Labor breaches fortress Queensland as Dutton ousted
Ali France has stunned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in his outer Brisbane seat of Dickson as Labor’s majority grows stronger.
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Room for paintings, pets but not RAAF guards on last plane out of Saigon
A picture of dejection, four RAAF guards were kicked off what was supposed to be the last Australian flight out of Saigon in 1975 because the plane was overloaded with pets and personal goods.
Uniform response in honouring debt and defying ‘the erosion of time’
It was sunny in the west, chilly in the national capital. Hot and steamy up there in Townsville, overcast in Sydney. The beauty of Anzac Day is that none of this mattered.
Tragedy of our allies left behind after fall of Saigon
The last Australian flight out of Saigon on Anzac Day, 1975, left behind vulnerable embassy staff who could and should have been saved.
The march of time wearies even the Bonza Bunch
The news on our Bonza Bunch of WWII veterans is mixed – a snapshot of how this great generation is fading away.
Veteran says war is no place for today’s young
If World War II veteran Jim Grebert had his time over, he’d put an ‘old head on young shoulders’ and not march off to war.
Divine disruptor: Pope dies of stroke hours after Easter service
Pope Francis will be buried not at the Vatican but in Rome, as his death plunges Catholics into mourning and heralds a new era of uncertainty for the church.
From faith to footy: how nation celebrated Easter
It was a time for prayer or chocolate eggs, the beach and family, when the nation took the opportunity to relax and give thanks. And wisely, our leaders took a break from bareknuckled political campaigning.
Public-private infrastructure deals back in vogue
Once shunned by governments, a new study has identified ‘green shoots’ in public-private partnership agreements, which could save taxpayers tens of billions of dollars in project costs and risk.
Doorknock duel: Greens firebrand fights to hold key seat
Outspoken Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather should be as safe as houses in his Brisbane seat of Griffith. He’s not.
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