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New Zealand grapples with nationhood on Waitangi Day

New Zealand commemorates its national day, Waitangi Day, 185 years after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

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AFP boss questioned about PM’s knowledge of Dural caravan – as it happened

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Lions, snakes and snails mingle with political animals

Lunar New Year festivities and fights over long lunches are dominating debate during the first sitting week for 2025.

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Queensland university apologises for ‘hurt’ and ‘offence’ caused at anti-racism event

Parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism on university campuses hears Carumba Institute’s national symposium attracted criticism over alleged ‘anti-Jewish’ speakers

The Guardian - AU

Māori protesters turn their backs on government ministers at Waitangi Day event

Anger at policies that roll back Māori rights surface as rightwing Act party leader David Seymour has microphone removed twice and protesters stage walkout

The Guardian - AU

Australian democracy 'under stress but not in crisis'

The major parties are being urged to restore trust with disenfranchised Australians who think they are failing them as democracy recedes worldwide.

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Victorian police minister considers reintroducing bail laws abolished after Veronica Nelson’s death

Indigenous woman’s mother accuses Labor of ‘trampling on our graves’ as Anthony Carbines disputes coroner’s findings

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Disastrous dumped bail offences back 'on the table'

All reforms are on the table as part of a so-called bail law review, including re-establishing offences found to disproportionately target Aboriginal people.

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Seymour enrages Maori as NZ leaders descend on Waitangi

The row over the role of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand shows no sign of abating, with protests on the eve of the country's national day.

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'Fiscal rectitude' abandoned as race to win poll starts

"Fiscal rectitude" has been abandoned in Australia's most cashed-up state as politicians vie for votes ahead of a state poll.

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Labor’s hasty review of Victoria’s new bail laws smacks of byelection panic

Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement highlights the government’s fear of losing the crucial western suburbs seat of Werribee – where crime is a persistent issue

The Guardian - AU

Jo Haylen’s swift exit after a series of own goals shows NSW Labor has learned from past mistakes

‘Politics is tough’ the outgoing minister lamented in her resignation speech, as if the events that forced her to quit weren’t her own doing

The Guardian - AU

Hate speech laws go to vote as anti-Semitism denounced

Hate will be stopped at its source if tougher amendments are made to proposed laws to crackdown on the rise of anti-Semitism, an advocate says.

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Under-pressure government slammed for bail laws review

Another overhaul of bail laws is on the cards, as a state government is accused of buckling to scare-mongering amid rising youth crime.

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The Guardian - AU

The fight Peter Dutton and others like him want to have about diversity is a distraction

I’m far more interested in how politicians of all stripes will address fundamental inequality than spurious debates on DEI

The Guardian - AU

Bondi egg attack ‘random’, not antisemitic, police allege after two teenage boys charged

Eggs and verbal abuse were allegedly hurled at young women in Bondi with the incident initially investigated under Strike Force Pearl

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Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up

I sign this Treaty with my hand, but with the mana of my ancestors.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Sam Kerr in court, Dutton poll boost, Trump delays Mexico tariffs

Long-awaited trial of Matildas star began in London overnight; Essential survey suggests opposition leader has an edge over PM

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Poll still a blind date as no love lost between leaders

MPs are sharpening their pitches to the public in the lead-up to a federal election as politicians gather for the first sitting week of the year.

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‘Dark money’ totalling $67.2m flowed to Labor, Coalition and Greens in 2023-24

Source of tens of millions of dollars of donations hidden, according to analysis of AEC data, with government under pressure to reform electoral laws

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All Stars mentor hoping AFL head coach role comes next

Xavier Clarke has ambitions to become the first Indigenous AFL coach, and he is using the All Stars match to take fellow coaches along with him.

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'Fake culture': legal body's charity status under fire

Already vowing to axe taxpayer support, the coalition's latest salvo against an environment litigation body could strip it of charity status to choke off funds.

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Minister jobs safe despite bad call on long lunch trip

"Bad judgment" has been blamed for taxpayers funding a driver to take two ministers and friends to a long lunch over the Australia Day long weekend.

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Major parties rake in over $140m in political donations

Almost half of all donations to Labor, the coalition and the Greens don't have associated donors due to electoral rules, leading to calls for reform.

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Mystery money for MPs shines light on 'dark' donations

Independents want greater transparency into who is bankrolling political parties, with the origins of almost half of donations a mystery.

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