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Howard government worked with Canada to oppose UN declaration on Indigenous rights

Cabinet papers from 2003 show the government pursued talks without consulting peak Indigenous body – which it then abolished

The Guardian - AU

2023: The twists, turns, scandals and scoops of the year in Newcastle and the Hunter

Everything that happened in 2023 (almost).

Newcastle Herald

SMRs can't beat renewables for true value

Letters to the editor: Take advantage of nation's abundant renewable resources

Newcastle Herald

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Paid promotion clearly the game-changer in cricket

Cricket Australia boss makes some valid points.

Newcastle Herald

Major Australian employment service accused of claiming credit for work jobseeker found herself

Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia suggest job provider APM referred woman for role she had already won; APM deny wrongdoing

The Guardian - AU

This year brought Labor back down to earth. What does 2024 hold for Albanese and Dutton?

A post-honeymoon prime minister has been left battered and bruised by 2023 – but that doesn’t necessarily mean the opposition leader will win the war

The Guardian - AU

About 40 per cent of Labor-Greens power agreement yet to be completed

There's less than a year to deliver the rest of the commitments.

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Political opposition is about more than saying 'no' all the time

You know it makes sense.

Newcastle Herald

Afternoon Update: final day of Lehrmann trial; US indicates support for UN resolution on Gaza; Pakistan’s shrinking glaciers

The US says it is ‘ready to vote’ on a UN security resolution aimed at increasing aid into Gaza

The Guardian - AU

How much did your MP spend in just three months?

The region's federal politicians were among the parliament's top 50 spenders over a three-month period.

Newcastle Herald

Total ban on gambling ads ‘the right thing to do’, Labor MPs argue

Exclusive: ‘We could forever redefine the term “Murphy’s law”,’ one politician says in tribute to late colleague Peta Murphy

The Guardian - AU

Labor elders launch Labor Friends of Israel group

Two former Labor politicians have launched Labor Friends of Israel to take on support for Hamas among ‘progressives’, and Australia’s decision to not send a warship to the Red Sea earns Defence Minister Richard Marles the charge of having ‘his head under the doona’.

Crikey

Labor councillors hit back after rank-and-file pressure over Bath report

Jeremy Bath also says he wants the investigation made public.

Newcastle Herald

'Shambles': Minister to scrap controversial council code of conduct system

Ratepayers slugged $6.7m for code of conduct investigations.

Newcastle Herald

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The Guardian - AU

Cost overruns threaten to define Jacinta Allan’s premiership as Victoria’s ‘big build’ faces huge budget blowouts

State’s infrastructure spending under scrutiny as some analysts say government is fuelling construction market price rises

The Guardian - AU

Pro-nuclear MP says Labor ‘weaponising’ CSIRO report showing renewables are cheapest

Shadow energy minister Ted O’Brien says report examines costs through an investment lens rather than a consumer lens, but Chris Bowen says nuclear crusade not viable

Crikey

Australia’s institutional silencing of those who dare to object to mass slaughter

Dare to speak out against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza in Australia and you risk being censored or losing your job — because any deviation from the pro-Israeli line is deemed problematic.

Crikey

Crikey’s Person of the Year for 2023 is…

Whether we know it or not, Australians owe Crikey’s Person of the Year for 2023 a great deal.

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What’s the value of political staffers? Bruce Lehrmann makes the case for their dumping

What kind of government do we have when staffers like Bruce Lehrmann help run it? It’s time to look closely at whether we need political staffers at all.

Crikey

Wake up and smell the fossil fuels in mining-controlled WA

Governments, media, even local sporting organisations have been wooed and won over by mining largesse, write Crikey readers.

Newcastle Herald

Labor branch calls for council to release Jeremy Bath investigation report

Mr Bath denies writing the letters or influencing their author.

The Guardian - AU

Steven Miles’ flood response key to Labor’s election hopes as many undecided on new Queensland premier

Exclusive: union-commissioned poll shows slight bump in support for Labor after leadership change

Crikey

2023 has taught us good government’s no longer good enough

The year saw progressive governments deliver for workers. But it looks like that might not be enough anymore.

Crikey

US spied on Australian pro-Assange demos

The US kept an eye on pro-Julian Assange protests in Australia’s capital cities to watch out for anti-American sentiment, and under proposed legislation, Labor would give the Home Affairs minister power over energy, transport and communications during cyberattacks.

Newcastle Herald

Sandy bottom is better than Christmas

Letters to the Editor: Baths' sandy bottom is better than Christmas

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