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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Labor figures demand Palestinian statehood as PM criticises Israel over famine in Gaza
The prime minister stopped short of following France and moving to recognise a Palestinian state as Gaza faces a “humanitarian catastrophe”.
- by Matthew Knott
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Government ‘won’t give up’ on US tariff reprieve after Trump celebrates end of beef ban
The Albanese government has insisted the move has nothing to do with trade talks with the US but the White House has vowed to use it to pressure other countries.
- by Nick Newling and Matthew Knott
‘Acting like a medieval king’: PM faces multiparty push on staffing
Parties across the political spectrum are planning to back a Coalition plan to make decisions on MP staffing allocations independent of politics.
- by Brittany Busch
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Political leadership
‘None of us had been on an aeroplane’: Albanese’s old crew remembers
The group of friends who grew up with the future prime minister recall his humble origins, but also his teenage declaration that he would be a politician.
- by James Massola
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Opinion
Australian economy
The ABS just had to bin some statistics. Here’s what went wrong
Data collected from 30,000 households failed to meet the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ standards and was never released. It’s a particularly bad time for it, too.
- by Millie Muroi
Editorial
Australian economy
Economic summit in danger of becoming a bureaucratic gabfest
There is concern that invitees to Labor’s Economic Reform Roundtable are not diverse enough.
- The Herald's View
Workers facing $14,000-a-year penalty if Australia can’t find its mojo
Business, university, technology and farming groups have combined to propose a raft of solutions to Australia’s growth malaise.
- by Shane Wright and Jessica McSweeney
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