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Enduring bond with trade unions 'Labor's Achilles' heel'

CFMEU scandal raises questions about Labor's historic links with trade unions

Newcastle Herald

Alleged crime links and the CFMEU: what to know about the political furore over the construction union

Cut off from Labor, criminal allegations and branches under independent administration. Inside the CFMEU’s dramatic week

The Guardian - AU

AFP asked to investigate CFMEU corruption allegations as ACTU suspends union’s construction and general division

Tony Burke’s request to federal police comes as he vows to ‘take action’ after Nine investigation into construction division of union

The Guardian - AU

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All ‘commit’ and no ‘disagree’: the real reason why Labor’s solidarity pledge is not working

The Australian Labor Party’s solidarity pledge is being widely sledged in the wake of Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from caucus.

The Conversation

What do a sandwich and a note from Bob Hawke have in common?

Sometimes, simple objects can tell us some amazing stories.

The Canberra Times

Pro-Palestine protesters shut down major intersection

Activists brought Melbourne to a halt by recreating the wreckage of a bomb site while hundreds more in Sydney called on the government to sanction Israel.

AAP

The 13 Electorates With The Highest Total HELP Debts In Australia Have Been Revealed

Data from the Parliamentary Library has revealed which of the 11 federal electorates have the highest total HELP debts in Australia.

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Greens confirm Victorian leader's federal seat tilt

Samantha Ratnam is stepping down as Victoria's Greens leader as the party targets Bob Hawke's old seat of Wills at the next federal election.

AAP

Kim Beazley urges Tanya Plibersek to reject Woodside LNG plant extension

Former Labor leader joins other ex-ALP leaders, Indigenous elders and scientists in calling for protection of Indigenous rock art on WA’s Burrup peninsula

The Guardian - AU

Immigration minister released friend of Bob Hawke from detention on visa that did not include ankle bracelet or curfew

Safwat Abdel-Hady released from Villawood detention centre by Andrew Giles on a bridging visa E

The Guardian - AU

Parking pain is getting worse in Newcastle's CBD, not better

'There's rarely [a park] within a kilometre'

Newcastle Herald

Clear imperative to honour heritage vision

Letters and Short Takes: Respecting Newcastle's Heritage Conservation area

Newcastle Herald

Medicare turns 40: is Australia’s ‘little green card’ keeping up with changing health needs?

Medicare’s universality under threat as chronic disease, mental illness and an aging population increase out-of-pocket costs, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Treaty talks emerge from ashes of referendum failure

Progress towards treaty between governments and Indigenous people is regaining momentum after being put on hold in some parts for the failed voice referendum.

AAP

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Former Labor minister Gerry Hand farewelled

Former federal Labor minister Gerry Hand has been remembered in a Melbourne state funeral service after he died aged 81.

The Guardian - AU

A four-decade-old Pacific treaty was meant to preserve the ‘peaceful region’. Now experts say it’s being exploited

Nearly 40 years after the Treaty of Rarotonga came into force, the region is on edge about another rise in geopolitical tensions

Newsroom.co.nz

Revealed: A startling secret of NZ’s nuclear free policy

Author and former anti-nuclear campaign leader Nicky Hager reveals that at the peak moment in NZ's standoff with the US over a proposed nuclear ship visit in 1985 a key Cabinet minister shared top secret papers with him

The Conversation

Universalism or tribalism? Michael Gawenda's memoir considers what it means to be a Jew in contemporary Australia

At one point in this book, journalist Michael Gawenda claims “only progressive, secular reviewers are chosen to review books about Jews.” So I need begin my review of My Life as a Jew by acknowledging that I fit this description.

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As treasurer, Bill Hayden set Labor on the path to economic rationalism

Former Labor leader and governor-general Bill Hayden, whose death was announced on Saturday, is rightly being remembered for introducing Australia’s first universal healthcare scheme Medibank, which lives on today as Medicare.

The Guardian - AU

Bill Hayden obituary

The one-time Labor party leader and governor general was a popular and distinctive leader, once destined to become prime minister

AAP

Labor legend Hayden's journey from battler to viceroy

Bill Hayden overcame a tough childhood and personal tragedy to hold some of Australia's most important positions.

The Conversation

Bill Hayden's remarkable contribution to public life

Who have been Australia’s most accomplished federal opposition leaders? The conventional answer to this question is Robert Menzies and Gough Whitlam, both renowned for rejuvenating their respective sides of politics and galvanising new constituencies of support.

AAP

PMs pay tribute to 'architect of Medicare' Bill Hayden

Bill Hayden, who served as a minister under Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke before becoming Australia's 21st governor-general, has died at the age of 90.

The Conversation

3 key moments in Indigenous political history Victorian school students didn't learn about

I never learned about this in school!

Newcastle Herald

Albanese must employ some Hawke urgency

WORKING FUTURE: White paper on jobs lacks energy and commitment to change

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