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"Indigenous Australians have been carrying a heavy personal load as this campaign has progressed."

Leaks like this in the ACT are rare. The way the report came to light became its own story.

Peter van Onselen breached his contract with former employer Network Ten when he wrote a column criticising their business prospects and management.

The asking of the old question will hang over Parliament as old details in the Brittany Higgins case take on new political importance.

Shadow attorney general says Katy Gallagher has questions to answer about her knowledge of the claim before it became public

‘Horrified’ reader tracks down Indigenous leader to explain harsh words are not hers. Plus: tabloids smell blood as Michael Rowland takes a break

The news that Auckland Council is already engaging financial advisors in Australia on the yet-to-be-confirmed airport selldown has left some councillors wondering why they weren’t kept in the loop.

Cartoons of treasurer Jim Chalmers dominated front pages, while the budget works ‘a Chalm’ for the voter featured on the Daily Telegraph

For much of the past two decades, polarisation and hyper-partisanship have weakened Western democracies, most notably in the United States and Britain. Australia has not escaped, although the consequences here have been nothing as compared with Brexit or the insurrection in Washington on January 6, 2021.