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Human rights touted despite expected detention backlash

Criticism was predicted as Australia prepared to show off its human rights record while upholding some of the world's most notorious anti-refugee policies.

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Mixed bag for Labor and the rise of the Libertarians: the key surprises in the NSW local elections

ALP faces a variety of results in what premier Chris Minns calls a ‘massive wake-up call for the major parties’

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Labor MPs defect on census changes

Labor’s decision to remove gender identity and sexuality information from the next census is proving unpopular even within the party, and Kamala Harris is about to sit down for her first unscripted interview since becoming the Democrat nominee.

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‘Julian Leeser said I shouldn’t nominate’: Why Philip Ruddock got rolled by the Libs

Exclusive: Why did Liberal Party elder Philip Ruddock lose preselection as Hornsby mayor? The man himself says Julian Leeser was behind it.

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NSW councillor Nathan Tilbury all smiles after leaving Liberal party days before nomination fiasco

Independent now has ‘surprise’ backing of Liberal elder statesman and departing Hornsby mayor Philip Ruddock

The Guardian - AU

Philip Ruddock accuses property developers of backing campaign to oust him as Hornsby mayor

Former Howard government minister will lose mayorship after being beaten by Warren Waddell in preselection ballot

The Guardian - AU

Just what exactly is a special envoy anyway?

Philip Ruddock, Barnaby Joyce and Tony Abbott have all been ‘special envoys’ in recent years. But what does the job actually involve?

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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

Local council loses High Court bid over GST

A council headed by an ex-Howard government minister has lost a High Court bid to have "notional GST" paid by local government bodies declared unconstitutional.

AAP

Are you a dual citizen? You might have lost your Australian rights without knowing

A recent case has highlighted the plight of those caught in legal limbo because they lost their citizenship. So how did we get here, when can citizenship be stripped under the law, and what are some solutions?

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Morning Mail: multimillion-dollar GST challenge from councils, shark extinction fears, Greta Thunberg detained

A legal battle led by Philip Ruddock’s Sydney council could see hundreds of millions in GST payments refunded

The Guardian - AU

Philip Ruddock’s Sydney council challenges legality of GST levies on local government

Exclusive: Hornsby mayor was a cabinet minister in Howard government when it introduced the tax in 2000

The Guardian - AU

Declassified cabinet papers from 2002 show little mention of impending war in Iraq

In 2002, Australia was on the cusp of joining the United States-led invasion of Iraq and had already committed troops to Afghanistan — but previously secret cabinet records make very few references to what would become a decades-long engagement in the Middle East.

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Former minister demands action on refugees

Former immigration minister Philip Ruddock is demanding a response to the Rohingya refugee crisis as the number of people taking perilous sea journeys surges.

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Kyrgios to face court

Good morning, early birds. Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios will face court over the alleged assault of his ex-girlfriend, and Victoria’s Deputy Nationals Leader Steph Ryan will reportedly quit politics today. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

The Guardian - AU

Sales of anti-Scott Morrison bin stickers surge after Liberal council threatens rubbish services

Phillip Ruddock’s Hornsby Shire Council says political stickers could ‘cause confusion’ and prevent waste pickup

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