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Coalition assurances on abortion mean nothing: History shows how women could be targeted

Peter Dutton’s assurances there would be no change to abortion laws under his government are belied by the history of the Liberal party, which has traded parliamentary votes for abortion restrictions.

Crikey

Indigenous senator who heckled King Charles during Australia visit censured

Lidia Thorpe says she will do it again

The Independent UK

Senate censures Lidia Thorpe for disupting King’s reception and Ralph Babet for posting hate speech

The Senate has censured two of its own, Lidia Thorpe and Ralph Babet, both of whom were absent when the votes were taken because of problems with their flights to Canberra.

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Lidia Thorpe Referenced That Iconic NZ Parliament Haka Protest After Her Censure For Royal Heckle

Senator Lidia Thorpe has been censured in Parliament for heckling King Charles. I response, she's ripped the censure motion.

Pedestrian.tv

Will Senator Ralph Babet see censure for his slur-ridden posting?

The United Australia Party senator’s foul tweet has been condemned — but whether he’s breached parliamentary rules is another question entirely.

Crikey

How the abortion bandwagon has proved a useful vehicle for political advantage

From Queensland to South Australia, tacticians of different stripes have been able to leverage the conviction of true-believers

The Guardian - AU

CHOGM to talk climate change (but not slavery reparations)

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting kicks off in Samoa today with climate talks on the table, and despite their best efforts the Libs can’t keep the issue of abortion out of the news.

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The campaign by out-of-touch elites to ban abortion is now a federal election issue

Peter Dutton needs to find a way to reassure voters he won’t be changing abortion laws while satisfying extremists in his own ranks who want to end women’s right to choose.

Crikey

eSafety commissioner ends heated fight with Elon Musk’s X over Sydney church stabbing posts

Two parties agree to end a review of notice to take down videos of the attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: senator’s X post targeted by eSafety, Higgins’ home for sale, waratah in danger

Tweet by UAP’s Ralph Babet about Wakeley church stabbing was among those that X was asked to delete

The Guardian - AU

Australian senator’s post about Wakeley stabbing among those Elon Musk’s X urged to delete

Julie Inman Grant didn’t reveal the tweets, but documents reveal one was by Ralph Babet, the lone politician from the conservative United Australia party

The Guardian - AU

Albo puts truth-telling in doubt

Labor’s commitment to a Makarrata commission on First Nations truth-telling is on shaky ground, and the ASX is set for its worst day in two years.

Crikey

‘Demonic and deranged’: Should we be worried about our MAGA-pilled Victorian senator?

UAP Senator Ralph Babet was always quite weird. But lately he seems to be heading further down the MAGA-hole.

Crikey

The Backlash Over Tenacious D’s Controversial Trump Joke Proves Australia Is A Nation Of Cops

I spoke to The Chaser's Chris Taylor on why the backlash to Tenacious D's Donald Trump joke is really really lame.

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“After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue”: Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour after bandmate Kyle Gass jokes about Trump assassination attempt

Australian senator Ralph Babet called for the musicians to be deported after Gass' public comment

The Independent UK

Jack Black hints at Tenacious D split as he denounces ‘hate speech’ following Trump shooting joke

Actor and musician said he was ‘blindsided’ by joke made during Australian show by bandmate Kyle Gass, who has also apologised for his ‘terrible mistake’

Metal Hammer

“Revoke their visas and deport them immediately”: Australian senator wants Tenacious D deported over Donald Trump joke

The comedy rock duo made a joke about the assassination attempt against Trump at a Sydney show over the weekend

The Guardian - AU

Tenacious D Australian tour date postponed after comment about Trump shooting

Australian senator Ralph Babet demands the duo, Hollywood star Jack Black and musician Kyle Gass, be deported over the latter’s comment

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Tenacious D’s Newcastle Show Postponed Following Outrage Over That Trump Assassination Joke

One senator has already called for the band to be booted from the country.

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: the theoretical impossibility of Tucker Carlson and nuclear tensions simmer in Coalition ranks

Far-right provocateur ducks cocktail party, Climate 200 takes aim at fresh electoral targets and Labor MP stumbles into a nest of Nats

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: ‘ambassador’ Bill sets tongues wagging and a ministerial audition goes horribly wrong

Shorten reportedly approached to become French envoy, tensions on Gaza spill over, and Matt Keogh creates a government-size headache over military recruitment

The Guardian - AU

Matt Canavan claims Trump convictions a ‘political witch hunt’ as Greens declare Republican ‘unfit to be president’

Anthony Albanese refuses to comment on Trump guilty verdict as minor parties condemn or celebrate result

Crikey

ScoMo finally grilled, media power couple are expecting, and some curious flight logs

‘Why are they being aggressive-y?’ Scott Morrison faced some tough questions during his appearance on the Kyle and Jackie O show.

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: Albanese’s attempts to appease Dutton land Labor in a political quagmire of its own making

Curtailing of parliamentary debate frustrates crossbench, terse words over bureaucrat’s tears, and unlikely bedfellows on excessive-deaths motion

The Canberra Times

The Pocock support for a Babet move that has raised eyebrows

It is over an inquiry into 'excessive deaths' during the pandemic.

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