Politics
Federal
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Bandt digs in on attorney-general legal threat over Gaza protest comments
After Dreyfus said on Wednesday said the Greens had been “encouraging criminal damage”, Bandt only condemned protesters vandalising MP’s offices after repeated questions.
- by Olivia Ireland
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MPs fire up in question time
The government and opposition joined forces against Greens leader Adam Bandt over Gaza protests with question time turning into a shouting match.
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Skills shortage
Four in five foreign tradies knocked back from even applying for skilled visas
Dismay over the draft core-skills migration list has spread outside the building industry to other sectors who want a spot on the roster of needed occupations.
- by Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Political leadership
The mood on immigration is tinder dry and Dutton has lit a match
Politicians in strife, desperate to save their backsides, have often reached for dog whistles. But these days it’s a loudhailer.
- by Niki Savva
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Analysis
Household debt
Australians have been dipping into their piggy banks just to make ends meet
Growth at 0.1 per cent is abysmal. GDP per capita has fallen by 1.6 per cent since mid-2022. You don’t see that sort of fall outside a deep recession.
- by Shane Wright
Fury on the floor: Dutton and Albanese clash with Greens over Gaza protests
Greens leader Adam Bandt sought to condemn the government for being “complicit” in the invasion of Gaza but was shut down after Labor MPs branded him a “fraud” and a “liar”.
- by David Crowe