Jacqui Lambie
Opinion
Political leadership
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.
- by George Brandis
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Resolve Political Monitor
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.
- by David Crowe
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Political leadership
World-first social media ban for the young passes in rush of bills
The government managed to rush through a range of laws, as Peter Dutton challenged Anthony Albanese to call an election.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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Social media
‘Deeply flawed’: Truth bill on the brink in Senate showdown
Key senators are blockading a divisive government plan to crack down on lies in major public debates.
- by David Crowe
North Bondi RSL calls for board to be removed
North Bondi RSL’s members initially supported NSW RSL president Mick Bainbridge. Like them, and unlike most other members of RSL branches, he was young and he had seen combat. Now they want him to resign.
- by Julie Power
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Defence
‘Unethical cowboys’: RSL NSW president accused of ‘exploiting’ veterans by overcharging for legal advice
Independent senator Jacqui Lambie said RSL NSW had taken no action against lawyers who overcharged veterans for legal advice because some of the worst culprits sat on its board.
- by Harriet Alexander
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ADF
‘Moral accountability demands more’: Calls for top brass to hand back medals
Former Defence Force chief Angus Campbell and other leading military figures are facing growing calls to surrender their military honours after more junior Afghanistan war commanders were stripped of theirs.
- by Matthew Knott
‘Payman is correct’: Senators call for parliament staff overhaul
Crossbench senators who would not usually agree on anything are united. They want the prime minister stripped of the power to decide MPs’ staffing levels.
- by Matthew Knott
I saw a woman call Kathy Lette a moll. It could have been me
This literary fan had suffered an unfortunate affliction known as a spoonerism, where the beginnings of two words are transposed.
- by Jo Pybus
For crying out loud, the theatre is no place for a baby
If I have paid a high price for a ticket to an evening show, screaming children are not part of the deal. It’s not fair to the other members of the audience or the performers.
Stabbed bishop backs Musk in fight to keep church attack footage online
In the lead-up to a Federal Court hearing on May 10, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has provided X with an affidavit supporting the images remaining on the platform.
- by Paul Sakkal and Angus Thompson
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