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Academics ‘open door to Jew hate’
Marcia Langton, one of the nation’s most eminent professors, has accused university bosses of failing to call police when criminal activity occurred and allowing ‘anti-Semitic protagonists’ to hijack campuses.
ALP to ‘pay heavy price at election’ over anti-Semitism
A Labor life member says the party will ‘pay a heavy price at the ballot box’ for failing to act decisively on anti-Semitism, and Jewish Labor voters will abandon Anthony Albanese.
Newspoll: voters’ summer of discontent with Albanese
A majority of voters for the first time expect the Coalition to win the next federal election, with Anthony Albanese sliding to the lowest approval levels since becoming Prime Minister amid a fall in support for Labor.
Cost-of-living reality cruels Labor reset
Other prime ministers – like John Howard and Paul Keating – have been in similar positions in their first term and won. But Anthony Albanese’s slide has been gradual and consistent.
‘Do not let this history repeat itself’
Auschwitz horrors revisited on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the evil death camp have significant relevance today to Australians, says Alex Ryvchin.
Gloomsters, listen up – the people are speaking out
Australians are proud of their country, proud of how it has evolved into one of the world’s most prosperous, fair and free societies. That’s something mighty to celebrate.
‘Divisive’ ABC in sights of new opposition spokeswoman
New opposition communications spokeswoman Melissa McIntosh has accused the ABC of downplaying Australia Day celebrations and focusing coverage on ‘divisive’ protests.
Teal candidate ‘laughed at Hitler joke’
Victorian senator Sarah Henderson has accused teal candidate Alex Dyson of actively participating in an anti-Semitic radio segment that aired in 2012 | LISTEN
Practical reconciliation ‘a failure’: voice architect
Professor Megan Davis laments that neither side of politics deviates from a commitment to ‘practical reconciliation’ – the hallmark of John Howard’s approach to Indigenous affairs.
Time to ‘reassess’ Big Build after big blowouts
Premier David Crisafulli must immediately ‘reassess’ Queensland’s $130bn infrastructure pipeline to find budget savings, a leading economist says.
Dutton’s rallying cry: unite under one flag
The Opposition Leader said “we shouldn’t be afraid of celebrating” Australia Day, as he welcomed the thousands of people becoming new citizens on the national holiday.
Coalition frontbench reshuffle unveiled ahead of election
Opposition Indigenous Australians spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will take on an extra role as ‘government efficiency’ spokeswoman – evoking Elon Musk’s role under the US Trump administration.
What one activist court can do, another can undo
Labor and Anthony Albanese have zero interest in depoliticising our legal system. The task of untethering politics from the law must be added to Peter Dutton’s to-do list.
Political winds behind Dutton in new Trump age of optimism
The election of Donald Trump is blowing the Coalition’s way as we sail towards an election. MPs are now rightly questioning Peter Dutton’s commitment to net zero.
Ley lashes Giles on TAFE data details
Opposition skills and training spokeswoman Sussan Ley has accused her government counterpart Andrew Giles of untruth about availability of data on the government’s Free TAFE policy.
Speech makes an early election much less likely
The delusion in Anthony Albanese’s address on Friday was an apparent absence of urgency in addressing the present rather than the future. Household despair and the cost of living remain critical.
No regrets: Albanese wants another go as Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese has refused to acknowledge regrets or mistakes made since the 2022 election and launched a defence of Labor’s response to rising anti-Semitism, his role in the defeated Indigenous voice referendum and failure to lower power bills by $275.
Labor is playing into Iran’s hands, says Israel
Israel’s Deputy PM calls on Labor to back the only democracy in the Middle East, as Anthony Albanese defends sending a critic of Israeli foreign policy to the year’s most important Holocaust memorial.
Revealed: staff not sent to assess mine site
Work has begun to redevelop the Blayney gold mine in line with a bombshell heritage decision which was made without on-site investigations.
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