US Senate
Editorial
Indigenous
Peter Dutton’s Indigenous flag ban is disgusting politics with dangerous consequences
Even if you accept some people don’t like the idea of three flags, Dutton has shown callous disregard for community harmony by weaponising such unease.
- The Herald's View
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HSC disability scheme favours the rich
When one in five students from private schools applies for HSC disability provisions, the integrity of the exam at the end of high school has to come into question.
Editorial
Parliament House
The strange events at Parliament House in Canberra this week point to a larger problem
If our leaders lack the ambition to make their case to the nation, our democracy will become less fit for purpose.
- The Herald's View
Power out for Birmingham as he turns out the lights
The resignation of the last leading Liberal moderate, Simon Birmingham, means that it is definitely a case of asking Simon to turn off the lights in the house when he leaves.
Koala habitat destruction is a disgrace
How many times do we have to read stories about the NSW government’s failure to deliver the Great Koala National Park?
‘Politics is tough,’ Trump tells Biden in post-election White House visit
It must have been as surreal an experience for Biden, the 81-year-old president, who beat Trump for the presidency in 2020 and had mounted a second campaign that ended short.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Who is Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick as secretary of defence?
The former infantry captain is a co-host of Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends Weekend, and became friends with Trump.
Greens’ opportunism has tanked their popularity
A once environment-focused party has morphed into a perfection-demanding group of political sooks.
‘Will of the people’: Musk adds his voice to Senate GOP leadership contest
There are three contenders for Mitch McConnell’s job. The SpaceX chief executive knows who he is backing.
- by Farrah Tomazin
In pictures: What election day looked like across the US
From early morning queues to Shaman rituals and nervous rally-goers, we’ve compiled the best photos from election day.
Explainer
US Votes 2024
‘They cheat like hell’: The fallout from the attack on the Capitol
Hare-brained schemes and legal loopholes helped cause havoc after the last presidential election. But there are many ways to contest a result. How?
- by Angus Holland
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