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What history can tell us about the success (or failure) of referendums in Australia

The Australian nation came into being following a series of referendums in the 1890s, and they have been a regular feature of Australian democracy ever since. In every decade of the 20th century, there was at least one referendum. However, the 2023 referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

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In China, Albanese might find an economy as uncertain as Japan's 30 years ago

When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits China later this year he will encounter a nation whose future is about as uncertain as it was 50 years ago when Gough Whitlam became the first Australian prime minister to visit in late 1973.

The Conversation

Albanese’s China trip suggests a smoother relationship rather than a cosy one

A key calculation of the Australian PM’s team is that dialogue is of value, even if both sides agree to disagree

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A new biography of Donald Horne examines a life of indefatigable energy and intellectual curiosity

In May 2004, little over a year before he died, Donald Horne took to the stage at the Sydney Writer’s Festival for an event to mark the launch of the fourth edition of Griffith Review: Making Perfect Bodies. Donald had written an essay called “Mind, body, age” that vigorously burst…

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The Dismissal review – Gough Whitlam musical both delights and drags

Seymour Centre, SydneyNarrated by Norman Gunston, this musical about the former prime minister and the events of 1975 is often funny – but it’s messy and overstuffed

The Guardian - AU

‘An extremely serious musical comedy’ about Whitlam? Yes. The Dismissal is great fun, witty and sharply observed

The Whitlam government has a mythical status in the Australian popular imagination. While it lasted less than two full terms between December 1972 and November 1975, it has had an outsized cultural presence ever since.

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Joyeux anniversaire! Canberra's oldest school is turning 100

The southside school has taught a few famous students in its time.

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The little-known political confidant who ‘helped steer’ Australia’s leaders is finally remembered

Driver to 11 PMs, including Sir Robert Menzies, Alf Stafford was a one-off. But history has overlooked him when gazing at the office of power – until now

The Guardian - AU

Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down

March this year marked the 60th anniversary of a famous “gotcha” moment in 1963, when Labor leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy, Gough Whitlam, were photographed outside the Hotel Kingston in Canberra.

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Buckets for rain drops in same gallery as Blue Poles embarrassing: PM

What is the point of having Blue Poles if you've got holes in the roof, Anthony Albanese asked.

The Canberra Times

How a secret plan 50 years ago changed Australia's economy forever, in just one night

At a time when governments are timid, keener to announce reviews than decisions, it’s refreshing to remember what happened 50 years ago today – on July 18 1973.

The Conversation

Author, ambassador, commentator, critic? It's not always easy to earn a crust as a former PM

Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics. Few outside the federal Coalition, at any rate. His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past. Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on…

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'There is always something going on': Growing suburb welcomes 200th family

The McConchies had two babies while they waited for their new home.

The Canberra Times

Vale Simon Crean: a true believer in the Labor Party

On reflection, Simon Crean was probably the first domino to fall in a certain madness that seized Labor during the Howard era and presaged a decade of turmoil that only settled down under Bill Shorten’s leadership (2013-19).

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Alan Kohler: Time to revisit the Allan Fels system of price control – naming and shaming

It’s time to revisit the Fels system of price control.That is – put some resources into price surveillance, and name and shame the gougers.

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Money, power, influence: How ‘media monsters’ used journalism to cement their empires

Media Monsters, by Sally Young, is indispensable for anyone interested in the dynamics that drive Australian politics.

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A reciprocating engine of money, power and influence: how Australia's 'media monsters' used journalism to cement their empires

Carl Sagan said that in order to understand the present, it’s necessary to know the past. Nowhere does this apply with greater force than to the Australian media and its place in the nation’s power structure.

The Hindu

Australian PM hopes for close Sino-Indian ties

Fifty years ago, the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Gough Whitlam, expressed the hope that it would be possible for India and China — the two biggest nations in the world — to co-operate and co-exist

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Yunupingu honoured as a giant with a vision for justice

Gumatji leader Yunupingu has been honoured at a ceremony in Arnhem Land as a fierce fighter for land and sea rights for Aboriginal people.

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What does a king actually do?

This weekend’s coronation ceremony formally invests the monarch with their regnal powers – but King Charles III has been doing the job since he was proclaimed king in September 2022. So what does a monarch actually do?

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What do white staff do in remote Indigenous art centres?

In April, The Australian published the results of a four-month investigation into white staff “interference” at Tjala Arts, a member of the APY Arts Centre Collective of Indigenous art centres across South Australia.

The Conversation

Hell hath no fury like a former PM – but it wasn't always so

In a television interview with Phillip Adams in 1999, Paul Keating remarked that he retained much influence on the international stage.

The Guardian - UK

Barry Humphries obituary

Entertainer whose outrageous caricatures Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson took the one-man show to new heights

ABC News

Medicare has been under pressure for years. So is it broken and can it be fixed?

These experts say Medicare is at breaking point and it's time for major reform.

AAP

Tributes flow for statesman, artist, treasure Yunupingu

Indigenous leader Yunupingu is being remembered as a great Australian, a statesman, a remarkable artist and a national treasure.

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