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2018-11-28 13:04

VIEW FROM THE HILL: When a prime minister has diminished authority, people don’t bother so much with the niceties.

Victorian Labor’s thumping win reveals how out of step with voters Liberals have become

2018-11-26 11:24

OPINION & ANALYSIS: There is a serious chance the Morrison government will be further destabilised by the recriminations flowing from this result. It is likely to deepen the divide in Liberal ranks between those who appear hell-bent on remaking the party in their own conservative self-image regardless of electoral consequences.

After APEC, US-China tensions leave ‘cooperation’ in the cold

2018-11-19 12:00

ANALYSIS; Even though the set piece theatre is about community building and cooperation, the reality is that China and the US have irreconcilable visions for the region and its future. The only question is how much they are willing to pay to prevail in the contest for Asia’s future.

Brexit draft deal agreed by British cabinet – but parliament’s approval remains unlikely

2018-11-15 10:21

ANALYSIS: Theresa May has managed to push her deal through this most recent hurdle by getting cabinet approval. However, getting parliamentary support promises to be a far more traumatic and quite possibly unachievable task.

Outrage at new Bunnings sausage sizzle onion ruling, dividing the nation

by Bryce Lowry

2018-11-15 10:07

In an attempt to calm nerves and unite the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has weighed into the Bunnings sausage sandwich furor.

Man charged for towing boat behind a mobility scooter down busy Aussie road

by Cameron Jenkins

2018-11-14 08:49

Police have thrown the book at a man who allegedly towed a boat on a trailer behind a mobility scooter in Australia.

A year since the marriage equality vote, much has been gained – and there is still much to be done

2018-11-13 11:58

SPECIAL FEATURE: the passage of marriage equality legislation was not the end of this episode in our history. Our communities are still healing after the bruising campaign, and its aftermath has exposed a legal and social landscape in which the human rights of LGBT people are still not adequately valued...

PM dismisses mental health as an “excuse” for “radical and dangerous ideology of extremist Islam” in Melbourne terror aftermath

by Cameron Jenkins

2018-11-12 13:19

Scott Morrison calls on Australian Muslim community to be more 'proactive' following Bourke Street terror incident while family say attacker was mentally ill and needed help.

Bob Katter waves Section 44 stick in a ‘notice North Queensland’ moment

2018-11-05 10:31

VIEW FROM THE HILL: A shot was fired across Scott Morrison’s bows to remind him of the challenge of managing a now-hung parliament.

Shorten proposes investment bank to help Pacific nations’ development

2018-10-29 12:43

Opposition leader Bill Shorten says Australia’s Pacific neighbours want partners for infrastructure projects – “and as prime minister, I intend to make sure they look to Australia first."

Could, should Malcolm Turnbull form a new progressive political party?

by Tess Lawrence

2018-10-28 14:05

OPINION: There is still great public sentiment and a sense of loss in relation to the knifing of Malcolm Turnbull, despite his disappointing political paralysis on so many issues, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

Britain sent child migrants to Australia – it’s running out of time to make reparations

2018-10-24 10:33

SPECIAL FEATURE: The apology given by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to survivors of child sexual abuse has drawn fresh attention to questions of redress and compensation for British children sent to Australia as child migrants.

Phelps consolidates her lead in Wentworth after nail biting day

2018-10-22 12:25

The expected loss of Wentworth throws the Coalition into minority government. While the government currently has pledges of confidence from some crossbenchers, they would be in a strong position to demand concessions in a hung parliament.

Morrison government courts controversy on Jerusalem ahead of Wentworth byelection

2018-10-16 22:30

Scott Morrison and foreign affairs minister Marise Payne made a series of major announcements in relation to Israel at a Tuesday news conference.

Pregnant! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce they are expecting baby, as they touchdown in Australia

by Tom Head

2018-10-15 12:00

Another royal baby! As they land Downunder, it is confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their first child next year.

Australia moves to El Niño alert and the drought is likely to continue

2018-10-10 11:14

SPECIAL FEATURE: Seven of Australia’s ten warmest years have occurred since 2005, with just one cooler than average year in the last decade (2011), highlighting how warmer than average temperatures now dominate Australia’s climate.

Will 2018 be the year of climate action? London’s ‘Great Stink’ sewer crisis might tell us

2018-10-03 11:14

SPECIAL FEATURE: What will it take for the world to finally tackle climate change? Encouragingly, there may be a historical precedent: Victorian London’s handling of the ‘Great Stink’, where the River Thames turned into an open sewer, overturned beliefs founded on misinformation.

New online gambling advertising rules in Australia and their impact

by Alan Aldridge

2018-10-03 09:30

Australia is known for its liberal approach toward gambling. You can bet, play poker or wager anything with no fear of breaking the law. There is nothing that criminalizes betting in itself. But for operators, every year there seems to be a new rule introduced. Earlier in March, the Australian...

This is why Brexit is so hard – and why there’s really only one option left for Theresa May

2018-10-01 12:29

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The prudent thing for Theresa May to do at this late stage would be to place all the realistically available options on the table and hold a free vote in parliament.

Banking Royal Commission’s damning report: ‘Things are so bad that new laws might not help’

2018-09-28 14:22

Selling became their focus of attention. Too often it became their sole focus of attention. Products and services multiplied. Banks searched for their “share of the customer’s wallet”.

ABC board sacks managing director Michelle Guthrie

2018-09-24 11:13

Michelle Guthrie has been criticised for not standing up for the organisation sufficiently, and for her lack of journalistic experience.

UK stocks – tips for first time investors

by Australian Times

2018-09-21 10:57

With record low prices on many products at the present time, now is a great time to be investing in the British stock market. Risks are slightly higher than normal but careful choices stand to offer very good long-term benefits. Furthermore, the low prices mean that it’s a good time...

PM Morrison tells Liberal organisation to act on bullying after second woman flags she’ll quit

2018-09-17 12:41

Ann Sudmalis’s announcement follows Victorian backbencher Julia Banks’s decision also to quit at the election, citing bullying.

What could the new Visa rules mean for Australia?

by Australian Times

2018-09-15 15:15

It’s now just over a year since Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull proclaimed ‘Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs’ in a bold pronouncement that called time on the 457 visa programme. Turnbull’s sweeping reforms brought an end to rules which allowed skilled overseas workers to stay in the country...

Wentworth preselectors’ rebuff to Morrison caps week of mayhem

2018-09-14 12:21

OPINION & ANALYSIS / MICHELLE GRATTAN: All week, the Liberals struggled to answer the key question: why was Turnbull deposed? The Wentworth outcome could produce another round in the war over gender representation.

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by Australian Times

2018-09-12 17:54

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The Herald Sun’s Serena Williams cartoon draws on a long and damaging history of racist caricature

2018-09-12 11:36

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Racist caricatures began appearing in the US as slavery was coming to an end. It’s time that 21st century media outlets such as Australia's Herald Sun let them go.

JK Rowling joins chorus of condemnation of Australian ‘racist’ Serena Williams cartoon

by Cameron Jenkins

2018-09-11 15:23

A drawing of tennis player Serena Williams by Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight has been denounced as sexist and racist, with some critics likening it to segregation era 'Jim Crow' caricatures.

A new way to recognise an Indigenous nation in Australia

2018-09-10 12:23

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians has stalled. It’s time to take a new approach.