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Government urges ‘restraint and de-escalation’ after Xiao Qian’s speech as Peter Dutton says ‘nobody should be surprised’ if conflict erupts between China and Taiwan

The lord of darkness himself, the dishonourable Peter Dutton, has broken his silence after he was spotted deepthroating a dagwood dog at the Royal Queensland Show. If there’s anything the Liberals love more than concocting wicked schemes from their caves, it’s having absolutely no media awareness.In case you missed the…

Celebrated performer whose songs, including Took the Children Away, revealed the suffering of Australia’s stolen generations

Hunter hopes and the 47th parliament

Don’t be fooled by the positive political atmosphere of the new government. Unless Labor is prepared to be ruthless it won’t last.

No prime minister has come to government from opposition in the past three decades facing more challenges than Anthony Albanese.

These remote residents say damage caused by the Northern Territory intervention still needs repairing and that the worst part was a failure to listen.

In the past fortnight, former prime minister Scott Morrison has reemerged as a subject of public discussion. First, there was rumour about his interest in securing work with the Australian Rugby League Commission, which he promptly dismissed as “pub talk”.

Bob Hawke popularised the political summit in 1983, and Labor leaders ever since have tried to emulate it. But are they actually worthwhile?