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The AUKUS submarine deal has been exposed as a monumental folly – is it time to abandon ship?

Nautical metaphors are irresistible, I’m afraid, when talking about Australia’s seemingly endless submarine saga. But as investigative journalist Andrew Fowler makes clear in Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty, his excellent and excoriating analysis of the genesis of the AUKUS pact, there isn’t much room for levity otherwise.

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NSW Labor quietly killed off investigation into Newcastle bullying claims

Labor's Cr Liz Adamczyk linked to 'politically motivated' attack.

Newcastle Herald

Grattan on Friday: it’s good to put administrators into the CFMEU – but how do you prevent future crops of bad apples?

Former leading Canberra press gallery journalist, Laurie Oakes, now retired, had a cut-through question about the government’s response this week to the CFMEU crisis.

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Forrest says Fortescue still committed to hydrogen despite job cuts – as it happened

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WA Labor multicultural group in revolt over treatment of Fatima Payman

Exclusive: Two officeholders quit, with one claiming the party has ‘become a spineless jellyfish’

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'Devastating' allegations force NSW hand against CFMEU

The NSW government is moving to force an independent administrator on the CFMEU's state construction arm, mirroring a push from its federal Labor counterpart.

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Fatima Payman’s exit reveals ‘chasm’ between Labor and traditional base over Palestine, party insiders say

Senator’s departure disappointing to ‘thousands of rank-and-file ALP and union members and Labor supporters’

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View from The Hill: Labor will only harm itself by a silly attempt to discredit Payman

Labor would do well to draw a line under its loss of Senator Fatima Payman from its ranks, instead of taking more pot shots to try to discredit her.

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Winter-break headache as Labor hones re-election pitch

Labor and the coalition will use a month-long break from parliament to refine their respective pitches to voters as a possible year-end election looms.

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Penny Wong confirms some in Labor caucus ‘upset’ Fatima Payman crossed the floor on Palestine

Foreign minister and others say they had to argue internally for change on marriage equality, stressing importance of party unity

The Guardian - AU

Labor group praises Fatima Payman for upholding party ‘principles and policy’ to cross floor

Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine hit out at federal government’s stance as ‘weakening’ commitment to Palestinian statehood

The Guardian - AU

Cbus reviews investments after union pressure to ‘urgently divest’ from firms supplying arms to Israel

Exclusive: CFMEU campaigns against super giant’s investments with Lockheed Martin and urges ALP to halt exporting parts for fighter jets to Israel

The Guardian - AU

Deportation bill breaches Labor’s national platform, ALP pro-refugee group says

‘Social panics with strong racist goals can create political imperatives,’ submission to Senate inquiry warns

The Guardian - AU

George Washington University Faces $10mn Disinformation Lawsuit

A leading American university was sued Wednesday over a disinformation campaign allegedly financed by the United Arab Emirates, accused of seeding false narratives that linked academics to a radical group in the Middle East.

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Grateful parting words from post office owner

Letters and Short Takes for March 26, 2024

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Hunter's role in inevitable arrival of nuclear power

ONUS ON LABOR: Australia must get option in its energy mix

Newcastle Herald

'An honour and a privilege': mayor calls time on remarkable career

Cr Fraser reflects on almost two decades in public office.

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Australia’s sole Liberal government is floundering and Labor is faring even worse. Welcome to the Tasmanian election

It is likely the Liberals will be talking with crossbenchers in late March – as they have been for the past nine months

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Short-term rental apps can deliver long-term pain for neighbours

It is high time legislation was introduced

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle ALP preselection challenge one for the history books

Not since 1995 have Labor rank and file sought to challenge all sitting councillors with the lord mayor.

The Guardian - AU

Crisis-hit consultancies among firms throwing money at Australian political parties

Disclosures show PwC alone made $369,973 in direct political donations last financial year

International Business Times

UAE Sued In $2.8bn US Lawsuit Over 'Dark PR' Disinformation Op

The United Arab Emirates and its powerful ruler were sued in a Washington court Wednesday, accused of bankrolling a "dark public relations" operation that falsely linked an American oil trader to terrorist financing.

AAP

Culture of fear in Victoria's public service exposed

A Victorian Ombudsman's report found the state's public service has been infected by creeping politicisation and a culture of fear.

The Guardian - AU

‘Red-hot anger’: Why Labor is on a ‘tightrope’ over its response to the Israel-Hamas war

Calls for ALP to support a ceasefire grow as rank and file members quit and migrant communities in heartland seats threaten to turn away

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Australia must lobby US for ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons, says ex-minister Gareth Evans

Exclusive: Former foreign minister says it is ‘sheer dumb luck’ that arms have not been used in the past 78 years and urges leadership on control measures

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