PM praises ex-Lib's 'principled' stand on voice Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Liberals have underestimated how many of their voters will support an Indigenous voice to parliament. AAP · Apr 7, 2023
How does the Liberal Party's Voice policy stack up against the proposed referendum? Despite the political acrimony over the Voice referendum, what’s most striking is the similarities between the positions of the Coalition and the Labor government. The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023
View from The Hill: the Liberals talk about 'rebuilding' but how, exactly? Peter Dutton and his demoralised team, shocked beyond belief by their Aston drubbing, say the party has to “rebuild”. The Conversation · Apr 2, 2023
A ‘broken’ Liberal Party enters Aston by-election as a feuding, fading rabble Saturday's Aston by-election looms as a yet another test of the Liberal Party's increasingly fragile position in Australian politics, and for its leader The New Daily · Mar 31, 2023
Government and nation can't afford to avoid productive debate on economic reform A more impoverished Australia looms as our productivity plunge continues Newcastle Herald · Mar 28, 2023
Britain, be warned: with ‘stop the boats’ policies you brutalise migrants – and damage yourselves This hostile approach to asylum helped the Australian right win elections, but it created divisions that still scar us, says Ben Doherty, a reporter for Guardian Australia The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023
Australia is now almost entirely held by Labor – but that doesn't necessarily make life easier for leaders When Dominic Perrottet gave a gracious concession speech after his defeat in the New South Wales election on Saturday night, it was hard to avoid favourable comparison with the United States. There was no sign of rancour or hyper-partisanship. He praised Labor’s Chris Minns for a clean campaign. He predicted… The Conversation · Mar 26, 2023
‘Back and ready’: Chris Minns leads Labor to power after 12 years in opposition at historic 2023 NSW election The party is on track to govern in its own right after winning a series of previously safe Coalition seats The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2023
Liberals to regroup after devastating defeat in NSW After a resounding loss in the NSW election, the Liberal Party will seek its own fresh start as the search begins for a new leader. AAP · Mar 25, 2023
Henry Rollins: ‘I wouldn’t go back on stage with a band for anything’ The writer, actor and legendary punk musician answers your questions on working with William Shatner and Al Pacino, the joy of lifting weights and Leeds’ best onion bhajis The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023
NSW poll ‘down to wire’ – another Albanese foray? Anthony Albanese may return to the NSW election campaign trail a day after a former PM worked on voters in what was once Liberal heartland. The New Daily · Mar 22, 2023
Minns in bellwether seat as NSW poll 'down to wire' As the NSW election goes down to the wire, Dominic Perrottet and his challenger Chris Minns are traversing the state in a last ditch bid to win over voters. AAP · Mar 22, 2023
NSW election: Labor targets western Sydney swing as Coalition clings on in crucial battleground The retirement of popular sitting MPs and the confluence of state and federal issues make for an intriguing picture of potential results The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2023
ABC News · Mar 20, 2023 From a massacre in apartheid South Africa to 'feel good' multiculturalism: The dark history of Harmony Day March 21 is known around the world as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a solemn reminder of a brutal massacre that took place on this day more than 60 years ago. In Australia, it's called Harmony Day.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023 John Howard’s 2003 march to war with Iraq appears to have taught our current parliament little Coalition senators offered both vague laments and staunch justifications, while the Greens found an unlikely ally
The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023 Does Australia have the appetite for economic change, or are we stuck with a system that rewards the rich? Decades of rewarding the wealthy for being wealthy at taxpayer expense has created a fortified ghetto of advantage
The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2023 Labor’s opposition to Iraq war ‘vindicated’, Richard Marles says Defence minister says any decision to engage in armed conflict should be better debated and scrutinised
ABC News · Mar 19, 2023 Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns address rallies ahead of NSW election Six days out from the NSW election, rivals Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns both give speeches in Western Sydney, with the cost of living and privatisation high on the agenda.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2023 After John Howard took Australia to war in Iraq, he was scarcely held to account. Instead, he was re-elected On the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Paul Daley maps out the events leading up to Australia’s involvement and the consequent fallout
AAP · Mar 18, 2023 Howard revs up Libs as parties eye off western Sydney The Liberal faithful have heard party elder John Howard sink the boot into Labor as Chris Minns pledged to ward off privatisation with constitutional change.
Newcastle Herald · Mar 16, 2023 Any changes to the super honeypot must be put to the hive A super dilemma: whose honeypot is it?
Newcastle Herald · Mar 12, 2023 What happened to the grand light rail plans Email [email protected] or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).
Newcastle Herald · Mar 8, 2023 Supercars site in spotlight as we weigh up five more years of race IN the City of Newcastle survey we are asked if we would support the city agreeing to host the race for another five years if the annual total cost was no more than $1.6 million. My answer is no.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 ‘Stop the boats’: Sunak’s anti-asylum slogan echoes Australia’s harsh policy In Australia, hostile rhetoric has fuelled a toxic public debate and sought to dehumanise people fleeing harm