Peter Dutton is betting apathy will give his Alice Springs slurs traction

Peter Dutton is betting apathy will give his Alice Springs slurs traction

Peter Dutton is attempting to replicate John Howard’s tactics to ensure the defeat of the Voice referendum.

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Voters are fickle,but we’re lucky that our (reluctant) vote counts

Voters are fickle,but we’re lucky that our (reluctant) vote counts

There’s no avoiding the fact that it makes little difference who you vote for next Saturday. You’ll end up with a politician.

‘No excuse’:Brandis says Australia’s ambassador should return to Ukraine

‘No excuse’:Brandis says Australia’s ambassador should return to Ukraine

Unlike many of its allies,Australia has not restored its diplomatic presence in Kyiv,withdrawn right before Russia’s invasion last year.

  • byLatika Bourke
Embassy’s ‘woke’ portrait wall is all white in the end
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CBD

Embassy’s ‘woke’ portrait wall is all white in the end

Someone was triggered when portraits were removed from Australia House in London,but the patriarchy will now be uncancelled.

  • byNoel Towell andKishor Napier-Raman
Wildlife loss the legacy of NSW government,developers
Letters
Letters

Wildlife loss the legacy of NSW government,developers

Are our native animals and plants of such little concern that we’ll bulldoze already vulnerable bushland to create more houses?

Most Australians live by Christian values,regardless of religion
Letters
Letters

Most Australians live by Christian values,regardless of religion

When Christians and so-called “Christian” nations dismember the Christian message by victimising others,they show the weakness of their grasp of the meaning of Jesus Christ,not the weakness of the message.

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‘Unfinished business’ and a teal reckoning:Same-sex marriage five years on

‘Unfinished business’ and a teal reckoning:Same-sex marriage five years on

Five years and 20,000 weddings later,the tortured politics of the moment the nation said ‘yes’ are still playing out.

  • byMichael Koziol
The forces that finished Truss were the markets,not the people
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Liz Truss

The forces that finished Truss were the markets,not the people

There are lessons for centre-right politics in Australia in the British prime minister’s spectacular fall.

  • byGeorge Brandis
Rudd? Combet? Canberra guesses name of next US ambassador

Rudd? Combet? Canberra guesses name of next US ambassador

Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham said it was “disappointing” and “unnecessary” to bring Arthur Sinodinos back as soon as his term expires.

  • byMatthew Knott
Jay Weatherill looked a shoo-in for plum London job,now he’s out of the running

Jay Weatherill looked a shoo-in for plum London job,now he’s out of the running

The former premier is happy in his new role plus,after the Barilaro controversy,the optics wouldn’t be good.

  • byAnthony Galloway
No snub:Marles makes belated trip to UK but can’t say when London post will be filled

No snub:Marles makes belated trip to UK but can’t say when London post will be filled

The AUKUS agreement is being bedded down but the new Labor government hasn’t sent a diplomat to advocate for Australia in the UK.

  • byLatika Bourke