UNCOVERED: 12 | History Defined

Morning Mail: Coalition on the brink over hate speech laws; Trump claims ‘framework’ of Greenland deal formed; gen Xers the new baby boomers

Nationals quit Coalition frontbench en masse

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21

PM tells memorial ‘I am deeply and profoundly sorry’ government could not protect victims – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 21

Ley's leadership in peril as Nationals jump off wagon

With the coalition breaking up for a second time due to its "untenable position," Sussan Ley's hold on the Liberal leadership appears to be slipping.

AAP · Jan 21

One Nation believes ‘tide is turning’ in its favour as Jacinta Allan faces backlash over Victoria’s bushfires

Minor party seeking to convert regional rage to electoral success as Labor faces relentless criticism

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20

View from The Hill: defiant Nationals break with Liberals over hate bill, putting strain on Coalition

The Nationals have defied shadow cabinet solidarity, voting in the Senate against the government’s hate crime legislation, which passed late Tuesday night with the support of the Liberals.

The Conversation · Jan 20

Australia’s strongest gun reform since the Port Arthur massacre has become law. Here’s what you need to know

The laws, in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, establish a national buyback, stop the importation of some firearms and tighten background checks

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20

Anti-hate laws pass parliament in late-night sitting

Contentious reforms aimed at better protecting the Jewish community have passed parliament, but not without fierce political debate.

AAP · Jan 19

View from The Hill: Liberals tick off deal on hate crime measures

While federal parliament devoted Monday to emotion-filled Bondi condolence speeches, behind the scenes government and opposition inched to a deal to pass on Tuesday Labor’s fall-back measures relating to hate.

The Conversation · Jan 19

Vale Ron Boswell, the 'unmade bed' who kept turning up

A former prime minister has led a state funeral farewell to Ron Boswell, the Nationals senator who never stopped turning up - and never stopped calling.

AAP · Jan 16

There’s Likely Only One Modern Hope for the Hall of Fame’s Forgotten Position

There have only been five true second basemen elected to Cooperstown by the BBWAA since Jackie Robinson’s induction in 1962. Can Chase Utley buck the trend?

Sports Illustrated · Jan 15