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Former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to quit politics and become vice-chancellor of University of Canberra

Ex-union leader, who led ALP to two election defeats in 2016 and 2019, has announced upcoming retirement

The Guardian - AU

Australian PM caught on camera joking with senior US official over funding of Pacific policing plan

Anthony Albanese tells journalists to ‘chill out’ over comments filmed in the wings of Pacific Islands Forum

The Guardian - AU

'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

A video of what Anthony Albanese calls a "private conversation" with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell shows a chummy relationship on Pacific policing.

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Hunter Defence Conference hears opposing views on national strategy

Kevin Rudd says Australian companies will benefit from AUKUS.

Newcastle Herald

Defence sector leaders at Hunter conference to talk strategy shift

US ambassador Kevin Rudd and Premier Chris Minns are speaking.

Newcastle Herald

Luxon struggling to win over Kiwis in tough NZ times

As New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon visits Austalia this week, it's clear that back home he is battling to win the affections of Kiwis.

AAP

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.

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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

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.

Crikey

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.

Crikey

Mining giant to cut 700 jobs – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

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

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

The Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

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.

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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.

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

Crikey

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.

Crikey

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.

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