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Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash both backed a One Nation motion condemning the use of medical treatment for transgender children.
Gender

Two federal ministers back One Nation motion calling for ‘wait-and-see’ treatment for transgender children

Attorney-General Michaelia Cash and National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Linda Reynolds were among 21 Coalition senators who supported the motion after the government granted its members a conscience vote.

  • by Rachel Clun
Home schooling due to COVID could leave a “lost generation” of young people, the OECD has warned.
Coronavirus pandemic

COVID’s ‘lost generation’: OECD warns of long-term impact of remote learning

  • by Shane Wright and Monica Attia
Many Australians are in no rush to decide their verdicts on Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese in a pandemic that has a long way to go.
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Australia votes

Voters mark down Scott Morrison on performance, amid concerns over health

  • by David Crowe
The Resolve Political Monitor only a small drop in the number of people who say they are hesitant about getting the coronavirus vaccine.
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Coronavirus pandemic

Vaccine concerns ease, but only slightly, as 26 per cent say unlikely to get jab

  • by David Crowe
Labor resources spokesperson Madeleine King
Waste

Nuclear waste deal in sight after Labor agrees to negotiate

  • by David Crowe

Opinion & Perspectives

We have a legal and moral obligation to allow Biloela girls to stay

Dr Jerry Nockles

I have plucked asylum seekers from the ocean and believe Kopika and Tharunicaa Murugappan deserve to be settled in Australia immediately.

Photograph of Biloela sisters shows power of an image over words

Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly

The photograph of a five-year-old comforting her crying younger sister in a hospital bed spread around Australia - perhaps because of what it was missing.

Honours list inches towards gender balance, but we’re not there yet

The Herald's View
The Herald's View

The Queen’s Birthday Honours is an opportunity for us to acknowledge those who have helped to make our nation and its communities better.

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Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash both backed a One Nation motion condemning the use of medical treatment for transgender children.
Gender

Two federal ministers back One Nation motion calling for ‘wait-and-see’ treatment for transgender children

Attorney-General Michaelia Cash and National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Linda Reynolds were among 21 Coalition senators who supported the motion after the government granted its members a conscience vote.

  • by Rachel Clun
Home schooling due to COVID could leave a “lost generation” of young people, the OECD has warned.
Coronavirus pandemic

COVID’s ‘lost generation’: OECD warns of long-term impact of remote learning

But researchers note reading to children at home can improve literacy outcomes, which in turn boost ongoing skill levels as they became adults.

  • by Shane Wright and Monica Attia
Priya and Nades Murugappan and their Australian-born children, Tharnicaa and Kopika, in a photo taken during their court fight to remain in Australia.
Immigration

Biloela family released and allowed to live in Perth community

  • by Katina Curtis
Labor resources spokesperson Madeleine King
Waste

Nuclear waste deal in sight after Labor agrees to negotiate

  • by David Crowe
The Resolve Political Monitor only a small drop in the number of people who say they are hesitant about getting the coronavirus vaccine.
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic

Vaccine concerns ease, but only slightly, as 26 per cent say unlikely to get jab

  • by David Crowe

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