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‘Debased himself’ and risking Australia’s reputation: Liberals torn up about Taylor’s Trumpian immigration plan

Howard-era former minister Amanda Vanstone criticises parts of hardline policy but backs English language requirement

The Guardian - AU

Liberal women have seized power in three states. Is this a new era for a party known for its ‘woman problem’?

Jess Wilson, Kellie Sloane and Ashton Hurn look to be a welcome change for the party. But they have a mountain to climb to oust their Labor opponents

The Guardian - AU

As the Liberal party’s key demographic shuffles off, how can Sussan Ley appeal to Australia’s younger voters?

The party that ‘got smashed’ in the May federal election attracted only about 18% of gen Z’s vote

The Guardian - AU

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Australian politics needs fewer ‘vaguely incompetent men’, Amanda Vanstone says, not gender quotas

Former Howard government minister’s comments come as Anthony Albanese celebrates 30 years of quotas in Labor, which is 52.4% female in federal caucus

The Guardian - AU

Just the ticket to shake up the US election

Letters and Short Takes: Thursday, July 25

Newcastle Herald

The design was a winner, but no one told them it was doomed

It was 'bold yet elegant' but this winning design won't be used.

The Canberra Times

Dangerous content a growing menace

Letters and Short Takes, April 5, 2024

Newcastle Herald

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How is Peter Dutton missing the message on the nuclear front?

Letters: 'It is hard to know what it will take'

Newcastle Herald

Our life-saving aerial services deserve a better deal from governments

Letters: 'They are the salt of our country.'

Newcastle Herald

Fran Kelly to return to ABC Radio National in weekend role

Veteran broadcaster to host Saturday Extra in 2024, as the national broadcaster shuffles its radio lineup

The Guardian - AU

Phone hacking scandal just a ‘mishap’ in The Australian’s tribute to their boss Rupert Murdoch’s ‘creative mind’

Paul Kelly praises ‘massive work ethic’ of Murdoch but newspaper not tipped off.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: rental price pain worse than GFC; calls for Qantas fines; and India employs people to make monkey sounds

Households are spending 55% more on housing than they were in June 2005

The Guardian - AU

Amanda Vanstone’s expletive-laden insult of radio show guest caps off ABC’s hellish week

Former Howard government minister and host of RN’s Counterpoint program leaves science educator Corey Tutt in disbelief. Plus: wireless wipeout in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

Why don't we know more on former Newcastle post office's return to glory?

Wouldn't it be advisable for someone to take the bull by the horns?

Newcastle Herald

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Dutton gave Australia ‘an underclass – his greatest legacy’, says former top official

"An underclass. That is what Mr Dutton has given us. That is his greatest legacy, the creation of a permanent underclass of unsuccessful asylum seekers.

Newcastle Herald

No bull: it's time to keep the buck of rodeos out of Newcastle

There are no circuses in Australia using wild animals these days, yet we are allowing professional bull riders to perform in this city on the weekend. Why?

Newcastle Herald

Blaming victims of domestic abuse helps no-one fix underlying issues

Why is there still so much ignorance on the subject, and where do all the myths and misconceptions come from?

Newcastle Herald

Readiness for rising China does our nation no harm, Mr Keating

Do we really have to wait until there is a flotilla of Chinese ships attacking Australia before we accept that China is a threat to Australian freedom and sovereignty?

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Newcastle Herald

Beating heart of a city, but Newcastle's CBD is hard to find

Our council believes that the CBD is emerging as Newcastle West, and this store believes Cooks Hill qualifies. I reckon most Novocastrians still think it's uptown, where it always was. Can anyone enlighten me?

Newcastle Herald

Letters to the editor: 'If stadiums are for sport, where's our stage?'

LETTERS: Newcastle Herald readers have their say on the issues of the day.

The Conversation

Should Australia let Kanye West in?

Just one year after then-Immigration Minister Alex Hawke moved to expel tennis star Novak Djokovic from Australia on character grounds, his Labor successor, Andrew Giles, is faced with another controversial visitor in the form of Ye (formerly known as Kanye West).

The New Daily

‘Serious as it can get’: Cabinet papers reveal Howard government’s security focus

Australia was a nation gripped by fear and preoccupied with national security and defence in 2002, according to a former senior minister.

ABC News

Declassified cabinet papers from 2002 show little mention of impending war in Iraq

In 2002, Australia was on the cusp of joining the United States-led invasion of Iraq and had already committed troops to Afghanistan — but previously secret cabinet records make very few references to what would become a decades-long engagement in the Middle East.

AAP

Bali bombings were a security wake-up call

Newly released cabinet documents from 2002 shed light on how the Howard government responded to the Bali bombings and 9/11 terror attacks in the United States.

AAP

'No regrets' over refugee plan: Vanstone

The Howard government's approach to refugees and asylum seekers in 2002 has been outlined in cabinet papers released by the National Archives of Australia.

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