Politics
Rudd operates as ‘foreign minister’ in DC: Top Biden adviser
US President Joe Biden’s top adviser on Asia has strongly backed Kevin Rudd, after the former PM made his first public comments since Donald Trump’s election victory.
- by Matthew Knott and Peter Hartcher
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Australia votes
Labor won’t make Kamala Harris’ mistakes against Trump, ALP boss says
- by James Massola
Opinion & Perspectives
How Xi worked the room at G20 while Biden went AWOL
Most leaders assembled for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, the summit host city, but nobody appeared to notice that Joe Biden was running late.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
A ‘good life’ can be ours: The curious common ground between Labor and Coalition
The major parties may seem bitterly divided, but we might be entering a new era of political consensus about the way we should be living.
Sean Kelly
Columnist
Dutton can’t win by aping Trump – and he knows it
Some conservatives are tempted, but few things would do more damage to the Coalition’s chances at the next federal election than taking the wrong lessons from Donald Trump’s success.
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Federal
Rudd operates as ‘foreign minister’ in DC: Top Biden adviser
US President Joe Biden’s top adviser on Asia has strongly backed Kevin Rudd, after the former PM made his first public comments since Donald Trump’s election victory.
- by Matthew Knott and Peter Hartcher
Worst G20 in years ends with a whimper as host cancels final press conference
“This G20 summit will go down in the history books,” one official told the Bloomberg news service. “But definitely not as a shining example.”
- by David Crowe
NSW
Man who attacked hero cop paroled after government abandons challenge
- by Perry Duffin and Jessica McSweeney
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The Dust of Death
Andrew has been a tradie since he was 10. His work has left him dying
- by Alexandra Smith
Victoria
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Hospitals
Cash-strapped hospitals crunched by soaring workers’ compensation bills
- by Annika Smethurst and Broede Carmody
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Metro Tunnel
Metro Tunnel land row: Luxury apartment developer sues state for $20 million
- by Carla Jaeger and Clay Lucas
Queensland
Labor, Greens seize on cuts to storytime sessions in Brisbane libraries
- by Nick Dent, William Davis and Catherine Strohfeldt
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City council
City Hall apologises to those ‘misled’ over Metro trial – but digs in
- by Matt Dennien
Western Australia
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