federal politics
12 Jun 2012
Voters Want Real Labor Values
Tony Abbott is dishonest about Labor's big-picture issues and the PM can't sell her own success. Even so, there's still enough 'reality' out there for Labor to win, writes Ben Eltham
Nsw Politics
13 Jun 2012
A Tough Budget With Added Pork
Barry O'Farrell and Mike Baird followed the global austerity model when they put together this Budget - big spending cuts, job losses, and loads of pork. We wrap the coverage
Queensland
13 Jun 2012
The Happy Clappers Who Run Queensland
The power of the Christian Right in Queensland was confirmed today when Campbell Newman announced he would roll back the laws on civil unions for same-sex couples, writes Chrys Stevenson
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Federal intervention is the last defence against environmental vandalism by the states - so why is the Gillard Government giving up its powers? Reform should protect our natural treasures, not destroy them, writes Greens Senator Larissa Waters
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Several West Papuan activists have been murdered this month and many have been forced to flee their homes. Witnesses say Indonesian security forces are responsible - but no one is listening in Jakarta, reports Alex Rayfield
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The Egyptian presidential election is imminent and the fallout from the Mubarak trial is far from settled. Austin Mackell reports from Cairo on the tense post-revolutionary transition
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Bob Carr's trip to Burma has shown promising signs but now is not the time to throw open the gates to foreign investment. Closer ties with Burma must benefit the people, not the regime, writes Myint Cho
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Richie Finau is a former rugby player turned Mixed Martial Arts champion. In our latest Matilda Snapshot, Mohamed Taha talks to him about what really goes on in the Octagon - and clears up a few misconceptions about the sport
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The job figures are in, and to everyone's surprise they're pretty good. Pats on the back all round, except in Joe Hockey's office, writes Ian McAuley
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Striking Fairfax journalists deserve our sympathy – but the market doesn't care about quality journalism. The sad truth is it makes sense for the company to outsource, writes Ben Eltham
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Tony Abbott is dishonest about Labor's big-picture issues and the PM can't sell her own success. Even so, there's still enough 'reality' out there for Labor to win, writes Ben Eltham
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Julian Assange has lost his appeal in the Supreme Court of the UK, but a disputed issue of procedural fairness may be a glimmer of hope, writes Paul Farrell
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The Gillard government has razored defence spending and commissioned a new defence white paper for 2013. Say goodbye to Kevin Rudd's defence legacy, writes Ben Eltham
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Expelling Syrian diplomats from Australia over the al Houla massacre assumes the Assad regime is to blame. The Syrian situation is too complex to act without evidence, writes Joseph Wakim
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Members of a new student group at Sydney Uni say they just want a reasonable debate on abortion - and they've provoked a furious reaction. Catriona Menzies-Pike reports on the rise of non-sectarian, feminist pro-lifers
