing serious crimes against children and violating the rules of warfare…

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Up to $3 billion in taxpayer money lost to Medicare fraud and non-compliance annually, government review finds

Between $1.5 billion to $3 billion is being lost to Medicare fraud and non-compliance every year, according to an independent review that also warns the overly-complex system is out of date and risks bleeding more taxpayer money.

The Guardian - AU

There’s nothing natural about Australia’s ‘cost-of-living crisis’. It’s time we had systemic change

The pain households are feeling right now is the direct consequence of decisions that governments have made over many years

The Conversation

Labor and Albanese gain in Newspoll after Aston byelection triumph

A federal Newspoll, conducted March 29 to April 2 from a sample of 1,500, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the early March Newspoll. Primary votes were 38% Labor (up one), 33% Coalition (down two), 10% Greens (steady), 8% One Nation (up one) and 11%…

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Peter Dutton can’t say yes, despite the Aston wipeout

Saturday’s by-election loss is the second time in less than a year the voters have got it wrong, according to Peter Dutton.

The Guardian - AU

Industrial heavyweights call for urgent action on cutting Australia’s emissions

In joint statement companies say they are ‘ready to seize opportunity’ of decarbonisation and call on others to join them

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton urged to differentiate Liberal party after Aston loss prompts identity crisis

Opposition leader blames state division for result, while Victorian MPs say lack of distinct policy direction hindered candidate

The Conversation

It's not easy, but history shows minority government has worked in NSW before. Here's what Chris Minns must do

Although Labor has returned to power in NSW, it will be in a minority government, with probably 45 seats, two short of a majority, to the Coalition’s 36 (assuming the Liberal Party wins the seat of Ryde, where it is currently ahead as counting continues).

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