US Senate
We’re not getting value for money from absurdist parliamentary theatre
When Zali Steggall calls out Dutton’s racist rants, she is the one in the wrong. When Steggall is goaded and responds she is blamed, all under parliamentary privilege. It’s absurdist theatre at times and often childish and inappropriate.
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How TV networks could turn gaming ad ban from a loss to a win
In the case of Channel 7 and its wooing of Bruce Lehrmann in pursuit of an exclusive interview - they did admit to spending $100,000 on his accommodation. By abandoning such practices Channel 7 would be less reliant on gaming ads and in the process enhance their audience’s viewing pleasure
Senators represent the people, not the party
Senator Fatima Payman is not only entitled to cross the floor, she is obliged to do so if her representative conscience is not quietened by her party.
The tide has turned decisively against Ukraine, can US help keep it in the fight?
US President Joe Biden signed off another billion-dollar assistance package just as the tide was turning against the Ukrainians on the battlefield.
- by Rob Harris
Violence crisis demands urgent response
Violence against women is under focus yet again – something that never seems to change.
A brewery worker’s drink-driving defence: his stomach made the alcohol
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- by Ali Watkins
Opinion
USA
The US may get a one-week shutdown reprieve, but chaos in Congress continues
This is no way to run a country. For the fourth time this financial year, the US Congress appears likely to avert a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding measure.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Republicans sink bipartisan border bill at Trump’s direction
A plan to curb the record number of illegal immigrants crossing the US-Mexico border has been torpedoed at the behest of Donald Trump, who plans to campaign on the crisis.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Democratic staffer sacked for US Senate sex tape
The decision comes after footage surfaced on the right-wing news website, The Daily Caller, which released the illicit video.
- by David Millward
America running out of money to fund Ukraine’s defence
The flow of financial support and weapons from the United States will soon grind to a halt if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can’t convince US senators in an upcoming video call.
- by Jeff Mason and Patricia Zengerle
Opinion
US politics
Why America is reduced to a wretched choice: dodderer Biden or diddler Trump
The US political system is riddled with inbuilt flaws that sideline worthy presidential candidates while the aged refuse to relinquish power.
- by Nick Bryant
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