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As the economy slows and productivity flatlines, is Australia having another banana republic moment?

In 1986 Paul Keating warned the nation was headed towards economic disaster without reform. Now, Jim Chalmers faces a similar dilemma

The Guardian - AU

Responsibility, not legacy driving Chalmers to reform

Jim Chalmers' economic roundtable will likely present some low-hanging fruit around regulation but hefty tax reform will be more challenging for him to grasp.

AAP

Hawke PM by David Day review – a portrait of a vicious drunk and womaniser who mostly mended his wicked ways

The Making of a Legend details the rise of the peacemaker and king of consensus who made remarkable gains for ordinary Australians

The Guardian - AU

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3 Sept. 11 victims' remains are newly identified, nearly 24 years later

After nearly 24 years, three 9/11 victims’ remains have newly been identified

The Independent UK

Clive at Arcola Theatre review: it's hard to care while watching this pointless production

2/5 The set design is the only saving grace in Michael Wynne’s play about a clean-freak loser and his cactus

Evening Standard

From ‘Stone Age’ treasury boss to National Party Senator: John Stone 1929–2025

John Owen Stone AO was a legendary leader of the Commonwealth Treasury. He was secretary (departmental head) from January 1979 to September 1984 but was an intellectual driving force before then as deputy secretary from 1971 to 1978.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese’s Curtin speech becomes latest political football in debate over US relationship

Anthony Albanese seems to find himself on eggshells whenever the Australian-American relationship comes up.

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Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers juggles expectations and ambition in pursuing tax reform

Next week will be the 40th anniversary of the Hawke government’s tax summit. Dominated by then treasurer Paul Keating’s unsuccessful bid to win support for a consumption tax, it was the public centrepiece of an extraordinary political and policy story.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: the galahs are chattering about ‘productivity’, but can Labor really get it moving?

Former prime minister Paul Keating famously used to say the resident galah in any pet shop was talking about micro-economic policy. These days, if you encounter a pet shop with a galah, she’ll be chattering about productivity.

The Conversation

Keating says US Aukus review could ‘save Australia from itself’ as Morrison urges against overinterpreting move

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull and former foreign minister Bob Carr say Australia must seize chance to urgently review its defence needs

The Guardian - AU

Corroboree 2000, 25 years on: the march for Indigenous reconciliation has left a complicated legacy

First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people.

The Conversation

There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual

Making Jakarta their first overseas visit has become a set piece for newly elected Australian prime ministers dating back to John Howard in 1996.

The Conversation

Ambition is not a dirty word: female politicians and the ‘Lady Macbeth bias’

When the new parliament convenes after the recent election, it will feature a rarity in Australian politics. Women will lead two significant political parties at the same time: the Liberal Party’s Sussan Ley and the Greens’ Larissa Waters.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: two ministers and the Nationals discover the limits of loyalty in politics

Labor’s extraordinary election result has triggered a power play that has exposed the uglier entrails of Labor factionalism.

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The ‘feminisation’ of Labor is a key reason Australians embraced it – and Anthony Albanese

Watching elections over the decades, one thing that has struck me is that results are invariably hyperbolised in the first blush of the people’s verdict. The achievement of the winners is over-egged in the commentary, as is the scale of the calamity suffered by the losers.

AAP

'I won't miss the pressure': Antony Green calls time

After more than three decades of crunching the numbers on polling night, ABC election guru Antony Green is preparing to step out of the spotlight.

The Guardian - UK

Stubborn or resolute: Anthony Albanese’s lifelong political instinct faces final judgment

The prime minister’s background as a tough backroom operator has served him well but internal Labor critics accuse him of turning a deaf ear to advice at crucial moments. What the voters say on 3 May will define his legacy

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update Election 2025: Trump ‘liberation day’ fallout; Albanese falls off stage; and an island of unhappy penguins

Seventh day of election campaign has been dominated by Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ with sweeping tariffs announced

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Rudd and Keating statues decapitated in mass vandalism attack on 20 prime ministers’ busts

Early investigations point towards four people and a white ute spotted around Ballarat Botanical Gardens on Thursday morning

AAP

Four vandals cause $140k damage to PM statues

Police are on the hunt for four vandals who decapitated two statues of Australian prime ministers and damaged another 18 figures.

The Guardian - AU

Resisting ‘deliberately divisive’ 26 January debate, First Nations leaders seek a broader view of history

A day of mourning, a day to protest invasion or a public holiday: however Australians mark the date, community leaders say it’s time for ‘a lot of listening’

The Guardian - AU

‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of the best (or worst)

As we enter another election season, we can expect the media to spend at least as much time on the hunt for gaffes as they do on policy substance

AAP

Trump scepticism 'more widespread than admitted'

Former Labor foreign minister Bob Carr is casting doubt on the genuineness of public comments from ministers downplaying the impacts of a Trump presidency.

The Canberra Times

What's happening at this year's Remembrance Day ceremony

Canberra's young will feature heavily in this year's ceremony.

The Guardian - AU

Kim Carr’s memoir is an elegy for older-style Labor politics. Only time will tell if it’s an elegy for the Labor project itself

The former senior minister seems nostalgic for a time when the ALP could rely on a large base of blue-collar workers and their families

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