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Why the Israel Folau case could set an important precedent for employment law and religious freedom in Australia
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The Folau case is an important opportunity to see whether the right to express religious views can halt the steady march of employer control in the era of social media.
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PETER GRESTE: To protect press freedom, we need more public outrage – and an overhaul of our laws
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The police raids on the ABC and a News Corp journalist have forced us to think again about the role of the media in a democracy.
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Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy
OPINION & ANALYSIS: On Wednesday, the AFP raided the ABC's Sydney headquarters in relation to the 2017 “Afghan files” report. One of the most disturbing outcomes is not prosecutions or even the raids themselves, but the chilling of public interest journalism.
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View from the Hill: Kristina Keneally vs Peter Dutton should produce plenty of political bloodsport
OPINION & ANALYSIS: After last week obtaining a place in the shadow ministry and becoming Labor’s deputy Senate leader, with two men standing aside to make way for her, Keneally now takes on one of the toughest players in the Coalition.
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Cruel, and no deterrent: why Australia’s policy on asylum seekers must change
OPINION & ANALYSIS: It’s critical that the Australian government take a new direction in refugee policy and move beyond its tired and false rhetoric of deterrence as a justification for detaining refugees on Nauru and Manus.
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INFOGRAPHIC: who’s who in the new Morrison ministry
SPECIAL FEATURE: Take a closer look at the members of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's newly revamped cabinet.
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New indictments set up a confrontation between the US and Julian Assange
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Julian Assange’s case is certainly exceptional, and the human rights concerns over US extradition could justify exceptional intervention.
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Queensland to all those #Quexiteers: don’t judge, try to understand us
SPECIAL FEATURE: Progressive voices have lit up social media with memes blaming Queensland for Labor’s loss in the federal election. But characterising the state as regressive and redneck is misplaced.
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View from The Hill: Should Labor jump to new generation leader – and Morrison steal some Shorten policies?
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Scott Morrison has proved himself excellent at campaigning. We will find out this term how well he can govern.
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ELECTION 2019: Young Australians don’t trust politicians. Here’s one reason why
SPECIAL FEATURE: While debates about policy are to be expected, young voters are ultimately willing to support leaders who are transparent, honest, and who will advance the national interest rather than the interests of their own faction or party.
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After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the ‘drover’s dog’ have its day?
SPECIAL FEATURE: If the polls are right, Bill Shorten will become the next prime minister. But what kind of prime minister would he be?
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Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?
SPECIAL FEATURE: It’s possible to overthink Scott Morrison. A long-time associate and friend says “what you see is what you get”.
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View from The Hill: Bill Shorten turns Daily Telegraph sledge to advantage
OPINION & ANALYSIS: This is certainly not the first time a Labor leader has had a bash at the Murdoch media in a recent campaign. But it was probably one of the more effective.
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Julian Assange behind bars for how long?
OPINION & ANALYSIS: A hearing on whether Julian Assange should be extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States was held on last week in London. Our writer Paul O'Hanlon, who is a supporter of Assange, was at the court.
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ELECTION POLL WRAP: Newspoll and Ipsos have contrasting leaders’ ratings trends; Abbott trails in Warringah
SPECIAL FEATURE: Despite some tightening on two-party preferred measures, the polls have Labor on track for a win on May 18.
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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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