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Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story

Two women ended up in tears in the Senate this week, as the Higgins imbroglio exploded yet again and in the process claimed a scalp.

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Fresh allegation on Senator Van ends Parliament’s ‘abomination’ of a week

Senator Van denied the allegation, but said he had moved his parliamentary office away from Senator Thorpe’s in 2021.

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David Van: former Liberal senator Amanda Stoker accuses colleague of ‘inappropriate’ touching

Following allegations made in the Senate by Lidia Thorpe, Stoker alleges Van twice squeezed her bottom at a social event in 2020

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Van dumped from party room after Thorpe allegations

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Liberal senator David Van should not sit in the party room following sexual assault allegations.

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LNP blocks Gerard Rennick recruits as party seeks to ‘keep out the cookers’

Liberal National party increasingly alert to attempts by the rightwing fringe to build influence since May’s federal election

The Guardian - AU

Michael Clarke and Karl Stefanovic clash proves tabloid gold as Daily Mail chastises Nine and ABC

Mail accuses Nine and ABC of ‘radio silence’ over fracas. Plus: conservative media attacks Jacinda Ardern

The Guardian - AU

Press watchdog wades once again into Australian tabloids’ unfair reporting of trans issues

Spike in adjudications about trans issues at various Australian publications. Plus: the political journos jumping on the Labor bandwagon

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Has US-style politicisation of the courts come to Australia?

In the landmark 1973 decision of Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court held that the right to privacy provided by the 14th amendment to the US Constitution protects a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. Last month, a leaked draft of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization…

The Conversation

Labor steady, Coalition down, crossbench up: who’s who in the new Senate

The upper house results from the May federal election have been released, and Labor will need the support of 13 crossbenchers to pass legislation

The Guardian - AU

More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

The Conversation

One Nation's Pauline Hanson wins Queensland Senate seat, Amanda Stoker out

Pauline Hanson retains her Senate seat for another term, with the Australian Electoral Commission officially declaring she has finished fifth in Queensland's upper house race.

ABC News

Pauline Hanson facing loss in Senate race

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is expected to miss out on a Senate seat, as early counting of votes places the Greens ahead of her party.

AAP

The federal election questions soon to be resolved in Queensland

Analysis: the state that has a history of favouring incumbents is facing a rightwing battle for the Senate and a potential Green wave in the city

The Guardian - AU

Amanda Stoker targets Christian right in hopes of retaining Queensland Senate seat

Assistant minister for women spends big on Facebook while narrowcasting to men’s rights supporters and anti-abortion campaigners

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Queensland's Senate ballot includes several high-profile candidates, but it's unlikely all will secure a spot

A bevy of household names are Queensland candidates vying for a seat in the Senate, but they're unlikely to all secure enough votes to head to Canberra.

ABC News

Students demand answers on how politicians will address youth issues

For many Queensland year 12 students, it's the first time they'll vote in a federal election, all while they're still in school. The ABC brings together politicians and students to discuss the issues.

The Guardian - AU

George Christensen changes the dynamic for an already intense Senate race in Queensland

Analysis: Plenty of high-profile candidates are chasing rightwing votes, but only one will likely get a Senate seat

The Guardian - AU

Liberal Amanda Stoker repays taxpayers $2,600 for travel with family through Whitsunday region

Senator had parliamentary business on first half of trip but conceded rest of trip was ‘personal’ and paid invoice for costs plus penalty

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Aboriginal flag ‘colonised’: senators in heated exchange over government’s purchase of copyright

Lurita artist paid $13.75m for copyright of design while two non-Indigenous companies received $6.3m

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Religious discrimination laws in limbo – as it happened

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The Libs Walked Back Morrison’s Pledge To Amend Religious Discrimination Bill Only 24Hrs Later

Scott Morrison said new amendments would protect LGBTQIA+ students from being expelled in the wake of the Citipointe Christian College scandal. But Amanda Stoker has just said um no, that's not happening.

ABC News

Government plan to protect gay students while allowing greater religious freedoms in disarray

The federal government's plan to protect religious freedoms, while stopping schools banning gay students and teachers, is in disarray, with internal disagreement about its details and process.

The Guardian - AU

Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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Amanda Stoker walks back on Morrison pledge to protect LGBTQ+ students in religious discrimination bill

Major parties set to present joint reports calling for the controversial religious discrimination bill to be considered for passage through parliament

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