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‘Even his cruellest lines had a certain wit and elegance’: Crikey readers on the barbs to add to our Paul Keating Sledge-O-Meter

Plus are Scott Morrison’s sob stories an ‘own goal’ for Linda Reynolds defamation claim against Brittany Higgins?

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Warm lettuce to desiccated coconut: Paul Keating’s greatest hits ranked on our Sledge-O-Meter™

Is it just warm lettuce, or are they being done slowly? Enjoy Crikey’s definitive ranking of Paul Keating’s slams.

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Calls For Historic Bans On Gambling Ads Are Growing — Here’s What The Government Is Doing

The Labor Government is facing calls to ban all gambling ads in the country, and will propose a policy soon. Here's what you need to know.

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Labor defends partial gambling ad ban

Labor says it’s helping free-to-air media survive by not backing a total gambling ad ban, and Fatima Payman is leading the charge of independent candidates in heartland Labor seats.

Crikey

Howard urges Albanese: Pick a fight I always ducked when I was in office

Politicians might find the courage to fight the media after they leave politics, but it’s a different story when they’re in office.

Crikey

Pressure builds for gambling ad ban

As Australians continue to lose more to gambling than any other country in the world, pressure is mounting on both sides of politics to reform the sector.

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John Howard, Malcolm Turnbull and former premiers join call for ban on gambling ads

Former political leaders and prominent Australians sign open letter demanding action from Albanese government

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Health to rename Sirius Building following staff concerns

The change will take effect next month.

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Anthony Albanese’s shifting stance on the Makarrata Commission is cowardly

What Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person could actually say we get a better deal when a Labor government is in power?

Crikey

My flirtation with Murdoch only lasted two years before my moral compass became too dysfunctional

In this exclusive extract from his new book, Eric Beecher describes his first exposure to the subterranean world of media moguldom.

Crikey

Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old. We should celebrate how special it makes our democracy

For nearly 200 years, the notion of American political exceptionalism has had currency in the United States: it is an idea rooted in the nation’s status as the first modern republic. As we watch from afar, disturbed yet mesmerised by the latest chapter of violent political division in America, the…

The Conversation

Dutton doesn’t realise importing US politics means the death of the Liberal Party

As the Liberal Party has moved to the right, compulsory preferential voting has enabled the moderate centre it once represented to find new candidates.

Crikey

We’re beyond the culture wars now people, and it all kicked off with big inflatable baby Trump

Donald Trump started it. Boris Johnson gave it a red-hot go. Now the Coalition is having a crack. Across the Anglosphere, right-wing leaders are playing with traditional ideology in pursuit of working- and middle-class voters.

Crikey

Albo announces fresh candidates

Anthony Albanese is ramping up Labor’s election preparation with the announcement of new candidates, and Australia announces $250m in military support for Ukraine.

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Mary and the Rabbit Dream by Noémi Kiss-Deáki review – an 18th-century hoax

The remarkable story of how, in 1726, the medical establishment believed that a poor woman had given birth to rabbits

Crikey

Dutton panics over ‘Muslim candidates’. But our parliaments are designed to be hung

Power-sharing is a standard part of parliamentary democracy. It’s time the major parties started acting like it.

Crikey

From broad church to narrow cult: Peter Dutton’s ‘Hansonisation’ of the Liberal Party

The Liberal Party has fully embraced the divisive right-wing populism past leaders worried would destroy it.

The Guardian - AU

Artwork featuring Christ overlaid with Looney Tunes characters removed by Sydney council after threats of violence

Online protest claimed the work mocked the Christian religion and Liverpool mayor Ned Mannoun called for it to be taken down

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Newcastle Herald

Have nearly two weeks of Hunter coal protests won any hearts or minds?

'They do not have the majority support of the public'

Crikey

Journalists’ nuclear gotcha ignores Dutton’s Trump card

The opposition leader understands climate inaction is a global strategy for the right. Will it work for him?

Newcastle Herald

If we need a new paramedic base, go back to the future at Boolaroo

Letters: 'Do a good job and it will last forever.'

The Guardian - AU

‘Not a great fan’: Phillip Adams signs off with parting shot at ABC chairman Kim Williams

Adams criticises Williams but wishes him well ‘in trying to save the joint’. Plus: turmoil at Seven as staff axed

The Conversation

Climate and energy have emerged as a federal election flashpoint. But unless the economy improves, will voters be listening?

With a federal election due by May 2025, few doubt it will be fought over the high cost of living, with emphasis on energy policy and the punishing effects of electricity prices. But the underlying condition of the economy will determine the salience of these arguments with voters.

The Guardian - AU

Unfriendly fire: famous fights and sledges between Australian politicians supposedly on the same side

Faction v faction or just a personality clash, some of Auspol’s most unforgettable spats have been between members of the same party

The Conversation

Costello goes, but the cultural problems at Nine Entertainment remain

Peter Costello has long had an uneasy relationship with journalistic truth-telling.

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