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Stephen RiceSydney Bureau Chief

Stephen Rice started his newspaper career at The Sydney Morning Herald before moving into television, where he became executive producer of Nine’s Business Sunday programs. He has worked as a senior investigative producer on 60 Minutes and the Seven Network’s Sunday Night. He has twice won Walkley awards, including the award for Leadership in Journalism, and has law and arts degrees from ANU.

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Heston Russell, Retired Special Forces Officer and Founder of Voice Of A Veteran, after the Prime MinisterÃs press conference, Mt Coot-Tha, on Monday April 19th 2021 - Photo Steve Pohlner

Report on ABC’s ‘doctored audio’ scandal blames lawyers

A report has blamed ABC lawyers for failing to pass on complaints by former commando Heston Russell that extra gunshots had been edited into an ABC news report.

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Opposition leader Peter Dutton in conversation with Aoye Group immigration firm managing director Sandra Li at a fundraiser for Scott Yung, the Liberal Party candidate for the marginal seat of Bennelong.Source: RedNote

Visa plan ‘a golden invitation for crime’

The Opposition Leader’s plan to bring back $5m ‘golden ticket’ visa has been slammed by Magnitsky Act founder Bill Browder.

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CANBERRA, Australia. May 10, 2024: Defence expert and former chief of the Department of Home Affairs Mike Pezzullo at home in Canberra. Picture: Martin Ollman

Weak government response means anti-Semites are winning

The Albanese government must now assume Australia’s Jewish community is under active terrorist attack and set up an Operation Sovereign Borders-type multi-agency campaign to combat the rise of anti-Semitism, warns Mike Pezzullo.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 4, 2024: Security guards outside the entrance to The Great Synagouge in the Sydney CBD. Police held concerns about Pro-palestine protests scheduled for this weekend passing by it. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

AEC ‘closely monitoring’ potential security measures at election

Australian Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope has confirmed his agency is in discussions with police about the possibility of security measures at the next election as it is ‘very closely monitoring’ the environment when it comes to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia since October 7.

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Clockwise from main: whistleblower Paul Burgess was forced to resign from WAIS; the institute's chairman Neale Fong; WAIS chief executive Matt Fulton; Athletics Australia chair Jane Flemming. Picture: Colin Murty, Justin Kennedy

Athletics’ civil war over whistleblower

Australia’s athletics governing body has rebuked the WA Institute of Sport over its treatment of whistleblower Paul Burgess, urging its leadership to support the Olympic gold medal-winning coach.

Jessica Halloran and Stephen Rice

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24/01/2023 - Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka pictured in his parliamentary office. Picture: Shiri Ram / The Australian

Fijian PM gives Pacific allies a dose of green clarity

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka rejects claims that Pacific countries are being endangered by Australia’s ‘hypocritical’ expansion of gas and coal production.

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FOREIGN INTERFERENCEDefence

‘Help us unmask the spies among us’

Australians are being encouraged to take a more proactive role in uncovering foreign spies, with intelligence agencies warning that more private citizens and businesses are being targeted than ever before.

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(L) Gisele Kapterian (R) Warren Mundine.

Moderate Libs reject ‘voice critic’ in key seat

Running for Liberal preselection in the crucial Sydney seat of Bradfield, tech exec Gisele Kapterian has picked up some big name backers against arch rival Nyunggai Warren Mundine.

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Afghan broadcast network TOLOnews has published a video of Timothy Weeks and accompanying article claiming he has returned to Afghanistan. Picture: TOLOnews

Taliban farewells an Aussie disciple

Australian academic Timothy Weeks was held hostage by the Taliban for more than three years but converted to Islam and became one of the hardline regime’s most vocal apologists.

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Former WAIS HR manager Maryanne Scholz, Nina Kennedy with Alex Parnov, and WAIS CEO Matt Fulton.

‘Boss wanted my medical file’: institute’s ex-HR staffer

The sports official who helped Olympic champion Nina Kennedy report sexual abuse was ordered to undergo a medical examination – and told the file would go to the man she alleged was bullying her.

Jessica Halloran and Stephen Rice

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