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‘A greater threat than Trump’
7:54AMSIMON BENSON in LIMAMalcolm Turnbull says Bill Shorten’s protectionist trade policies would send Australia back to the 1930s.
PM plea for those ‘left behind’
7:08AMSIMON BENSON, LIMAMalcolm Turnbull has warned of a new wave of protectionism as governments respond to communities in revolt.
Shimmying to a new world order
12:00AMGreg SheridanMalcolm Turnbull’s plan to engage the US president-elect is shared by many leaders around the world.
Elites smashed by ‘parochials’
12:00AMRobert ManneThe Left doesn’t get Donald Trump’s victory over political correctness.
Blame the thick, irrational mob
12:00AMBrendan O’NeillSneerers are disgusted with democracy for giving people a voice.
Compo cap for sex abuse doubled
12:00AMTESSA AKERMANThe Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne has doubled its compensation cap for victims of clergy sex abuse.
Dean thought police call ‘hoax’
12:00AMDAN BOXEx-Newcastle Anglican dean Graeme Lawrence denies being asked by his then archbishop on reports he abused children.
Robots help bring jobs back home
12:00AMJamie WalkerThe tide is turning against offshore manufacturing, but today’s smart factories barely need workers.
The road to chaos
12:00AMRichard FergusonWas Malcolm Turnbull’s dethroning of Tony Abbott worth the gamble?
Shimmying to a new world order
Malcolm Turnbull’s plan to engage the US president-elect is shared by many leaders around the world.
Elites smashed by ‘parochials’
The Left doesn’t get Donald Trump’s victory over political correctness.
Trump opens doors to distraction
The president-elect’s ‘forgotten people’ formula is being cynically exploited here.
Trump agenda a basis for growth
Hopefully, diplomacy can avert a trade war with China that could harm Australian interests.
Populism no fix for insider cartel
Modern politics is caught between populism and a political insider class, neither of which is very palatable.
Taxpayers milked in cosy deal
Enterprise agreements between building giants and unions hit subcontract options.
National Politics
‘A greater threat than Trump’
SIMON BENSON in LIMAMalcolm Turnbull says Bill Shorten’s protectionist trade policies would send Australia back to the 1930s.
STATE POLITICS
Barnaby Joyce cops an earful
MICHAEL OWENSouth Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has threatened legal action over a deadlocked national water reform plan.
Nova Peris tops MP debt list
SEAN PARNELLEx-Labor senator Nova Peris left politics owing more than $6000 to the Finance Department and has a repayment plan.
OK by them in America
Chris KennyWe should all rejoice that offshore refugees could soon be off to the US.
Fear as union’s ex-boss bailed
SIMONE FOX KOOB, PAUL CLEARYDisgraced former union boss Derrick Belan has been released on bail after being charged with fraud.
SAS takes ‘dim view’ of illness
An SAS trooper who attempted suicide was intimidated in his hospital bed and later sent to “dust ornaments”.
Safe Schools ‘opt in’ choice advice
Stefanie BaloghParents in NSW should be able to choose whether their children “opt-in’’ to Safe Schools program, a state parliamentary committee has recommended.
The right to die with dignity
Andrew DentonThe baton passes to Victoria to be the only state to allow elective euthanasia.
‘Serious’ alarm at Rio scandal
BARRY FITZGERALD, MATT CHAMBERSMining giant Rio Tinto has come under attack from the World Bank over a $US10 million corruption scandal.
Northern songs
Victoria LaurieThe Pilbara’s rich cultural heritage is at the heart of an inspiring arts project.
Breakdown looms at river meeting
MEREDITH BOOTHMurray-Darling Basin states and the federal government have ‘pistols to each other’s heads’ over water flows.
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