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Counting begins in Fiji national election

Polling closed in the Pacific island nation of Fiji's national election on Wednesday evening, where voter turnout of less than 60 per cent was the lowest in a decade, analysts said.

Reuters

Fiji’s Bainimarama vows to respect election result as polls close

Frank Bainimarama pledges to respect result as he faces off with a rival looking to end his 16-year stint in power.

Al Jazeera

Afternoon Update: No retrial for Bruce Lehrmann; Chris Dawson sentenced; and viva magenta colour of the year

ACT prosecutors drop charges against Lehrmann citing risk to health of Brittany Higgins posed by a second trial

The Guardian - AU

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'He was woeful': in Bulldozed, Niki Savva catalogues Scott Morrison’s nasty, duplicitous, nutty behaviour

Niki Savva doesn’t like Scott Morrison. In the very first chapter of Bulldozed, she describes him as “petty and vindictive.”

The Conversation

To see Albanese’s diplomatic dance through Asia is to watch hope at war with danger

Anthony Albanese’s first summit season as Australian prime minister took place in dangerous times, but began and ended with hopeful signs. Katharine Murphy was with him for crucial meetings at Asean and the G20

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: mining industry’s windfall tax threat; Victoria’s messy politics; and a Christmas gift guide

It’s déjà vu with a mining lobby warning that harks back to the ad campaign against the Rudd government

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Liberal senator’s ‘offensive’ ABC grooming comment; Bob Brown arrested; when to spot the blood moon

Alex Antic tells Senate hearing a Play School segment amounted to ‘adult content’. And Medibank hit by ‘distressing’ ransomware threat

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Brittany Higgins: court hears how a dream job turned into the nightmare of alleged rape

Witnesses describe Higgins as ‘broken’ after the alleged rape in March 2019, to which Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty

The Guardian - AU

Banks raise interest rates in response to RBA – as it happened

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PM indicates timeframe for Indigenous voice referendum – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese’s deference to the throne might be the best way to ensure constitutional change

The PM’s embrace of tradition after the Queen’s passing may rankle, but rushing into a republican vote could doom the referendum on the Indigenous voice as well

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Britain gets Truss for PM, Albanese flags ‘orderly’ emissions cuts, when cosmetic fillers go wrong

Tuesday: Liz Truss will meet the Queen then face a national cost-of-living crisis after winning the Tory leadership. Plus: Australia’s corporate gender equity stalls

The Guardian - AU

Why was Shaquille O'Neal at a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese?

Anthony Albanese says the American basketball legend sought him out to discuss the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.

ABC News

Electric vehicles: four things that will help Australia shift gears after a ‘decade of denial’

Here’s what we learned from the first national EV summit

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Judges need better education and structures to improve impartiality: report

Australians expects judges to make decisions impartially: that is, free from a range of improper and unacceptable political, financial and personal influences. Not only must they make decisions impartially, they must be seen to make their decisions impartially.

The Conversation

Why is Peter Dutton trying to start another political fight over the school curriculum?

In a move that surprised political watchers, Liberal leader Peter Dutton says the school curriculum and education reform will be some of his key priorities in opposition.

The Conversation

Even in the political afterlife, Morrison departs from the norm

In the past fortnight, former prime minister Scott Morrison has reemerged as a subject of public discussion. First, there was rumour about his interest in securing work with the Australian Rugby League Commission, which he promptly dismissed as “pub talk”.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek pledges new environment laws to end years of ‘wilful neglect’ by Coalition

Minister says legislation will go before parliament next year and confirms bid to protect 30% of land by 2030 as she launches state of the environment report

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Sydney floods: Thousands evacuated as 12 months of rain falls in days causing mayhem

Parts of Sydney in Australia have been submerged as a storm front dumped 30 inches of rain in three days causing severe flooding as residents are warned to prepare for evacuation

The Guardian - AU

NSW floods: thousands evacuated from rising waters as Sydney braces for more wild weather

East coast low weakening, but up to 100mm of rain expected to lash Sydney on Monday morning

The Conversation

What's causing Sydney's monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again

Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. At the time of writing, evacuation orders spanned southwest and northwest Sydney and residents of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were being warned the crisis was escalating.

The Guardian - AU

Ex-fire chief predicts Labor will strengthen 2030 climate target after meeting minister

Greg Mullins says Chris Bowen’s invitation to meet with experts is a ‘stark contrast’ to outgoing Coalition government

ABC News

The key to understanding Morrison's devastating election loss was hiding in plain sight

The key to understanding the catastrophic election result for the Coalition is sitting in plain sight: Voters haven't changed, the Liberal Party has.

The Conversation

The teals and Greens will turn up the heat on Labor's climate policy. Here's what to expect

Public concern over climate change was a clear factor in the election of Australia’s new Labor government. Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to action on the issue, declaring on Saturday night: “Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower”.

The Conversation

State of the states: six politics experts take us around Australia in the final week of the campaign

In the first week of the campaign, we journeyed around the country with six politics experts to examine the key seats and issues affecting different parts of the Australia.

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