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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Immense frustration’: Labor base demands sanctions against Israel
Almost 80 Labor branches have passed motions calling for Australia to impose sanctions on the Netanyahu government and sever military ties with Israel.
- by Matthew Knott
Failing childcare centres will get grace period before funding is pulled
- by Nick Newling and Nicole Precel
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Climate policy
Nationals leader says net zero ‘impossible’ as party moves towards ditching goal
- by Paul Sakkal and Brittany Busch
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Climate crisis
‘Twiggy’ Forrest-led business campaign demands Albanese go greener
- by Paul Sakkal and Nick O'Malley
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Political leadership
‘His courage was with me’: How Ali France’s late son’s words propelled her to parliament
- by Brittany Busch and Tony Wright
Opinion & Perspectives
Internal wars erupt as idea of political wilderness begins to dawn
Australia’s small and once-influential political parties have turned to their own internecine wars on the day the lopsided 48th federal parliament opened for business.
The Herald's View
Editorial
Question time returns, but you wouldn’t look here for answers
The inevitable dull roar from opposition benches signalled question time was back. Emphasis on dull. And roar? An exaggeration.
Tony Wright
Associate editor and special writer
The Albanese government wants the Gaza war to end now. So do most Israelis
In Israel, the idea the war has gone on for too long is utterly mainstream, as is the idea Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is at least partly to blame.
Matthew Knott
National correspondent
Federal
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Immense frustration’: Labor base demands sanctions against Israel
- by Matthew Knott
Editorial
Political leadership
Internal wars erupt as idea of political wilderness begins to dawn
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NSW
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Australia votes
The 151 ballots that the NSW Liberals say should overturn the Bradfield result
- by Alexandra Smith
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Childcare
Revealed: The Sydney childcare centres not meeting national standards
- by Emily Kowal and Nigel Gladstone
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NSW State Parliament
NSW Labor vowed to never work with Mark Latham. The reality is more complicated
- by Michael McGowan
Victoria
Dozens of schools to open up sports facilities after hours for western communities
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Six key dates at centre of childcare rape allegations against Joshua Brown
- by Carla Jaeger and Sherryn Groch
Queensland
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Queensland government
Can Queensland workers count on the LNP’s respect? This year they’ll find out
- by Matt Dennien
Youth crime debate flares after teens face court over Sunshine Coast death
- by Matt Dennien and Catherine Strohfeldt
Western Australia
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Roads
The traffic barriers that are taking as long to build as Boorloo Bridge
- by Hamish Hastie
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