Democracy
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How UberEats killed the democracy sausage
More Australians than ever are shunning the Saturday sizzle and voting before election day. I wish they wouldn’t.
- Alexandra Smith
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- Australia votes
Our democracy’s not working as it should. Here are some good ideas to fix it
This is a limp, uninspiring election campaign. A minority government may usher in new thinking.
- Ross Gittins
- Opinion
- Australia votes
This election is one of the worst I’ve seen. Here’s the one thing we can do to fix Australian politics
I think both sides of politics are treating us like mugs. Maybe like the mugs many of us have allowed ourselves to become.
- Ross Gittins
Marine Le Pen evokes Martin Luther King Jr as Trump criticises ‘witch hunt’
Before thousands of supporters in Paris, the far-right leader likened her battle against a court ruling to America’s struggle for civil rights.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- China relations
I have a price on my head. I hope my neighbours won’t try to cash in
This week, letters arrived at homes in Melbourne offering a $200,000 bounty on my head. It would be claimable if I was taken to Hong Kong. In short, the letters call for me to be kidnapped.
- Kevin Yam
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- China relations
$200k to betray a neighbour: The Hong Kong letters pursuing dissidents in Australia
The office of Foreign Minister Penny Wong has raised concerns with Chinese authorities after letters appeared on Australian doorsteps offering large sums of money for information about dissidents.
- Cassandra Morgan and Eryk Bagshaw
- Opinion
- Australia votes
Trump and the teals have a lot in common
Donald Trump wants to destroy the system. In some fashion, so do the teals.
- Sean Kelly
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- WA election
Company rubbishes WA election ‘outsourcing’ claim as AEC distances itself from recruitment model
In a brief statement released yesterday evening, a PersolKelly spokesman said they recruited and deployed about 7000 personnel and were responsible for onboarding successful candidates.
- Hamish Hastie
Opposition calls for inquiry into WA Electoral Commission ‘outsourcing’ election
Beyond reports of ballot papers running out, long lines and slow counts, the opposition says further irregularities with Saturday’s election are emerging.
- Heather McNeill and Hamish Hastie
Another execution eve on the lawn of Hong Lim Park
Peaceful protest is a fundamental right in democratic states. Singapore, though, has a bob each way.
- Zach Hope
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