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'Wrong side of history': senator hits out at sanction

Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi has lashed Labor and the coalition for being on the "wrong side of history" over the war in Gaza as the parliament sanctioned her.

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Indigenous people left 'out in the cold' by super funds

Australia's superannuation system is failing Indigenous people with some giving up on their funds due to rigid processes, research has found.

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One Nation turns its back on Acknowledgement of Country

A decision by senators belonging to a right-wing minor party to turn their backs during an Acknowledgement of Country has been branded "disrespectful".

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New dawn as leaders face off in first question time

The prime minister and opposition leader have faced off on superannuation tax changes in their first question time since Labor's landslide election win.

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Australian Greens leader says she has not read reasons for party’s expelling of co-founder

Larissa Waters dismisses responsibility for party’s decision to expel Drew Hutton

The Guardian - AU

Tony Blair government lobbied by Australia not to meet Indigenous ‘troublemakers’, archives reveal

Newly-released files reveal how Australia lobbied hard to block a meeting with Patrick Dodson-led Indigenous delegation

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Labor MP Ali France thanks late son for his belief in her in first speech to parliament after unseating Peter Dutton

Melbourne member Sarah Witty, who defeated former Greens leader Adam Bandt, also credits profound impact of family life on her politics

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Afternoon Update: Australia lobbied UK to avoid Indigenous leaders in 1999; SA premier calls algae ‘natural disaster’; and the case against coffee snobs

Memo sent to Tony Blair’s government shows apparent intervention by then Australian high commissioner

The Guardian - AU

Sofronoff knew ‘destructive’ potential of leaking confidential documents to Australian and ABC journalists, court hears

Former Queensland judge knew material he disclosed to reporters posed significant risk to then-ACT director of public prosecutions’ career, court told

The Guardian - AU

Cables and notes reveal UK view on Howard’s personality, Australia’s part in Kyoto ‘awkward squad’ and an aborted cricket match

The just released papers reveal Australia’s fears about its relationships with major powers, and its equivocation about the climate crisis and Indigenous reconciliation are nothing new

The Guardian - AU

Solemn reflection as welcome ceremony spurs unity call

Welcome to country is a powerful way to begin parliament, the prime minister says, as the opposition leader calls for commitment to Indigenous progress.

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Traditions dragged to the fore as parliament comes back

Before MPs can debate any laws in the new parliament, traditions dating back hundreds of years first have to be followed.

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Australia pressed Tony Blair to avoid meeting ‘troublemaker’ 1999 Indigenous delegation, archives reveal

Representatives led by Patrick Dodson met Queen but memo reveals PM advised to plead ‘diary problems’

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Protests take over from pageantry as parliament returns

Protests in and around Parliament House threatened to disrupt proceedings as the nation's politicians went through the traditional ceremonies of being sworn in.

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Libs make first pitch to kingmakers in race to govern

A Liberal leader has made his first play to form government with balance-of-power independents after a state election that delivered another hung parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Every MP should read the Torres Strait climate case judgment. Here’s why

Technicalities of case mustn’t stop Albanese government from bold action on emissions before problems of climate change are visited upon communities closer to home

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PM slams 'repulsive' Latham as Labor portrait remains

Anthony Albanese regrets that Mark Latham was ever made leader of the federal Labor Party, saying the state MP holds views he considers "repulsive".

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Waters backs Greens co-founder’s expulsion; Hecs debt on chopping block; and Nick Cave gives 2,000 books to op shop

Drew Hutton is considering his legal and political options after expulsion over what the party considers his pursuit of debate harmful to trans people

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Questions over report by MP's alleged sex abuse victim

A man who claims he was sexually assaulted by an MP provided an uncertain and unreliable account of the incident, a court has been told.

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Walter Sofronoff had no ‘corrupt, dishonest or malicious motive’ in leaking Lehrmann inquiry report, lawyer argues

Former Queensland judge ‘believed he was acting in the public good’ when he leaked report on Bruce Lehrmann’s prosecution to journalists, court hears

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Political leaders come face to face on new battleground

Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley have stood side by side as political leaders for the first time as they prepare for federal parliament to return.

The Guardian - AU

Drew Hutton says Greens have ‘lost their way’ after party votes to expel co-founder

Party says Hutton’s membership has been terminated over debate harmful to trans people but he says it’s an issue of free speech

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Post-poll kingmakers offer two leaders a path to power

Minority government talks could drag on for weeks in Tasmania after the island state's snap poll delivered another hung parliament.

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'Honeymoon effect': Labor extends lead in latest poll

Labor has increased its lead in the first Newspoll since May's federal election, while the coalition has sunk to record lows.

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‘Early Christmas present’: Hecs debt relief is here – here’s what it means for you

A year after Labor announced it would wipe 20% off student debt, the key election promise has come into effect

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