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US launches Red Sea protection force after Houthi attacks – as it happened

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The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2023

Afternoon Update: disaster relief payments for FNQ flood victims; NT chief minister resigns; and $1bn cocaine bust in Sydney

Cairns airport has reopened but situation remains desperate for remote communities in far north Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has resigned. How did we get here?

When it was announced this afternoon that the Northern Territory’s Chief Minister Natasha Fyles had resigned, few could say it was unexpected.

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2023

Anthony Albanese denounced Scott Morrison’s secrecy – but now he’s perpetuating it

The government continues to refuse freedom-of-information access to minutes of a committee established by the Coalition. When will it live up to its rhetoric on transparency?

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2023

Pro-Palestine rally leaders credit public ‘pressure’ with Labor’s shift on Gaza

Change of heart on ceasefire shows ‘collective action is working’, Sydney protest speaker says

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2023

Labor’s ‘policy shift’ on Gaza may have been inelegant, frayed and contested, but was in no way incoherent

As adversity increases and polarisation reasserts itself as the national default, everything gets harder for the incumbents

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

He’s a PhD scholar and Al Gore alumnus, but Steven Miles’ march to power began in the outer suburbs

Queensland’s new premier has had to fight for his place at the top table. Environment groups, in particular, have high hopes

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

Ita Buttrose rallies ABC staff in Christmas message while Murdoch’s annual party goes missing

Conservative festive fixtures in short supply as public broadcasting boss warns staff against complacency. Plus: the West Australian v Margot Robbie

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

Jacinta Allan reveals $10bn blow out in cost of Victoria’s largest road project

Premier says North East Link to connect M80 Ring Road to the Eastern Freeway will likely cost $26.1bn

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

Opponents shoot down duck hunting report as a 'failure'

A parliamentary report recommending duck hunting be allowed to continue fails to address animal rights, conservation and community expectations, critics say.

AAP · Dec 15, 2023