Politics
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Labor clashes with Greens over war export claims
Labor rebuked the Greens after being asked to cancel a contract with Israeli company Elbit Systems, cited as proof Australia was “complicit” in the slaughter of Gazans.
- by David Crowe and Olivia Ireland
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University
Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7
- by Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
Iran seeks extradition treaty with Australia, despite vast differences
- by Matthew Knott and David Crowe
Opinion & Perspectives
A Labor diehard wants them to lose the next election. I can see why
Budget cuts, wars with unions and now a flirtation with privatisation have set off alarms about whether Labor can hold on to its heartland.
Annika Smethurst
State Political Editor
The Paris paradox: Why Albanese can’t send Shorten to France just yet
For months, the chatter about Bill Shorten being the next ambassador to France has bubbled up and then deflated like an old souffle. But it refuses to go away.
James Massola
National affairs editor
The Greens are playing with red paint over Gaza. It could stain their hands
The Greens have resorted to outright falsehoods amid an overheated Middle East debate – and it’s dangerous.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Federal
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University
Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7
Universities assured Education Minister Jason Clare they had measures in place to deal with antisemitism on campus within days of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
- by Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
Iran seeks extradition treaty with Australia, despite vast differences
Iran’s ambassador to Australia says Hamas should be viewed as a “resistance group” rather than a terrorist organisation, as it currently is under Australian law.
- by Matthew Knott and David Crowe
Victoria
Opinion
Political leadership
A Labor diehard wants them to lose the next election. I can see why
- by Annika Smethurst
New myki operator wants more money to run troubled system
- by Kieran Rooney and Patrick Hatch
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Victorian budget
Victoria set up an offset account to save money. Then it went into the red
- by Annika Smethurst
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Courts
Court short: New justice hub to sit empty after government cuts funding
- by Kieran Rooney
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Victorian budget
Births, Deaths and Marriages – and more? Victoria’s quiet review of its public assets
- by Broede Carmody and Sarah Danckert
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Victorian Parliament
Inside the push to steal – and keep – Victoria’s businesses
- by Kieran Rooney
New South Wales
Queensland
Perspective
Government
Queensland says it’s doing ‘everything’ it can to help with housing. But is it?
- by Matt Dennien
Western Australia
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Indigenous culture
Leaked letter reveals internal concerns about science on Australia’s next world heritage site
- by Hamish Hastie and Peter Milne
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Environmental protection
Perth Zoo, Rottnest trees felled as borer spreads through 88 suburbs
- by Hamish Hastie