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The Latest Breaking News from Kevin Rudd

A(nother) gong for a fossil fuel CEO, the inevitable Raygun conspiracy and a huge Liberal screwup

Meg O’Neill must be delighted to be ‘energy person of the year’, and the media has a short memory on ambassador parties.

Crikey

Walzing Matilda? Australia sees something familiar in Tim Walz

Some have noticed the Minnesota governor bears a resemblance to several former Australian PMs, as one website dubs the VP candidate ‘Oz-coded’

The Guardian - AU

Trump and Vance’s misogyny and cynical identity politics mean Australians can’t ‘just chill’ about the US election

America remains the west’s most influential nation – which is why I fear for a world where Republican leaders could be in power

The Guardian - AU

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Obama adds to Biden pressure

The former president and one of Joe Biden’s closest friends has raised questions about the viability of Biden’s candidacy, and nearly 13 million Australians had their health information hacked.

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Rudd works room at Republican convention to shore up ‘Trumpified’ AUKUS deal

Speaking to former US ambassador Joe Hockey at the Republican convention, Rudd told allies to ‘chill’ and not worry about Trump.

Crikey

‘Grow up’: Rudd goes after Tenacious D for a Trump joke. It’s 2024, baby!

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has demanded Jack Black ‘grow up and get a decent job’, following calls from a supposed ‘free speech’ senator. Politics in 2024 is quite something.

Crikey

Fossil fuel execs welcome, Rudd goes stateside, and Labor doesn’t mind religion in politics after all

In a jam-packed edition of tips, Kevin Rudd presses the flesh at the RNC, and climate governance is no barrier to fossil fuel CEOs in Western Australia.

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Mining giant to cut 700 jobs – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Former PM leaps to Hunter's defence at upcoming sector conference

The defence sector is worth $1.5 billion to the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Exclusive Brethren students exposed only to material that conforms to church’s ‘ethos’, former teachers claim

Former staff claim OneSchool Global network does not offer some subjects in year 11 and 12, including biology, but spokesperson says school students have taken ‘high level art, sciences and social studies’

The Guardian - AU

Students under near constant surveillance at Exclusive Brethren-linked schools, insiders claim

School laptops are allegedly monitored by a roster of church members, with parents sent summaries of their child’s internet use

The Guardian - AU

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

Grattan on Friday: the Assange light and sound show overshadows government problems

As scripted political dramas go, Julian Assange’s (welcome) arrival in Canberra on Wednesday night would be hard to beat.

The Conversation

Julian Assange told Anthony Albanese he ‘saved his life’ after landing in Australia

Julian Assange told Anthony Albanese he had “saved his life” in his first phone conversation after his chartered plane’s wheels touched down at Canberra’s RAAF base soon after 7:30pm on Wednesday.

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The Guardian - AU

‘He needs time’: wife pleads for privacy as Julian Assange reunited with family after landing in Australia

Supporters and family members, including his father, John Shipton, and wife, Stella Assange, gathered in Canberra to welcome him

The Guardian - AU

Relentless lobbying and a garden party ambush: how Australia pushed for Julian Assange’s freedom

WikiLeaks founder’s release was culmination of years of behind-the-scenes diplomatic lobbying, which got a big boost when Albanese took office

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange: Stella Assange says WikiLeaks founder needs time to ‘let our family be a family’ before speaking publicly – as it happened

Stella Assange says husband needs time to recuperate after arriving in Australia following plea deal with US

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Assange should be welcomed home as a hero who exposed imperialism’s grisly workings

The WikiLeaks founder briefly offered a world in which power’s operations were exposed to sunlight. It didn’t last, but his achievements are historic.

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Renewables, not nuclear: Poll

Most Australians see renewables rather than nuclear power as the way forward, and Scott Morrison could find himself useful if Donald Trump wins another term.

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

AAP

'Stand up to him': former PM's advice on handling Trump

A former prime minister has offered advice to world leaders on how to deal with the now-convicted Donald Trump, should he win the US election.

AAP

Morrison's meeting with Trump assuages AUKUS fears

Former prime minister Scott Morrison's AUKUS talks with Donald Trump were met with a "warm reception", soothing worries over the defence alliance's future.

Crikey

Sliding doors on a flight to Washington: Swan’s budget turnaround

Wayne Swan went to America in April 2008 poised to slash and burn in his first budget. He returned with a very different focus, one that impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians.

Crikey

Explosive testimony in Lehrmann case

Taylor Auerbach has claimed he watched Bruce Lehrmann order cocaine and google sex workers that were later invoiced to Seven, and the charity that employed slain Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom has called for Australia to join in demanding an “independent, third-party” inquiry.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter voters must make Macquarie Street accountable

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