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It’s Midnight hour for ‘woke’ politics

The success of Trump has repudiated a politics that demands obedience over exchange, presumes bad faith in its opponents, and has no patience for persuasion.

  • Waleed Aly

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Students and climate protesters take to the water in attempt to blockade the access to the Newcastle coal port in protest for climate action during People’s Blockade in Newcastle, Australia.

Great-grandma, teen student, doctor: Kayak activists arrested disrupting coal ships

Eight climate campaigners have been arrested after they tried to paddle through a police water checkpoint into shipping lanes at the world’s biggest coal port.

  • William Ton and Jack Gramenz
Peter Garrett and the Alter Egos play at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville. March 15th 2024.

Still burning: Peter Garrett’s well-oiled solo show amps up the passion

The Midnight Oil frontman might be 70, but you wouldn’t know it from this galvanising show behind a new solo record.

  • Michael Bailey
Campaigners who helped save the Bondi Pavilion: (from left) Mark Gould, Michael Caton and Eliane Morel.

‘Tell em they’re dreamin’: How Michael Caton and friends helped save Bondi Pavilion

A new documentary details the steps a community took to save a beloved asset.

  • Garry Maddox
Tom Garrett, grandfather of Peter Garrett

Amazement, relief, gratitude from Peter Garrett at the finding of the Montevideo Maru

As the USS Sturgeon chases down a Japanese vessel, it has no idea 1060 manacled prisoners are being kept below deck – some 980 of whom are Australians.

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Peter Garrett and Anthony Albanese in 2004.

‘God help future generations’: Peter Garrett unloads on AUKUS

The former Labor cabinet minister and Midnight Oil frontman delivered a withering critique of Australia’s decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

  • James Massola
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, campaigning in Melbourne in the Aston by-election, dismissed Paul Keating’s criticism of the nuclear submarine deal.

Albanese, Wong return fire at Keating but Garrett, unions back former PM

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett stepped away from recording to tweet that AUKUS stinks. Albanese, meanwhile, said Keating’s jibes did nothing “other than diminish him”.

  • James Massola and Matthew Knott
Peter Garrett sports one of the armbands. Michael Long and Hung Le are in the background.

From the Archives, 1997: Armband campaign for native title

25 years ago, footballers, comics, musos, religious leaders, environmentalists and former politicians sat together in a smoky band room of St Kilda’s Prince of Wales Hotel to launch an armband campaign supporting Indigenous land rights.

  • Rachel Gibson
Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett performs on stage at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda.

For one of their final shows, Midnight Oil turn to a classic album from a ‘desperate’ time

The “10 to 1” album that thrust the Oils into the global spotlight is taking centre stage.

  • Martin Boulton
Peter Garrett, on stage with Midnight Oil, in Launceston, during the Resist tour.

Peter Garrett’s only regret in politics: I wish I’d got in earlier and stayed longer

The Oils frontman and former Labor minister is watching the election closely.

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