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Replace the other mob and change nothing: Welcome to modern Australian politics
Governing is mostly doing running repairs, but inevitably a time comes when the problems have accumulated to the point where our systems need to fully refresh. This is one of those times.
- by Shaun Carney
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‘Make more things here’: PM pledges mammoth help for new industries
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will put a new law to federal parliament that promises a “future made in Australia” in a bid to define the economic agenda at the next election.
- by David Crowe
Plibersek swamps Victoria on Murray Darling water buybacks
The federal government will push ahead with unpopular water buybacks from farmers despite Victoria opposing the move in a bid to complete the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
- by Mike Foley
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Wong’s Palestine remarks had all the substance of a cloud
Penny Wong made no proposal. There was no plan. It was simply a restatement of Australia’s long-standing position. So what was it for?
- by Peter Hartcher
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Wong’s Palestine call was ‘most reckless foreign policy in decades’: Dutton
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s comments on Palestinian statehood have been welcomed by pro-Palestine advocates, but infuriated pro-Israel groups and the opposition.
- by Matthew Knott and Paul Sakkal
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Immigration
Backlash over visa ban as Coalition moves to soften ‘inhumane’ Labor law
The Albanese government is facing pressure from a growing number of concerned Labor MPs about laws the party tried to rush through parliament last month.
- by Angus Thompson and Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Wong’s challenge is not the domestic politics, it is the international reality
Penny Wong has, with great care, set out a clear case for a Palestinian state. The argument is utterly rational but totally incendiary.
- by David Crowe
Beefed-up competition watchdog to sink teeth into big mergers
The largest changes to the laws governing business mergers will be unveiled on Wednesday as the government seeks to make the economy more competitive.
- by Shane Wright