FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 28 - The Untold Story

Victorian opposition will commit to building Suburban Rail Loop once ‘holes have been dug’

Matthew Guy, who went to two elections vowing to scrap $34.5bn rail loop, says it would ‘cost more to stop project than complete it’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2025

‘Dump it, or we’ll dump you’: secretive consultancy group sends Liberal MPs barrage of emails over net zero policy

Some MPs received more than 100 emails within 48 hours from the same address criticising the party’s energy policy

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2025

Climate wars are simmering among the NSW Liberals – and they could pose a problem for Mark Speakman

Energy policy had been an area of mostly bipartisan agreement for the NSW opposition – until now

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2025

Australia recognising Palestine a ‘political fig leaf’ without sanctions, Palestine Advocacy Network head says

APAN and Greens urge Albanese to take more steps against Israel while Coalition claims announcement helps Hamas

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2025

Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood – but what will that mean for people in Gaza?

How a two-state solution will work – and what Palestinian groups and critics have said in response

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2025

Before the Australian election, both parties wanted to cut international student numbers. So why are they going up?

Foreign student places are to increase by 25,000 next year. Is this the end of the contentious debate over higher education?

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2025

Afternoon Update: what the Erin Patterson jury wasn’t told; Israel announces plan to take over Gaza City; and anti-boogie bummers

Police suspected Erin Patterson might have previously used rat poison in an alleged attempt to kill her estranged husband, Simon

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2025

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen

Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.”

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025

Labor was in a climate crouch. It now has the chance to stand up to News Corp and put the national interest first

Australia’s political landscape is barely recognisable from four years ago. Will Labor abandon its risk-averse past and take an aggressive stance on emissions?

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2025

Easier for Labor to form government in Tasmania than Liberals after final election results

Although the Liberals won four more seats than Labor at the Tasmanian election, it’s easier for Labor to form a government. Federal polls from Morgan and Essential are also covered.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2025