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The closest thing Australian cartooning had to a prophet: the sometimes celebrated, sometimes controversial Michael Leunig

Michael Leunig – who died in the early hours of Thursday December 19, surrounded by “his children, loved ones, and sunflowers” – was the closest thing Australian cartooning had to a prophet. By turns over his long career, he was a poet, a prophet and a provocateur.

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Morning Mail: Gisèle Pelicot’s message of hope, Michael Leunig dies aged 79, ‘bonjour’ causes a stir

French rape victim inspires supporters after her ex-husband and 50 other men are found guilty; Australian review says bird flu will kill most pregnant women

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Michael Leunig, Australian cartoonist, dies aged 79

During his final days the artist was surrounded by his children, loved ones, classical music and sunflowers, his studio says on social media

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Morning Mail: voters mark Labor down on housing, Hague hears climate case, News Corp’s gas-splash ‘exclusive’

Guardian Essential poll shows government ranked badly for action on housing and wages; some supporters criticise president’s pardon for his son

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Andrew Bolt gloats as News Corp columnists delight in Donald Trump’s victory

‘Good riddance to woke,’ Peta Credlin says, while Tim Blair urges country to ‘Drill, Australia. Drill’

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Victorian woman wins $30,000 in case that recognised right to privacy in Australian law

Court found man co-authored true-crime book, appeared on Seven Network and gave interviews to Marie Claire, the Age and Sydney Morning Herald

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Hold the front page: Sydney Morning Herald forgoes Lidia Thorpe protest in favour of sneezing alpaca

Herald and the Age opt not to use photograph of Thorpe wearing possum-skin cloak and shaking her fist at King Charles on page one. Plus: The Australian fails to read fine print

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Moira Deeming created ‘extreme’ political problem akin to ‘lobster with a mobster’ incident, defamation trial told

John Pesutto had to ‘cauterise the damage’ to the Victorian Liberal party caused by MP’s conduct, lawyer argues

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Disruptions by conspiracists forced some Victorian councils online. Will they affect local elections?

Experts raise concerns about lack of disclosure of affiliation and point to success in NSW and Queensland of candidates from ‘fringe’ groups

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Morning Mail: platforms could escape social media age ban, mortgage rates ease, Nadal to retire

Sites will be asked to show that they pose a ‘low risk’ of harm to children; expectation of rate cuts prompts lenders to lower rates

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Morning Mail: Albanese marks 7 October anniversary, coalmine damages Indigenous art site, Panthers claim NRL title

Anniversary of Hamas attacks on Israel marked; rock falls at NSW place bearing ‘culturally significant’ artwork; Penrith make it four in a row

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Seven’s Andrew O’Keefe coverage turns ugly as goading cameraman crosses a line

Viewers lash out at ‘harassment’ of former TV star. Plus: AFR parts ways with Rowan Dean

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Morning Mail: Hezbollah targeted by pager explosions, the ‘rent-tech’ burden, and night of the supermoon

At least 11 killed and thousands injured in a simultaneous attack in Lebanon

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Morning Mail: social media to get age limit, more voters blame Labor for interest rates, Princess of Wales ‘cancer free’

Anthony Albanese will launch bill to regulate the use of apps; Essential poll shows more voters blaming the government over economic woes

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Morning Mail: the 48-hour DVO danger period, pregnancy drug shortage, au revoir to the Paralympics

And global heating sparks fears of a potential chaotic future for the tourism industry

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Times are tough in the media – just not for Australia’s TV network executives

Amid scandals, industrial disputes and profit downgrades, the Seven and Nine leadership was still rewarded handsomely. Plus: Sammy J’s ratings win

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Nine executives’ bonuses take a hit as profits plummet 31% in soft ad market

Drop in revenue in broadcasting and publishing partly offset by increase in income from Stan and Domain

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Morning Mail: teals take aim at Coalition ‘misogyny’, divers seek dead in sunk superyacht, Obamas to take DNC stage

Independent MPs call out poor question time behaviour as data shows ejections spike

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Senior journalists leave Sydney Morning Herald, Age and AFR in huge talent exodus

Up to 85 staff take a voluntary redundancy after Nine newspapers announced it was cutting 200 jobs

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An exposé of whatever-it-takes culture, Eric Beecher’s The Men Who Killed the News is an idealistic book for the times

Eric Beecher is a rare beast: a combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. In 1984, aged 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and he has worked around the world as a journalist. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner…

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Morning Mail: WHO declares mpox emergency, mortgage payments soar, ‘jaw-dropping’ Stonehenge discovery

World Health Organization warns outbreak in Africa resembles early days of HIV; percentage of income spend on mortgages has rocketed; giant Stonehenge stone came from Scotland

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Labor ministers withdraw from AFR summit due to Nine journalists’ strike

Exclusive: Bill Shorten, when asked if he, Katy Gallagher and Murray Watt were uncomfortable about crossing the picket line, said ‘the AFR cancelled the conference’

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Nine journalists do their block over Scott Cam’s Paris Olympics appearance amid strike

Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch’s real-life succession drama

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Nine newspapers staff vote for five-day strike on eve of Paris Olympics

Editorial staff from the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, the Brisbane Times and WAtoday reject improved pay offer

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Nine newspaper journalists to strike during Olympics over pay if management doesn’t ‘resolve the issues’

Reporters will walk off job from Friday – affecting Paris Games coverage – unless union demands are met during Wednesday afternoon meeting

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