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Truth-telling set to fill Voice gap as Leeser urges PM to step up
As retiring Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney declared history would look kindly upon the Voice effort, Liberal MP Julian Leeser lamented the “national silence” that has existed since its defeat.
- by Paul Sakkal and James Massola
O’Connor, Burney confirm retirements as MPs jostle for promotion
- by James Massola and Paul Sakkal
Labor ‘breaks taboo’ to sanction Israelis after months of pressure
- by Paul Sakkal and Olivia Ireland
Opinion & Perspectives
Long, leisurely look at making Australia Day more inclusive
Everyone should support the Australia Day Long Weekend ambition to create a day without division that allows us all to celebrate what it means to be Australian.
‘It’s not good enough’: Police crack down harder on young Indigenous offenders
NSW Police are much more likely to simply caution rather than prosecute non-Aboriginal youth who cross the line.
Don Weatherburn
Professor Don Weatherburn
Kamala Harris’ new election chant? Make America Nice Again
Kamala Harris is apparently tough and will need to withstand the abuse and vitriol which will come her way from Trump and his MAGA supporters.
Federal
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Resolve Political Monitor
We trust the police. But the court system? Not so much
Only a third of Australians express faith in our courts - but we feel safe in our homes and aren’t too fussed about dog poo.
- by James Massola
Best of cartoons, July 30, 2024
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
NSW
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Schools
‘Concerns have been raised’: $40m contract to upgrade schools axed, referred to the ICAC
- by Chris O'Keefe
Opinion
Indigenous justice
‘It’s not good enough’: Police crack down harder on young Indigenous offenders
- by Don Weatherburn
Victoria
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Political leadership
Messy power struggle gives ammunition to Pesutto’s Liberal enemies
- by Annika Smethurst
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Victorian budget
The multibillion-dollar blow primed to hit Victorian taxpayers and the budget
- by Kieran Rooney