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Grattan on Friday: A lot may be changing in China-Australia relations, but a lot is staying the same

In retrospect, there were various signposts pointing to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ice-breaking meeting with Anthony Albanese in Bali on Tuesday.

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Frank Bongiorno's political history of Australia is a grand synthesis, but takes a narrow view of its subject

Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia by Frank Bongiorno is a comprehensive account of the history of Australian parliamentary politics. It examines political parties and their leaders, factional divides and national elections.

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Paul Bongiorno: Albanese treads a fine line at home and abroad on China

Anthony Albanese has confirmed that he has secured a one-on-one meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in Indonesia.

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Anthony Albanese plays the long game

The sobriety of Budget 2022 reveals much about the political evolution of Anthony Albanese, Matthew Franklin writes.

The New Daily

Canberra to miss The Dismissal musical after funding drama, producer says

The musical, based on the events of November 11, 1975, is now unlikely to tour to the ACT.

The Canberra Times

The Liberal Party is in a dire state across Australia right now. That should worry us all

“The duty of an Opposition is to oppose” – attributed to Lord Randolph Churchill – is one of those quotations I remember seeing on exam papers in high school politics classes. It is true, but only half-true.

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The Eyebrows Of Australian Prime Ministers (1939-2013), Ranked

Which Prime Ministers had eyebrows to ensnare a nation? Did they excite? Did they entice? Did they make me want to kill something?

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The Whitlams: their 25 best songs – sorted!

With their breakthrough album Eternal Nightcap turning 25 this month, lifelong fan Sian Cain picks their best songs over four decades

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British queen's death rekindles Australian republic debate

Many regarded Australians’ respect and affection for the late Queen Elizabeth II as the biggest obstacle to the country becoming a republic with its own head of state

The Independent UK

The Queen and us: Australia’s long relationship with Elizabeth II

Her 1954 visit was the first to Australia by a reigning monarch and while the country has changed, respect for Elizabeth had largely remained

The Guardian - AU

How has Australia dealt with China in the past and what does this mean for today?

Tensions between Canberra and Beijing are nothing new. Here's how various prime ministers have managed the changing relationship over the years.

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Celebrating 25th birthday of unique publication Novocastrian Tales

The community project that became a publishing and fund-raising juggernaut.

Newcastle Herald

Wave Hill Walk-Off anniversary to be celebrated after two-year COVID hiatus

When Vincent Lingiari led 200 stockmen away from Wave Hill station in protest of unfair working conditions in 1966, he wouldn't have foreseen it becoming a seminal turning point in Australian history.

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Lingiari's courage needed for voice vote

A leading advocate for a voice to parliament said supporters need to back themselves to win, while delivering the Vincent Lingiari memorial lecture on country.

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Scott Morrison showed a new contempt for democracy yesterday

In the face of these accusations the former PM was remorseless, despite lightly protesting otherwise and saying the episode came with “lessons learned”.

The Canberra Times

Blue Poles park opens in new suburb of Whitlam

The new playground is now open for lots of fun.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison must resign immediately and try to salvage what remains of his shredded reputation

The governor general’s role in Morrison’s phantom ministry should be considered further, for the secrecy is troubling

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Sir David Smith, the man who gave the speech that dissolved the Whitlam government, dies aged 89

The man who gave the speech that ended the Whitlam government, Sir David Smith, dies aged 89, a devoted monarchist to the end.

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Public servant at centre of Whitlam sacking dies

Sir David Smith served with five governors-general

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Paul Bongiorno: Scott Morrison’s ‘frightening’ secret ministry trashed democratic conventions

Scott Morrison having himself secretly appointed as health, finance and resources minister is more than weird and bizarre – it is a frightening revelation.

The Guardian - AU

The secrecy factor is telling in Scott Morrison’s alleged ministerial portfolio grabs

If there was a compelling justification for this strange arrangement, why wasn’t it revealed to the public at the time?

The Canberra Times

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.

AAP

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 minister Gough Whitlam.

The Conversation

More than ever, it’s time to upgrade the Sydney–Melbourne railway

It’s 14 years since former NSW rail chief Len Harper described the rail link between Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, as “inadequate for current and future needs”. And it’s 31 years since former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam put the problem more bluntly during a TV interview:

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New era of Australian politics as Labor enters Parliament House in government | GALLERY

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