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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will today visit NSW coal country to announce a landmark $1bn fund to …
Labor’s attempt to rush extraordinary immigration powers through parliament has been rejected by the …
A senate committee has accused consultancy firm PwC of attempting to cover up the tax leaks scandal, …
Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled just seven days after tickets went on sale, in the latest of …
Thailand’s lower house has approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first …
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Tasmanian deputy premier was told about paedophile police officer
In the final week of the Tasmanian election campaign, it has been revealed the state’s deputy premier was given a briefing note on a paedophile police officer days before the senior sergeant was honoured with an official funeral.
Why this Covid wave is different
ANALYSIS: The current wave of Covid-19 is the largest and fastest in almost two years, and yet there’s little public acknowledgement of its existence. How dangerous is it?
How to keep corporations honest
Prior to the 2019 election, the Labor opposition proposed introducing a reward scheme to encourage whistleblowers. After months of an inquiry into price gouging, the benefits of incentivising people to speak up about corporate wrongdoing have never been clearer. It’s time for the government to revisit that pledge.
Labor’s chance to protect youth over fossil fuels
ANALYSIS: The duty of care bill currently before the Senate gives this government a chance to put the interests of young people before those of the fossil fuel industry.
Netanyahu rejects Biden to push ahead with Rafah plan
Peters hosts “convivial” visit by Chinese foreign minister. Putin credits Ukraine war for election success. Japanese economy finally starts growing.
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Eleanor Bourke
First Nations truth-telling hearings begin
“There is an unbroken line of injustice that runs from the first European settlement to today. Acknowledging this truth isn’t about making Australians feel shame or guilt – truth-telling is about listening to First Peoples and learning the true history of these lands, so all Australians can move forward together.”
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Paul Bongiorno
The fight over religious freedom
“On Monday, 10,000 metres above continental Australia, Anthony Albanese made dead sure his government would not be distracted by another divisive culture war. There was no way he was going to allow the Coalition to suck the oxygen out of his government’s economic agenda in the run-up to the federal election.”
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John Hewson
A moment of opportunity for the people of Cook
“The traditional Liberal voter in Cook is clearly feeling disappointed and disenfranchised – it speaks volumes that the planned farewell dinner for Morrison, with Sky News host Paul Murray as master of ceremonies, was postponed indefinitely due to a lack of RSVPs.”
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10 YEARS OF THE SATURDAY PAPER
To celebrate The Saturday Paper's first decade we are unlocking a series of highlights from the archive.
Culture
Profile
Artist Archie Moore
Archie Moore is preparing to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale – as only the second solo Indigenous artist to do so – with works inspired by his family’s history.
The Influence
Laure Prouvost
For French artist Laure Prouvost, the idea of the grandmother – symbolised in the Palaeolithic figurine the Venus of Willendorf – breaks the boundaries between the real and the surreal.
Fiction
Midsummer, night
“It was still light outside, just a little, when the children’s mother lay down in the spare bed with the younger child to help him sleep, their usual kind of tucking-in ritual, just without the sheets. Except that she too was enervated by the heat and when I looked in, half an hour later, she was curled up on her side and snoring gently. The dog, never one to let the barest hint of an opportunity pass her by, snaked around my legs and up onto the mattress in one swift movement, turned her habitual three circles and settled in too. I let them be and returned to my book on the couch downstairs.”
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Puzzles
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Farewells
“You will also be pleased to know that Scott welcomes the opportunity to postpone…”
The organiser of Scott Morrison’s farewell dinner announces it has been cancelled, reportedly because of lack of interest. Morrison confirmed his own attendance eight times but didn’t tell anyone
Art
“Mr Lau did get to experience the artwork, which was his exclusion.”
The lawyer representing Kirsha Kaechele in the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal fights a complaint over an artwork that only admits women. This is what happens when men don’t have hobbies.
Politics
“If you can get sued out of a job, no one’s going to stand for leadership.”
The Victorian Liberal leader responds to new defamation cases brought against him by anti-trans activists who protested alongside neo-Nazis. He’d be quite likeable if he wasn’t John Pesutto.
Race
“I was called a racist, of course … But today, seven out of the top 10 source countries for immigration to Australia are in Asia…”
The One Nation leader says she was “right” to claim Australia was being swamped by Asians. She’d call it vindication, but she’s convinced that’s a type of curry.
Diplomacy
“I don’t know much about him. I heard he was a little bit nasty.”
The presidential hopeful says that if he wins, he would not like to see Kevin Rudd remain as ambassador to the US. In fairness, Rudd didn’t say anything about Trump that Rudd’s own party hadn’t said about Rudd.
Economics
“Everyone tells me their problems privately. No one says it publicly.”
The opposition leader says chief executives have a “moral obligation” to voice concerns about the economy. Of course, that obligation does not extend to concerns over climate change or Indigenous rights.
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