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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why freezing out Fatima Payman wouldn’t look good for Labor
Payman is not the first young woman of colour to have crossed the establishment and sparked fury. And there will be more like her in the party’s future.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Barnaby Joyce quits alcohol, loses 15kg after infamous night he barely remembers
Colleagues say the firebrand has never been sharper having lost 15 kilograms, partly through runs around Canberra’s northern suburbs and playing touch footy.
- by Paul Sakkal
Rate rises hit the jobs market as ‘help wanted’ signs disappear
The Reserve Bank has said it wants to bring down inflation and keep the jobless rate as low as possible. Now job vacancies are starting to fall sharply.
- by Shane Wright
A budget forever in the red: Beating bracket creep will cost billions
Without big spending cuts or tax increases, the budget faces “forever” deficits if governments try to deliver further tax cuts to working Australians.
- by Shane Wright
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It took ‘creative nous’: Rudd on behind-the-scenes efforts to secure Assange release
His comments came as the opposition accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of giving Assange, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, an overly warm welcome.
- by Matthew Knott
Wong on Payman: She should vote with us, like I had to on gay marriage
Penny Wong has rebuked senator Fatima Payman for crossing the floor, with the foreign minister pointing out she had had to vote against same-sex marriage before Labor changed its position.
- by James Massola
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Assange saga
Assange, hero or villain? Either way, Albanese is keeping his distance
Now Julian Assange is free, a huge divide remains about whether he is right to insist on the unfettered release of information.
- by David Crowe