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UK becomes first country to declare a ‘climate emergency’
OPINION & ANALYSIS: A major step in the right direction and potentially a watershed moment for a more sustainable global future. Is it too much to hope Australia could follow next?
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Shorten distances himself from Green overtures on climate policy
A Labor government would probably have to negotiate with the Greens to get its climate policy through the Senate.
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Morrison brings immigration centre stage with freeze on refugee intake
The prime minister has announced that the number of migrants coming to Australia as refugees will be frozen at 18,750.
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ANZAC DAY: Telling the forgotten stories of Indigenous servicemen in the first world war
SPECIAL FEATURE: Despite fighting and dying for Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders still weren’t considered citizens upon their return from the war.
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Twitter users are better educated, study finds
Twitter users are younger, highly educated, and earning higher incomes when compared to the general population.
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Crackdown on foreign workers is part of Shorten’s wages campaign
Labor says the situation needs to end where about four in five temporary skilled worker visas are given for occupations for which there aren’t local shortages.
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Notre-Dame de Paris: From searing emotion to the future rebirth of a World Heritage Site
SPECIAL FEATURE: Notre-Dame de Paris is the heart of the city and of France, and an inspiration for the world. We are all cathedral builders, in a moment of sacred union in a secular society.
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London Aussies must enrol to vote by 11am this Thursday to have their say in the election
President of ALP Abroad urges overseas Australians, particularly those in the UK, to make sure they are registered in time to vote in the upcoming federal election.
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Julian Assange’s father urges Australia to bring Wikileaks founder home
John Shipton has called on Australia to bring Julian Assange home, saying he was shocked to see his son’s condition upon his arrest in London.
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Assange’s fate a danger for all journalists and whistle-blowers, says John Pilger
Plight of Julian Assange could lead to other journalists and whistle-blowers being imprisoned, says veteran Australian film-maker.
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As election 2019 kicks off, the only certainty is a cranky and mistrustful electorate
SPECIAL FEATURE: Australian voters really dislike politicians. This is not new – it was there even in colonial times – but it is potent and growing.
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Morrison government approves next step towards Adani coal mine
Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie said: “This decision is environmental vandalism at its most extreme, facilitated by the most useless environment minister the country’s ever seen”.
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Shorten’s budget reply: outbidding government on tax relief for low income earners on eve of election campaign
Bill Shorten lays out Labor's alternative budget plan as Parliament winds up and the nation waits for the election starting gun.
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Tax giveaways in Frydenberg’s ‘back in the black’ budget ahead of election
The Morrison government has delivered an election-launch budget with big personal income tax handouts to attract voters and a A$7.1 billion 2019-20 surplus to display its economic credibility. The budget – the first brought down by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg – doubles the tax relief that average earners were due to...
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Shorten’s climate policy would hit more big polluters harder and set electric car target
The Australian Conservation Foundation gave Labor’s policy a qualified tick, describing it as “a serious policy response to the existential threat of global warming that recognises pollution must be cut across all industry sectors.”
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Brexit Q+A: Theresa May offers to stand down as British prime minister, but there’s a catch
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The possibility of a general election is very real. If the third vote were lost, an election could offer a way of winning a new majority to implement May’s deal.
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Brit arrested trying to escape Australia on a jetski, armed with a crossbow and a fishing rod
No, it wasn't that his visa had run out, nor was he trying get home in time for Brexit (as far as we know).
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Did Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation into One Nation overstep the mark?
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The brutal tactics of the gun lobby and the operations of One Nation need exposing. Journalism sometimes has to take on the unsavoury job of extracting the truth from those who do not want to share it.
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NSW election result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games
View from The Hill: For the federal Liberals, the night was a vital morale booster, though the result had been determined mostly on state factors.
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Christchurch attack strains Australian-Turkish relations ahead of ANZAC day
"I am not going to single out the comments of one person and ascribe it to a people, whether in Turkey or across Australia. I don’t think it does reflect the views of the Turkish people, or certainly of Turkish Australians,” says Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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Morrison announces $55 million for security at religious premises and warns against “tribalism”
Scott Morrison took up Jacinda Ardern’s phrase when she said of Muslims “they are us”, and applied it to Australia.
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‘Eggboy’ deserved slap, says unapologetic Fraser Anning following outrage over Christchurch terror comments
Meanwhile, William Connelly has been lauded with offers of life-time tickets from Hill Top Hoods, basketballer Ben Simmons dubbing him an "Australian legend", and a mural of the incident appearing on Melbourne's Hosier Lane with the hashtag #eggboy.
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Christchurch attacks are a stark warning of toxic political environment that allows hate to flourish
OPINION & ANALYSIS: We need to address the permissive political environment that allows such hateful extremism to be promulgated so openly.
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MPs vote against no-deal Brexit – but what does that actually mean?
OPINION & ANALYSIS: In the current impasse and unusual circumstances, unexpected and unusual things may still happen.
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George Pell sentenced to six years in prison for child sexual assault
"I was hoping for 20 (years) but realistically I thought maybe 10, but hey, he's incarcerated, he can't hurt anybody," says victim's father.
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Coal turns lumpy for Scott Morrison and the Nationals
VIEW FROM THE HILL: Once again, raging energy and climate wars are burning out of control in government ranks.
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Don’t ban Michael Jackson’s music – talk about the accusations
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Keep Michael Jackson on the radio – but never play him without reminding listeners of what he has been accused of. Do the same with other artists similarly accused, or found guilty of, a crime.
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Morrison campaigns with high-profile visit to Christmas Island
The government is running its border security/refugees scare against Labor on two fronts.
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If Labor wins government, will an Australian republic finally take the crown?
SPECIAL FEATURE: If Bill Shorten becomes prime minister, will he drive the case for an Australian head of state forward? Can the feted republic even come to pass in the absence of muscular support from both hemispheres of politics?
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Six reasons why Shane Watson is an IPL demigod
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson could be argued as the most valuable player ever to grace the Indian Premier League with his talented presence.
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We knew George Pell was guilty of child sex abuse. Why couldn’t we say it until now?
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Anyone could easily discover Pell’s charges despite the suppression order – so what’s the point?
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