Democracy
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- 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
- Exclusive
- 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
- Updated
- World elections
Germany’s conservatives win election but hard coalition talks loom
Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz is on track to be chancellor after claiming victory, while exit polls suggest the far-right AfD came in second.
- Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump’s the great attention thief. It’s time to focus, people
Don’t let the re-elected US president hijack your senses or you’ll miss the real story.
- Julia Baird
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump’s ‘golden age’ spirals into a pit of fool’s gold
When I covered Trump 1.0, I wrote “shocking but unsurprising” … This time it’s “SHOCKING AND SURPRISING”.
- Nick Bryant
‘Don’t mess with DOGE’: Musk uses X as weapon in cost-cutting crusade
As Elon Musk slashes US government spending, he has a tool no aspiring cost-cutter has had before: his own social media platform to debate, shame and bludgeon anyone standing in his way.
- Kate Conger
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