The ‘yay Australia!’ brigade turn our messy history into a political football

I’m worried about research indicating many young people aren’t sold on the relative merits of democracy. What I’m not sold on is Education Minister Alan Tudge’s solution.

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‘Because it matters’: What is driving Penny Wong to get out of opposition

The popular senator marks her 20th anniversary in politics on Wednesday. But it’s been eight years since she was a cabinet minister.

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‘Nation-building’ $25b plan for chain of towers linking CBD with MCG

A private investment group wants to build apartments, green spaces, restaurants, a school and a TAFE on top of the rail lines between Flinders Street and South Yarra stations.

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Eddie Obeid’s son spruiked development plan – and now one has appeared next door

Gerard Obeid was touting the development potential of a beachfront street years before a man known to his family bought up next door.

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My boss keeps denying me a pay rise. What can I do?

This week, Dr Kirstin Ferguson fields a question from a worker who is sick of being continually denied a pay rise in an industry he loves working in.

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Charcoal Pencil Portrait ( Actress Tapsee Pannu )

 

                                                 Tapsee Pannu Pencil Portrait

Hi friends, in this portrait sketch I used black and white charcoal pencils on a toned A4 size canson paper.

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US Capitol rioter applies for asylum in Belarus: local media

Evan Neumann “asked uncomfortable questions” following the 2020 US elections, then “lost almost everything and is being persecuted” by the US government.

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US ‘will fight back’: REvil ransomware hackers charged in operation

The REvil ransomware gang was behind the ransomware attacks on meat processor JBS in Australia in May.

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ASX set to edge higher; Tesla slips after Musk’s Twitter poll

Wall Street stocks have made a middling start to the week while Tesla is in the red after CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter poll stunt.

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Inquiry hears of budget ‘cover-up’, claims of bullying over report

The NSW government’s finances were thrown into chaos on Monday night after claims that senior Treasury officials tried to cover up a report warning of a $10 billion hole in the state budget.

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Wonks parade as contest kicks off for new head at ASPI

Already, there’s a field of well-qualified contenders vying to replace Australian Strategic Policy Institute executive director Peter Jennings

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‘It’s groundbreaking’: Football is finally getting serious about Indigenous Australia

Former Socceroo Jade North is heading up Football Australia’s first Indigenous advisory group - a new panel aimed at addressing the round-ball game’s historic deficiencies when it comes to First Nations involvement. 

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A close shave for teetering US democracy

Democrat disunity almost scuttled Joe Biden’s $US1.2 trillion lifeline for Americans.

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Australia reaches 3 million households with rooftop solar

Australian households and small businesses have more than 3 million solar systems on their rooftops, after a record number were installed last year, even through lockdowns. 

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‘I’ll do whatever’: ‘Naive’ electorate staffer admits to Liberal factional work

Jessy Jayakumaran was a Mormon churchgoer when she was recruited to work for Liberal MP Kevin Andrews. Much of her time was spent on work for his and Michael Sukkar’s conservative faction.

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Labor claims submarine plan has ‘no credibility’ as it warns of capability gap

In a signal it’s looking to fight the Coalition on national security heading into the election, Labor is escalating its concerns over the government’s submarine plan.

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Pay rise and a portrait: Outgoing MP Kevin Andrews urged to stand for Speaker’s role

The veteran MP will leave Parliament next year after losing a preselection battle, but he may be handed a farewell gift of being elected Speaker in the meantime.

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Victorian Labor MPs suspended from schools as union ramps up pay fight

Victorian teachers will banish Andrews government MPs from visiting schools and refuse to help shift NAPLAN online as they ramp up their fight for a better pay deal.

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Federal watchdog proposal a ‘sham’, intended to protect parliamentarians

Further revelations about an MPs alleged wrongdoing only strengthens the need for an effective national integrity body.

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Tax cut election pledge on the cards, blowing another hole in the budget

Both sides of politics face pressure to promise tax relief to 10 million low- and middle-income earners, at a significant cost to the budget.

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The next generation of sugar alternatives is here. But are they the answer?

As people increasingly looking to reduce the amount of sugar they consume, new replacements are being developed. But will they really do the trick?

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Ninety-eight per cent of COVID-19 patients in Moree outbreak are Aboriginal

And the vast majority with the virus are young: 90 per cent are under 40, and 43 per cent are under 20.

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The coal hard facts: the economics and the science refute the so-called ‘Australian way’

The Australian government’s position at COP26 leaves Australia in an untenable position - and in both climate and economic peril.

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Vigilance against foreign influence does not require overzealous suspicion of Chinese-Australians

Our liberal democracy needs citizens engaged in civil society - and that also goes for Chinese-Australians and their community organisations.

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‘No player thinks about medical retirement’: Croker to test knee before end of year

Canberra captain Jarrod Croker will know in the next month if revolutionary stem-cell surgery saved his knee – and his career.

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‘I would end up on the street’: Pensioner in legal fight with Gerry Harvey’s trust over home eviction

A terminally ill woman has taken on business tycoon Gerry Harvey with a lawsuit to fight a forced eviction from a property that she lived in rent-free for more than eight years.

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Labor’s test: to offer reason in the age of shouty politics

Hyperbole abounds but does all the screaming reach voters? Perhaps Labor has its chance by presenting a serious climate policy.

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State governments join forces on realities of net zero targets

The NSW, ACT and South Australian governments have set up a new group to help state and regional governments achieve their net zero emissions targets.

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Government ‘hopeful’ inner west light rail will return sooner than first feared

But the impact on the CBD’s economic recovery will be felt, the Premier concedes.

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Secrecy over outcome of whistleblower’s complaint against NSW Governor

The Premier’s department has been quietly investigating a complaint against NSW Governor Margaret Beazley, but has not disclosed the outcome.

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Vaccinating children is the final frontier in Australia’s COVID battle

Unvaccinated children carrying the virus can infect even vaccinated family members who may then pass it on.

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We have some yawning gaps in balancing the history we teach

What we teach our children does require more balance. It is unfair to simply dismiss the federal Education Minister and his concerns that the draft national history curriculum has too little focus on Christianity and Western liberal democracy,

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‘Pivotal’ drug syndicate member has bail revoked amid flight risk fear

Savas Guven, a 41-year-old property developer from Mosman, had his $7m bail revoked after international travel restrictions were lifted and a judge deemed him a flight risk.

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Still they take the children away while our report gathers dust

Just as the grandmothers feared, Indigenous child removals persist while our recommendations sit on the shelf.

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Labor pushes to end early childhood bureaucracy silos to reap economic benefits

A Labor government would bring responsibility for early childhood policies together into a single strategy, as it seeks to make childcare an election battleground.

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To the class of 2021: whatever your ‘results’ you’ve already passed with flying colours

This was the year of our collective mind. It taught you that laughter, empathy, decency and compassion were all more contagious than any virus.

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Sukkar argued for probe report to stay secret

The Finance Department has revealed that federal minister Michael Sukkar argued strongly that a report into allegations he was involved in rorting public resources for political purposes be kept secret.

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Investors warned Woodside’s $16 billion Scarborough LNG a risk without approvals

Woodside plans to risk sanctioning the $16 billion Scarborough LNG project in December without many necessary approvals in place, according to an environmental group.

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Auditor-General flags major concerns with controversial $40b rail entity

Her concerns come amid revelations the government granted the for-profit corporation an extended holiday from paying tax on billions of dollars’ worth of land

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‘It’s just an announcement’: Taiwan says Australia should legislate net-zero target

Taiwan’s representative at Glasgow says that with a firm commitment Australia could yet play a leading role in the Asia Pacific region.

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Proper corruption watchdog needed to scrutinise Sukkar’s scheme

The allegations against federal MP Michael Sukkar deserve the scrutiny of a sharp-toothed corruption watchdog. Nick McKenzie laments Canberra’s lack of such a body.

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Calls for ASIC to investigate mental health discrimination in life insurance

More Australians have sought mental health treatment during the pandemic, leaving advocates concerned people can still get treatment and access appropriate insurance.

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Let’s break the link between alcohol and mental health conversations

As a society, we need to rid the myth of needing alcohol to make it comfortable for people to talk about mental health.

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18-month delay to state’s new intercity trains arriving from South Korea

The delay to the delivery from South Korea of the new trains adds to the NSW government’s problems dealing with unions over the fleet.

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‘We need help’: Aspiring leaders face battle winning over Sydney’s stricken communities

Many of the more than 5 million adults across NSW will trudge begrudgingly to polling stations for council elections on December 4. What’s at stake?

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Pakistan in blistering form ahead of T20 semi-final against Australia

Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik cracked half-centuries as Pakistan eased past Scotland ahead of a semi-final showdown with Australia.

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‘Lowest in a decade’: Drivers to see $19 drop in CTP premiums in 2022

Minister for Digital and Customer Service Victor Dominello, who spearheaded the scheme when it began in 2017, said the CTP reform had reduced the average premium by 27 per cent from a high of $635 in 2016.

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The ousted mayor, his business ally and the bid to change a suburb’s name

Robert Gregory, who directs entities with former Strathfield Liberal mayor Antoine Doueihi, is seeking options on property in residential Elliott Street, Belfield, where the latter has aided efforts to rename Strathfield South.

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Matt Kean’s economic agenda for a new generation

The state’s new Treasurer says his emphasis is on “prosperity not austerity”.

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Russell Oxford, ‘true great’ of NSW policing, calls it a day

As a young constable, Russell Oxford met famed detective Roger Rogerson. Three decades later, he put Rogerson away for murder.

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