View from The Hill: is the political system letting down the Australian public? This is the text of the House of Representatives Speaker’s Lecture, delivered at Parliament House on Monday, October 30 The Conversation · Oct 30, 2023
Why is Labor defending Alex Hawke’s ‘bizarre’, ‘steering wheel’ visa decision in the high court? The former Coalition minister cancelled a man’s visa without reading his personal pleas to stay. A court says that was unfair, but Labor disagrees The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2023
Capping donations but permitting cash-for-access dinners would be a ‘rort’, Greens warn Adam Bandt accuses Labor and Coalition of aiming to ‘rig’ electoral funding system to make it harder for Greens or independents to compete fairly The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2023
Iran-backed militia claim responsibility for attacks on US military in Iraq and Syria, report says No Americans were killed in the drone attacks The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
Dfat urged stronger Israeli settlements stance that Coalition claimed ‘factional bosses’ were behind Exclusive: Labor advised to take ‘more active’ approach five months before announcement, documents show The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023
Labor accused of ‘outrageous secrecy’ as border force confirms 11 asylum seekers sent to Nauru Officials refuse to answer questions at Senate estimates about the first transfer to immigration detention on the island in nine years The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023
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’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2023
Victorian Liberals’ moderate credentials looking shaky as commitment to treaty wavers After the voice referendum, John Pesutto appears non-committal on treaty – but it’s unclear whether an about-face will be well-received in the ‘Massachusetts of Australia’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2023
No matter how serious the issue, nuance becomes a thought crime for the Coalition’s court jesters Bridget Archer was cast as an apologist for child sexual abusers, while horrors in the Middle East prompted absurd claims The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2023
Morning Mail: Labor fast-tracks anti-racism strategy, renewables need ‘drastic’ boost, Gaza ground invasion fears Government ‘very concerned’ by polarising referendum and Middle East tensions, and centre-right thinktank wrongfoots Coalition on energy The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023
Australia needs ‘drastic’ renewables boost as nuclear not an option for decades, says centre-right thinktank Exclusive: Blueprint Institute says nuclear ban should be lifted, but disagrees with Coalition opposition to green energy rollout The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023
Bridget Archer says Dutton appears to be ‘weaponising’ child abuse for ‘political advantage’ The Liberal backbencher says Peter Dutton’s call for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities is divisive and inconsistent The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023
The Voice campaign showed Labor's strategy for countering right-wing populism is in disarray On election night, a triumphant Anthony Albanese declared Labor was committed to the Uluru statement from the Heart “in full”, thereby including establishing an Indigenous Voice. The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023
Voters rejected voice not truth telling and treaty at referendum, Labor MPs say Graham Perrett and Michelle Ananda-Rajah note specifics of referendum rejection as Marion Scrymgour pushes for recognition in other ways The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023 ‘A room of 30 children’: review of NSW Liberals’ election loss blames infighting and delayed preselections Coalition could still return to power in four years if key reforms are adopted, party room told
The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023 Indigenous Australians supported Voice referendum by large margins; Labor retains large Newspoll lead With 79% of enrolled voters counted nationally, “no” has won the Voice referendum by a 60.7–39.3 margin. “No” has easily won in every state and territory except the ACT.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023 Dutton and Marles send mixed signals over next step in reconciliation amid referendum fallout Opposition leader says symbolic recognition in constitution is still Coalition policy but it will be ‘some time’ before a new referendum
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023 Peter Dutton fails to find support for audit of government’s Indigenous spending Australia will repeat the mistakes of the past if government Indigenous expenditure is not audited, says opposition leader
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023 Albanese deflects questions over Indigenous reconciliation as Coalition blames him for ‘divisive’ campaign Prime minister says ‘issues that we sought to address have not gone away’ and that ‘no one is arguing for the status quo’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023 Reports of Islamophobic incidents in Australia rise – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023 Five insights from the referendum: Liberals win the battle but lose the war Saturday’s referendum vote reinforces sense that contemporary Liberal party has decoupled from its blue-ribbon metropolitan heartland
The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2023 From ‘gut-wrenching’ to ‘respect’: how prominent Australians reacted to the voice referendum result Linda Burney calls on Australia to keep listening to First Nations people, while Warren Mundine says result is ‘not a celebration’
The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023 Final Voice polls have 'no' leading by sizeable to landslide margins The referendum on the Indigenous Voice to parliament will be held on Saturday. Polls close at 6pm AEDT in the south-eastern states, 6:30pm in South Australia, 7pm in Queensland, 7:30pm in the Northern Territory and 9pm in Western Australia.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2023 Ken Wyatt accuses Liberals and Peter Dutton of creating ‘fear and division’ over voice Former Coalition minister, who quit the Liberals in April, says party is deploying ‘Trumpian’ tactics ahead of the referendum
The Conversation · Oct 11, 2023 'We should be listening': the long history of Liberal innovation – and failure – on Indigenous policy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the names and images of deceased people.