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Will rents rise by 30%? We don’t know, but the number of stories about rents rising definitely did

Some publications seized on modelling about returns to property investors, despite unequivocal denials they were forecasts of rent rises. Plus: what happened at the Ekka?

The Guardian - AU

Anti-abortion rhetoric is becoming entrenched in Australian right-wing politics

Earlier this week, Queensland Nationals MP Llew O’Brien introduced a so-called “born alive” bill into the House of Representatives.

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View from The Hill: Hard-right Alex Antic in strong position to become SA Liberal president

The South Australian Liberal Party has descended into a dysfunctional battleground amid controversial right-wing Senator Alex Antic’s bid to take over the state presidency and a coming battle over Senate preselections.

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'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer

Pauline Hanson has defended her relationship with billionaire donor Gina Rinehart, also declaring taxpayers didn't fund her Italy trip with the mining magnate.

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From cute dogs to Turning Point: the journey of an influencer aiming to breathe rightwing Christian values into Australian politics

Emboldened by major successes in the US and UK, the conservative Christian organisation Turning Point has its sights set on Australia’s political ecosystem

The Guardian - AU

SA attorney general refers anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe’s fundraiser ‘game’ for investigation

MLCs label bingo card-style game, where supporters were encouraged to ‘buy’ words and phrases linked to contentious abortion bill, a ‘grift’ that trivialised debate

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s a takeover’: the South Australian power player reshaping the state Liberal party

Charismatic senator Alex Antic has risen to the top of factional state politics, bringing his conservative religious supporters with him. Is it a roadmap for the national Liberal party’s existential crisis?

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Victoria’s Liberals saved John Pesutto from bankruptcy. But can they save themselves from all-out war?

Since Moira Deeming won a defamation case against the former leader, internal strife has intensified. Now a loan to Pesutto by the party threatens to rip it apart

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: rape ‘effectively decriminalised’, no survivors from US plane crash, Marianne Faithfull dies

Leading lawyer says women have almost no chance of seeing abusers convicted

The Guardian - AU

Firebrands and falsettos: the fight to fill Simon Birmingham’s SA Senate spot

Adelaide city councillor Henry Davis, who parodied the lord mayor this week by dressing in drag, to challenge Alex Antic-installed frontrunner

The Guardian - AU

Greens to ask Senate to vote to jettison anti-abortion bill in bid to split Coalition on issue

Senator Larissa Waters plans to move motion to discharge abortion bill sponsored by Matt Canavan and Alex Antic

The Guardian - AU

How the abortion bandwagon has proved a useful vehicle for political advantage

From Queensland to South Australia, tacticians of different stripes have been able to leverage the conviction of true-believers

The Guardian - AU

Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why

The 2022 news that the US Supreme Court had overturned Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion sent shockwaves around the world.

The Conversation

Alex Antic: Liberal who rolled female frontbencher described as nice guy turned ‘Trumpian’ by colleagues

The conservative firebrand has rekindled criticism of party’s ‘women problem’ after nabbing top spot on South Australian Senate ticket

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Liberals back Ruston after party pre-selection antics

Senior Liberals have started to come out of the woodwork to support Anne Ruston after a show of force from Alex Antic led to her demotion on the Senate ticket.

The Guardian - AU

Secretive firm behind voice no campaign billed taxpayers almost $135,000 via Coalition MPs, documents show

Exclusive: Whitestone Strategic, which has close ties to rightwing lobby group Advance, was paid to craft messaging on topics such as vaccine mandates and renewable energy

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During The Busiest News Week, Right Wing Senators Tried To Quietly Launch A Fkd Anti-Trans Bill

Right wing federal senators from the Coalition, United Australia Party and One nation launch bill to stop kids accessing trans healthcare.

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: what’s next for a jubilant Coalition? Another culture war of course

An opposition emboldened, Max Chandler-Mather in the Labor Burn Book and Michaelia Cash scolds ACT over ‘party lifestyle’

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Australian MPs to lobby US to drop Julian Assange prosecution or risk ‘very dangerous’ precedent for Russia and China

Cross-party delegation of Australian politicians to travel to US in attempt to build momentum against extraditing WikiLeaks founder

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s pity party at estimates was a surefire recipe for electoral embarrassment

The opposition’s pursuit of fringe issues and fishing expeditions are not doing Peter Dutton any favours

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: How can Dutton remake the party of Parliament’s biggest RWNJ?

Who is the biggest looney in Parliament? It’s purely a matter of opinion, but for mine, Gerard Rennick has shot ahead of a crowded field.

The Guardian - AU

Mark Dreyfus accuses federal Coalition leaders of ‘complete silence’ on neo-Nazis in parliamentary clash

Peter Dutton joined condemnation of Nazi glorification but did not weigh in on MP Moira Deeming’s attendance at rally

The Guardian - AU

Child’s play: Alex Antic’s moral crusade against the ABC caught out by the clock

Liberal senator gets TV guide wrong and confuses program about sexuality as a children’s show. Plus: the Murdochs and Ita Buttrose unite for a cause

The Guardian - AU

LNP blocks Gerard Rennick recruits as party seeks to ‘keep out the cookers’

Liberal National party increasingly alert to attempts by the rightwing fringe to build influence since May’s federal election

The Guardian - AU

South Australian council forced to dispel ‘bizarre’ claims of Elon Musk using mind-control chips

Spread of ‘rightwing conspiracies’ about Salisbury’s smart infrastructure scheme prompts councillors to pass extraordinary motion

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