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The April 12 Edition

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Lidia Thorpe: “The country doesn’t see the really generous, kind and caring person she is,” says Thorpe’s friend, Sissy Austin.

‘When someone says something nice to me, I just burst into tears’: Inside the mind of Lidia Thorpe

The independent MP knows she’s both loved and loathed, including within her own community – but wants to make it clear she’s more than “an angry black woman”.

  • Melissa Fyfe
Australia’s 47th parliament recapped.

Albanese started his prime ministership on a high. Then in one month, things started to unravel

A record-breaking election and one month that changed it all: we recap the highs and lows of the 47th parliament.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
A diverse group of young Melburnians sees Andrew Tate, Fatima Payman, Lidia Thorpe and Donald Trump as the most influential people in today’s society.

What do Donald Trump, Lidia Thorpe, Andrew Tate and big tech have in common? Young Melburnians tell

Five diverse young Melburnians reveal who they see as the most influential figures today and whether cancel culture has gone too far.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Rhoda Roberts

Feeling unwelcome: Why debate is mounting over an ancient ceremony

From local councils to sporting ovals and the steps of parliament, the Welcome to Country ceremony performed by Indigenous elders has been targeted in a debate about cost and custom.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Jacqui Lambie in the Senate in November.

The best – and worst – of 2024: My list isn’t objective, but that’s the fun of it

Here are my top 10, for better or worse.

  • George Brandis
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Exclusive polling reveals the most and least popular politicians in Australia.

The pollies we like to like – and the ones we love to hate

Voters have deemed Jacqui Lambie to be the nation’s most likeable federal politician, after a year in which many others have taken a popularity hit.

  • David Crowe

‘Incredibly disrespectful’: MPs back calls to change racist station name

The name Arden is completely inappropriate for one of the new Metro Tunnel stations, state Greens leader Ellen Sandell says.

  • Carolyn Webb

It looks like the latest form of protest, and Lidia Thorpe is its master

There will always be a place for protest, but people listen most when respect is on board.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says social media platforms now have a social responsibility to ensure the safety of children.

The strange events at Parliament House in Canberra this week point to a larger problem

If our leaders lack the ambition to make their case to the nation, our democracy will become less fit for purpose.

  • The Herald's View

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