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Can a ‘Trumpist’ approach to politics work in Australia?

In one of their typically literary sketches, 1990s comedy duo Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie asked if Adolf Hitler’s fanatical racist oratory would have been as charismatic if delivered in English.

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024

Western Australia is tearing up environmental protections – and taking a bet the rest of the country won’t notice

The state Labor government is steering Australia’s climate policy, letting emissions soar unbridled as it paves the way for massive fossil fuel projects

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024

LNP lead reduced as Queensland election approaches; US election remains very close

The Queensland state election is this Saturday, with polls closing at 7pm AEDT. There are 93 single-member seats, with Queensland having no upper house. At the 2020 election, Labor won 52 of the 93 seats, the Liberal National Party (LNP) 34 and all others seven. Labor won the two-party statewide…

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024

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Queensland election abortion debate: it’s what David Crisafulli is not saying that matters most

There is a contradiction between the Liberal National party leader’s steadfast defence of the right to a conscience vote a year ago, and his continued refusal to make a clear statement about it these past few weeks

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024

Labor looks set for a resounding defeat in Queensland. But the state’s elections have long thrown up surprises

On Saturday October 26, Queensland Premier Steven Miles’ Labor is vying for a fourth consecutive term in government, up against David Crisafulli’s Liberal National Party (LNP).

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2024

Off the scale: intruder crashes campaign crime pitch

Accused of being a policy chameleon, Queensland's opposition leader has stared down a scaly interloper while talking tough on crime on the campaign trail.

AAP · Oct 22, 2024

Australia facing further economic troubles

Australia is facing ongoing economic challenges as Labor holds out hope interest rates will come down before the federal election.

AAP · Oct 22, 2024

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‘Only fair’: developers to directly fund schools, parks and public transport under Victorian trial

Program that ties new infrastructure to housing projects will start in 2027 in 10 Melbourne ‘activity centres’, premier says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2024

Donald Trump and Peter Dutton have both embraced populism. Are working-class voters buying it?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has often been accused of copying former US President Donald Trump’s tactics. Some analysts even refer to Dutton, like Trump, as a “populist” who seeks political gain by pitting ordinary citizens against corrupt “elites”.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024

Premier looks to stop election slide in final debate

Premier Steven Miles hopes to arrest a worrying slide after going toe to toe with the opposition leader in the final debate ahead of Saturday's state election.

AAP · Oct 21, 2024

Low and slow: the tactics that have made the Greens a threat in traditionally safe Queensland Labor seats

With an aggressive on-the-ground election campaign, the party is courting multicultural communities in Brisbane’s fringe

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024

Jacinta Allan’s pitch to young voters on housing affordability snags Liberal nimbys ‘hook, line and sinker’

In pitting millennials against boomers, the Victorian premier is setting the stage for a 2026 election fought on housing

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024

‘I believe I can win’: the immigrant hoping to upset Labor in a western Sydney stronghold

Ahmed Ouf, a pharmacist from Egypt, says local election success means he can take Blaxland from Jason Clare

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024

Meta and Google face ‘big tech tax’ as Labor plans how to ensure media sustainability in Australia

Key parliamentary report focuses on decision by Facebook owner to abandon three-year-old deal to pay for news content

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024

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AAP · Oct 21, 2024

LNP candidate 'not fit for office' over Hitler joke

A far north Queensland candidate has come under fire for joking about her German heritage after her election poster was defaced with a Hitler moustache.

Roll Call · Oct 21, 2024

White House rule would expand access to cost-free birth control - Roll Call

The Biden administration on Monday proposed making over-the-counter contraception available at no cost and with fewer administrative hurdles.

AAP · Oct 21, 2024

Fight over Libs leadership after record election loss

The Liberal Party faces a battle over its direction in the ACT, with conservative MLA Jeremy Hanson launching a mutiny against moderate leader Elizabeth Lee.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2024

Expanding coal mines – and reaching net zero? Tanya Plibersek seems to believe both are possible

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s recent decision to approve expansion plans for three New South Wales coal mines disappointed many people concerned with stabilising the global climate.

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The Conversation · Oct 20, 2024

A technical fix to keep kids safe online? Here’s what happened last time Australia tried to make a ‘clean’ internet

For anyone who has been online in Australia longer than a decade or so, the discussion around current proposals to set a minimum age for social media use might trigger a touch of déjà vu.

AAP · Oct 20, 2024

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Queensland could revert to coal central as calls grow for a power plan from the energised LNP, days out from voters heading to the polls in the Sunshine State.

AAP · Oct 20, 2024

'We can do better': Bid to avoid post-2032 homelessness

Brisbane will have a homelessness crisis after the 2032 Olympic Games if the next Queensland government doesn't address an existing social housing shortage.

AAP · Oct 20, 2024

Big business blueprint to nail down housing crisis fix

Quicker approvals and slashing red tape are some of the key measures the business lobby has put forward to improve housing affordability and accessibility.

AAP · Oct 20, 2024

Opposition on song ahead of Queensland election

Premier Steven Miles has rubbished the LNP's kids' health care commitment, calling the opposition leader a "dill" for announcing a policy that already exists.

AAP · Oct 20, 2024

Freeze on home efficiency standard cops political heat

A coalition plan that would stop changes to energy efficiency standards for buildings over a decade has been criticised for stopping climate change action.

AAP · Oct 20, 2024

People are trusting independents, newest teal MP says

Once regarded safe and firmly in conservative hands, the northern beaches of Sydney now have fewer Liberals than ever before.

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