Politics latest: Ali France, who ousted Peter Dutton, pays emotional tribute to cancer-victim son
The new Labor MP, who unseated the former Liberal leader, has described encouragement from her late son Henry in her maiden speech. Earlier on the new Parliament’s first day, Greens deputy Mehreen Faruqi demanded Israel be sanctioned.
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Top British officials touching down to touch base
AUKUS will be the focus of talks between UK and Australian ministers including British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Healey, in Sydney on Friday.
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ACTU to knock some consensus into bosses despite unity pledge
The ACTU has launched an extraordinary attack on bosses and blamed ‘poor management’ for sluggish productivity, as employers unite ahead of the economic reform roundtable.
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