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Cabinet papers 2003: Howard government sends Australia into the Iraq war

By far the most significant decision the Howard government made in 2003 was to support the invasion of Iraq. Journalists and historians have long maintained there was no submission to full cabinet weighing the pros and cons of the Australian intervention. Cabinet papers from 2003 released today by the National…

The Conversation

Sliding doors: cabinet papers reveal how close Coalition came to endorsing emissions trading in 2003

The Howard government drafted a statement declaring its support for an emissions trading scheme before abruptly changing course

The Guardian - AU

Funding the 12-metre platypus, and other decisions that troubled the Howard government

The 2003 cabinet papers reveal debates ranging from privatisation and workplace relations to spam and the World Expo in Japan

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This year brought Labor back down to earth. What does 2024 hold for Albanese and Dutton?

A post-honeymoon prime minister has been left battered and bruised by 2023 – but that doesn’t necessarily mean the opposition leader will win the war

The Guardian - AU

Political opposition is about more than saying 'no' all the time

You know it makes sense.

Newcastle Herald

Ita Buttrose rallies ABC staff in Christmas message while Murdoch’s annual party goes missing

Conservative festive fixtures in short supply as public broadcasting boss warns staff against complacency. Plus: the West Australian v Margot Robbie

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Thousands lose millions in crypto schemes, Queensland cyclone aftermath, Bowen hails end of fossil fuels

Investors have lost millions of dollars to ‘pyramid scheme’; homes at risk after ex-Cyclone Jasper dumps 500mm of rain but weakens as it moves inland

The Guardian - AU

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Somehow Australian politics has delivered a Christmas miracle – and that’s a big deal

Anthony Albanese’s success in pushing ahead on NDIS reform is a triumph of hope over experience. Can Peter Dutton rise to the occasion?

The Guardian - AU

Happy birthday AUD: how our Australian dollar was floated, 40 years ago this week

These days, we take for granted that the value of the Australian dollar fluctuates against other currencies, changing thousands of times a day and at times jumping or falling quite a lot in the space of a week.

The Conversation

Alex Miller: ‘I’d much rather be in Paul Keating’s club than Tony Abbott’s, thank you’

In a new collection of the author’s private letters and diaries, he lets loose on mental health, the Miles Franklin, and turning down an Australia Day honour. ‘I still wouldn’t accept one,’ he says now

The Guardian - AU

Matildas Coach Tony Gustavsson AKA Ted Lasso IRL Confirms He’s Sticking Around For The Olympics

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson has confirmed he's staying as the Tillies' coach for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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‘Hope has to be a strategy’: the scientist who refused to let the climate warmongers win

As one of Australia’s most influential voices on climate, Lesley Hughes has thought deeply about how to talk about the crisis and says hope has a key role to play

The Guardian - AU

Soaring spectacle of air show over Newcastle set a high bar

'I congratulate you. It was excellent.'

Newcastle Herald

Rupert Murdoch eases into retirement as Lachlan takes up baton of ‘philosophical integrity’

News Corp’s new chair praises coverage of Indigenous voice referendum and rallies troops against Labor’s proposed misinformation laws. Plus: ABC boss addresses Gaza coverage

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Morning Mail: Australians reportedly escape Gaza, Abbott’s ‘climate cult’ rant, minister’s Qantas meetings

The former prime minister has lashed out at ‘implausible’ climate theory, and we reveal talks between Catherine King and ex-airline boss Alan Joyce

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Wiggles ‘deeply disappointed’ over use of Hot Potato to deter homeless people – as it happened

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Chilling Hamas attack footage aired in Australia

Shocking footage of the Hamas attack on Israel has been shown for the first time in Australia, as the government urges respect for civilian life.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Keating says voice was wrong fight, Palaszczuk attacks ‘deplorable’ cartoon, Matildas win

Former prime minister says failed referendum has ‘ruined’ chance of Indigenous treaty; Queensland premier reaches out to Victorian counterpart

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Paul Keating says voice referendum was ‘wrong fight’ and has ‘ruined the game’ for a treaty

Exclusive: Former PM accuses John Howard and Tony Abbott of ‘outrageously and wilfully misinterpreting’ result in attempt to return to ‘great assimilation project’

The Guardian - AU

Donald Trump calls billionaire Anthony Pratt ‘red haired weirdo from Australia’ as he denies discussing submarines

Ex-president lashes out at ‘fake news’ amid reports Pratt used wealth to cultivate close relationship between the pair

The Guardian - AU

The resounding no vote shows the great Australian silence lives on in the bush

There was a deafening silence about the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum in my regional NSW electorate, where 75% voted no

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Grattan on Friday: Did Anthony Albanese realise what a rough journey this referendum would be?

Anthony Albanese has invested heart, soul and political authority in his battle to change the Constitution to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. His tears this week at Uluru, when surrounded and celebrated by Aboriginal women, showed a deep well of emotion.

The Conversation

'We should be listening': the long history of Liberal innovation – and failure – on Indigenous policy

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the names and images of deceased people.

AAP

NT not a 'failed state' says chief minister

John Howard and Tony Abbott have criticised the Northern Territory government's handling of the education and health of Indigenous Australians.

AAP

Young people 'key' to voice success as PM casts vote

Political leaders have called on young people to be the voice of their generation ahead of the referendum, as the prime minister cast his vote early.

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