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Pezzullo story points to serious systemic problems in the Australian Public Service

The revelations in the Nine newspapers that Mike Pezzullo, secretary of the powerful Home Affairs department, shared with Liberal Party powerbroker Scott Briggs are certainly extraordinary. But, just like the revelations about Robodebt from the royal commission, they must not be treated as an isolated case but as evidence of…

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‘It’s bunkum’: former Liberal party director and John Howard chief of staff dismisses no campaign arguments

Tony Nutt says the voice to parliament is just, practical and constitutionally safe, a view at odds with the former leader he served for a decade

The Guardian - AU

Finals farewell and a warning to star Newcastle Knights player

'You're going to miss Newcastle, mate.'

Newcastle Herald

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No lasting negative impact of colonisation? Try telling that to survivors of Kinchela

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price needs a better understanding of history if she thinks Indigenous people have only seen positive things from white rule

The Guardian - AU

Governments from both sides have walked this path

On October 14, vote 'yes' to a better future.

Newcastle Herald

How term limits for Australian political leaders could build a stronger democracy

King George III reputedly said of the inaugural US president, George Washington, on learning the American had declined a third term of office, that he was “the greatest character of the age”. George III marvelled at Washington because, despite entreaties that he continue as president, Washington had voluntarily ceded power.…

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Extending Eraring's life a backward step

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The dire state of British prisons – and what they could learn from Europe to get better

Prisoners and prison officers have long been familiar with the dire state of the UK’s prisons. The escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth in London now has many people wondering what life is like behind bars.

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Councils should loosen the purse things and give us street art to be proud of

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Newcastle Herald

Asking Australia for an Indigenous voice isn’t new – it’s been a long and difficult struggle

An informed vote in the 2023 referendum requires an understanding of the history that has made it possible

The Guardian - AU

Albanese pushes for EU free-trade agreement settlement by end of the year – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Massive mansions aren't helping alleviate the housing crisis

'Expensive, luxurious homes add to mortgage stress'

Newcastle Herald

Knights' mid-season critics need to eat some humble pie

'Hope they haven't got the hide to be back.'

Newcastle Herald

Modern prime ministers have typically left parliament soon after defeat. So why doesn't Scott Morrison?

With each passing month, Scott Morrison is developing into a post-prime-ministership peculiarity. Well over a year since voters cast him from power, he remains limpet-like in the House of Representatives, defying speculation that he is ready to quit parliament and trigger a byelection in his New South Wales seat of…

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Holiday hotspots including Port Stephens at risk becoming ghost towns

'Services are very short of workers.'

The Guardian - AU

Yes campaign for voice to parliament will ‘maintain the love’, Noel Pearson says

Indigenous leader says yes camp’s message is one of ‘optimism’ in response to former PM John Howard’s call for no campaign to ‘maintain the rage’

Newcastle Herald

You have six weeks to decide. Voice referendum day locked in

After weeks of speculation, the PM formally announced the date.

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Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down

March this year marked the 60th anniversary of a famous “gotcha” moment in 1963, when Labor leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy, Gough Whitlam, were photographed outside the Hotel Kingston in Canberra.

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Victorian Liberals claim safe seat – as it happened

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Let's hope Hunted Australia gets a Logie on Sunday night

Dr David Craig was part of the security detail for three prime ministers.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: tributes for Sinéad O’Connor; NSW police form taskforce to tackle gang war; and food companies shrinking products

‘What an amazing woman’ – Russell Crowe recalls meeting the Irish singer in Dublin

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Being colonised by Britain was ‘luckiest thing’ for Australia, says former PM

‘You have to understand that in the 17th, 18th century, colonisation of the land mass of Australia was next to inevitable...’

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Author, ambassador, commentator, critic? It's not always easy to earn a crust as a former PM

Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics. Few outside the federal Coalition, at any rate. His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past. Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on…

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Boomers Are Flipping Their Lids At The ABC After A Cheeky Tweet Roasted John Howard At The Cricket

Protect the ABC Sport Twitter admin at all costs!!!

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Vale Simon Crean: a true believer in the Labor Party

On reflection, Simon Crean was probably the first domino to fall in a certain madness that seized Labor during the Howard era and presaged a decade of turmoil that only settled down under Bill Shorten’s leadership (2013-19).

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