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Friday essay: 'when the facts conflict with the legend' – how does a biographer balance storytelling with the truth?

In October 1975, at a talk in Wollongong, Frank Moorhouse discussed the first project for which he deliberately undertook archival and historical research – a feature film called Between Wars. This process would become integral to Frank’s work.

The Conversation

Australian government urged to guarantee three days of childcare a week for all children under five

Productivity Commission report requested by Labor calls for a universal system of childcare, regardless of family’s income

The Guardian - AU

Clare O’Neil claims NZYQ could have been deported. Almost all the facts say otherwise

Home affairs minister’s explanation of how Labor has handled the high court decision defies everything we know about the case

The Guardian - AU

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Tax breaks for pokies venues in firing line of Victorian inquiry

Exclusive: The state’s tax minimisation scheme has been the subject of widespread criticism from health and anti-gambling groups

The Guardian - AU

The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to have access to 3 days of early learning and care a week

A major new report is recommending bold changes to Australia’s early childhood sector. On Thursday night, the Productivity Commission released an interim report from its inquiry into early childhood education and care.

The Conversation

Labor accused of ‘steamrolling’ bill to make poverty committee permanent

Greens and David Pocock question why expert panel will not have members with lived experience of economic exclusion and disability

The Guardian - AU

Twelve people in border force custody after arriving by boat on isolated section of WA coast

Shadow home affairs minister James Paterson says group’s reported arrival ‘is a further sign that Labor has failed on border security’

The Guardian - AU

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Afternoon Update: Bruce Lehrmann testifies in defamation lawsuit; Israel-Hamas ceasefire delayed; and Christmas gifts under $50

Former Liberal staffer’s defamation lawsuit against Network Ten in its second day

The Guardian - AU

Labor councillors 'provide certainty' on end of Supercars relationship

Labor says work should start on removing track infrastructure.

Newcastle Herald

Industry and states welcome Albanese government’s plan to jump-start stalled renewables investment

Albanese government’s expansion of investment scheme is designed to attract financial investment in new wind and solar farms

The Guardian - AU

'Doesn't stack up': Govt, airport bicker over rail plan

Victoria's deputy premier has pushed back on Melbourne Airport's suggestion it could be more cost-effective to build a rail tunnel to Tullamarine underground.

AAP

MPs condemn payment of millions to consultants over federally funded grant schemes

Politicians and union say assessment of applications should no longer be outsourced to private companies

The Guardian - AU

Labor feud escalates over misleading letters

Hornery accused of 'punching down on council and dirt filing'.

Newcastle Herald

Rattenbury wants 'clarity' to aid future MLA complaint handling

Greens leader says party acted swiftly on Davis complaints.

The Canberra Times

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s 100 wealthiest schools earned almost $4.8bn in 2021, data reveals

Exclusive: education department figures reveal the private schools received about $770m in government money amid a public schools funding shortfall

The Guardian - AU

Greens could sink Labor’s gas industry scheme over concerns it supports fossil fuel expansion

Exclusive: Adam Bandt says party cannot endorse $12 a gigajoule price cap due to exemptions allowing new ‘climate bomb’ gasfields

The Guardian - AU

Coalition and Greens unite to demand Labor release legal advice on indefinite detention court case

Push comes after home affairs minister said government was advised it would win legal challenge that instead saw 93 people released

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s ‘draconian’ immigration detention conditions challenged in high court

Chinese refugee S151 has sparked the challenge, arguing his curfew and wearing of ankle bracelet is punishment

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Newcastle Herald

Environment groups blast government's use of 'hypotheticals' in gas ban debate

Opposition says government never intended to support its legislation.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Israel and Hamas agree to four-day ceasefire; ABC settles Bruce Lehrmann defamation case; and US Catholic priest marries teen

The ceasefire will include the release of 50 women and children hostages held in Gaza in return for 150 Palestinian women and children to be freed from Israeli jails

The Guardian - AU

Labor thought it could prevent release of 92 indefinite detainees by freeing one rapist, documents suggest

Exclusive: Despite confidence it would win landmark case, government considered ministerial intervention to free man who raped 10-year-old boy in order to stop mass release

Newcastle Herald

Council boss Jeremy Bath named in Parliament as author of Scott Neylon letters

'It's undeniable that Mr Jeremy Bath ... is the author of the letters.'

AAP

Albanese spruiks Labor achievements at term mid-point

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked the halfway point of Labor's current term in government with a rallying cry to the party faithful.

AAP

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

Australia is positioning itself as a climate leader ahead of a Dubai summit which will judge the lack of progress since the Paris Agreement on global warming.

The Guardian - AU

Labor and Coalition team up to retrospectively authorise ‘unlawful’ use of material gathered by Australian agency

Bill authorises previous uses of coercive powers, removing legal question mark that had dogged Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

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