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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said several times he wants to resume talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping but has ruled out giving ground on a list of 14 grievances lodged by Chinese diplomats in November.

China relations

Most Australians blame China for poor relations but ambivalent about government’s approach: poll

The Lowy Institute’s annual poll shows trust in China has fallen to record lows and 56 per cent of Australians believe Beijing is more to blame than Canberra for tensions between the two.

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by Anthony Galloway

Andrea Lorenzon getting vaccinated in Hoppers Crossing

Coronavirus pandemic

Australia ‘flying blind’ without more vaccine data, experts say

by Rachel Clun and Lucy Carroll

Barnaby Joyce has returned to the Nationals leadership with David Littleproud as his deputy.

Nationals

Nationals plan to pay farmers to cut emissions in deal on net zero

by David Crowe

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during question time on Tuesday.

China relations

China warning: Joyce calls on MPs to prepare for end of Pax Americana

by David Crowe

Barnaby Joyce chats to Nationals colleague George Christensen during question time earlier this year.

Childcare

Mother of all battles: Joyce allies back stay-at-home parents over childcare subsidies

by Katina Curtis

Opinion & Perspectives

NSW must not delay return to surplus forever

The Herald's View

The Herald's View

Treasurer Dominic Perrottet is not planning to get the budget back in the black until 2024-25.

The $100b budget: no brakes on spending just yet

Matt Wade

Matt Wade

While the state has made a stellar economic recovery from the pandemic, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet will spend an additional 7.3 per cent in the next year and the forecast deficit will reach $8.6b.

Outrage at UN’s Barrier Reef warning a sideshow to climate catastrophe

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

The crowning glory of the world’s coral reefs is being torn apart by global warming but Australia’s anger over UN listing process doesn’t address the damage.

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Federal

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The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox

The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.

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Illustration: Matt Golding — 30 images

Best of cartoons

The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding

Illustrations by the artist from The Age.

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Letch opinion 11th Dec — 30 images

Best of cartoons

The latest illustrations from artist Simon Letch

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Simon Letch — 11 images

Best of cartoons

Best of cartoons, June 23, 2021

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said several times he wants to resume talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping but has ruled out giving ground on a list of 14 grievances lodged by Chinese diplomats in November.

China relations

Most Australians blame China for poor relations but ambivalent about government’s approach: poll

32 minutes ago
by Anthony Galloway

NSW

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet on Monday, as he repeated comments he had made previously and called for the federal government to tie reopening international borders to vaccination targets.

NSW budget

NSW budget 2021 LIVE updates: Dominic Perrottet declares state ‘dressed for success’ amid big splash on infrastructure, families

by Lucy Cormack, Jenny Noyes and Daniella White

*EMBARGOED TILL 12PM JUNE, 2021* NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet at the 2021 NSW budget lock up held in Martin Place, Sydney on June 22, 2021. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

NSW budget

Cash splash for families, schools as NSW finds its way out of pandemic recession

by Alexandra Smith, Tom Rabe and Lucy Cormack

Editorial

NSW budget

NSW must not delay return to surplus forever

The Herald's View

Parents and students outside Chatswood Public School.

NSW budget

Sydney to get its first new selective high school in 25 years

by Jordan Baker

Dominic Perrottet has delivered his fifth budget.

Analysis

NSW budget

The $100b budget: no brakes on spending just yet

by Matt Wade

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet delivers the 2021-22 NSW State Budget speech at NSW Parliament, in Sydney, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) AAP POOL PHOTO - Can be reused

NSW budget

Winners and losers in the NSW budget

by Lucy Cormack

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Victoria

Universities are struggling in light of COVID-19.

Opinion

Gender

Silencing transgender conversation leads us nowhere

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by Julie Szego

Victorian Parliament

Police union, opposition and lawyers demand protection of QR data

by Michael Fowler

Coronavirus pandemic

Police sought access to QR check-in data intended for contact tracing

by Michael Fowler

Queensland

Deputy Premier Steven Miles suggested the federal government could come up with a defence site possible of being transformed into a quarantine hub.

Coronavirus pandemic

Qld challenges federal government to suggest alternative quarantine site

by Felicity Caldwell

Euthanasia

Euthanasia laws must pass with a majority to avoid ‘rush’ to access scheme

by Felicity Caldwell

Electric cars

Shhhh, here come Brisbane’s first oh-so-quiet electric buses

by Tony Moore

Western Australia

The Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Western Australia.

Updated

Prisons

Banksia Hill ‘more violent than adult prisons’ as guard assaults spike

by Hamish Hastie and Peter de Kruijff

Trends

Is à la carte dining dead in the west?

by David Prestipino

Analysis

Coronavirus pandemic

Health director general knew about SafeWA breach of trust before WA election

by Peter de Kruijff

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