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Defamation expert Rebekah Giles.

Rebekah Giles sued for professional negligence in ‘celebrity dog’ case

The high-profile defamation solicitor is facing a lawsuit from her former client, who accuses her of “bullying and intimidation”. Giles rejects the claims.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

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Australia’s voting age should remain at 18 years of age, especially because voting is compulsory.

An interest in politics is great, but only adults should be allowed to vote

Compulsory voting means that casting a ballot is a responsibility. Sixteen-year-olds aren’t ready for that.

  • Brad Emery
Lowering the vote to 16 would force politicians to genuinely consider the needs of this ignored generation.

Whitlam gave 18-year-olds the vote. Now it’s time to lower it again

The UK has just announced it will lower the voting age to 16. What would happen if we followed suit?

  • Vivienne Skinner
Sussan Ley addresses her party room on Monday

Ley tells Liberal Party it can come back from ‘rock bottom’

Despite a seemingly tenuous grip on numbers inside the party room, Ley’s colleagues insist she must be given a chance to assert herself as leader.

  • Matthew Knott and Paul Sakkal
L:iberal candidate Gisele Kapterian

The 151 ballots that the NSW Liberals say should overturn the Bradfield result

In her High Court petition, Gisele Kapterian says some ballot papers were wrongly rejected in the final recount, while others were incorrectly allowed.

  • Alexandra Smith
A dog sits outside a polling station in London during the last UK election. Just over 48 million people were eligible to cast a ballot, while there are about 1.6 million 16 and 17-year-olds.

Could Australia follow UK’s ‘shock’ move to lower voting age to 16?

The UK’s proposed changes are designed to boost participation and trust in the electoral system, but opinion is split over whether under 18s should – or would – cast ballots.

  • Brittany Busch
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UK politician Robert Jenrick confronts a man who failed to pay on the London Underground.

Why isn’t there a single social media-savvy MP in Parliament?

Most Australian politicians don’t make social media a priority. That carries long-term risks.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Gisele Kapterian on Tuesday.

‘I am a fighter’: Kapterian reveals why she is challenging the Bradfield result

Liberal candidate for the seat of Bradfield Gisele Kapterian says she does not anticipate a byelection in the once blue ribbon seat. 

  • Alexandra Smith
Gisele Kapterian is challenging the Bradfield result in court.

Liberals mount court challenge in last ditch bid to reclaim Bradfield

Unsuccessful Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian will on Tuesday lodge an appeal against the election outcome in Bradfield

  • Alexandra Smith
Podcaster and diver Sam Fricker, Hannah Ferguson of Cheek Media, podcaster Abbie Chatfield, conservative think tank staffer Freya Leach.

Australians believe influencers peddle misinformation. So why are they so popular?

A deep generational divide is widening, with social media now the second most sought-after medium for news.

  • Calum Jaspan

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