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A hung parliament is all but certain. After months of interviewing the crossbench, here’s what I’ve learnt

‘While the political class might not be ready to accept that hung parliaments are here to stay, voters seem to be, with the major party vote continuing its long downward trajectory.’

Crikey

Meme-aganda: 2024 as told through 10 godawful ALP posts

It sure was meme-y under Albanese.

Crikey

Congress of cheesed-off unions could leave Labor scrambling for crumbs

‘Potentially historic’ moment looms at the ACTU meeting, as aggrieved unions threaten to direct support elsewhere

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Labor and Liberals will get double their public funding if ‘biased’ electoral rules are passed, Climate 200 says

ALP denies reforms rushed into parliament are designed to target Simon Holmes à Court and Clive Palmer

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition should avoid Don’s donations deal like the plague

Labor’s Don Farrell has put together a tempting offer for the Coalition — use campaign finance laws to kill off the teals, as well as Clive Palmer.

Crikey

So much for Greensland: Does Adam Bandt know why the Greens are stalling?

The Greens’ lacklustre results in Queensland have raised questions about the party’s strategy. Does Adam Bandt need to change his approach?

Crikey

View from The Hill: ‘identity politics’ has challenged the Labor Party to define its identity

Saturday’s Queensland result provides the latest evidence of the dual tugs on the modern Labor Party, coming from its different constituencies.

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Crunching the numbers on the Queensland election results, including silver linings for Labor

While this was undoubtedly a less-than-brilliant performance by the ALP, it could have been a lot worse.

Crikey

Devastating losses in regional Queensland show Labor is increasingly being consigned to the cities

ALP has done well in the urban south-east but was hit hard in the regions, bringing it in line with the federal party and other state branches

The Guardian - AU

Kevin Rudd had secret agreement with Julia Gillard to hand over power after two terms, new book claims

Political memoir by former factional boss Kim Carr also alleges Gillard used 'tricked-up’ polling funded by the mining industry to build case to oust rival

The Guardian - AU

Why has Trump accused the UK’s Labour Party of US election interference?

The US Republican presidential candidate has filed a legal complaint against UK’s governing party for meddling.

Al Jazeera

Read Trump campaign’s full complaint over Labour’s ‘foreign interference’ in US election

The letter, addressed to the electoral commission’s acting general counsel, was published onto Trump’s website on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Starmer insists he can have a ‘good relationship’ with Trump despite election ‘interference’ claim

After Trump campaign complaint, PM says Labour officials volunteering for Harris were ‘doing it in their spare time’ rather than in their official capacity

The Guardian - AU

Sorry, I'm not giving Big Brother a free ride

Letters and Short Takes: Monday, October 14, 2024

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Crikey

Tanya Plibersek has achieved ‘worse than nothing’ as environment minister

Pay attention and you might find a hidden message from one Crikey reader.

Crikey

Does Rebekha Sharkie understand her seat’s voting preferences?

The longtime crossbencher says her electorate would expect her to work with Peter Dutton. But when pressed on Mayo’s two-party-preferred swing to Labor, a few bizarre minutes unfolded.

Fortune

Tucker Carlson starts a nicotine-pouch company after deciding Zyn is 'not a brand for men'

Action follows a fallout with Zyn, the brand for which he was an unofficial spokesperson.

Newcastle Herald

Democratic cycle returns city to time-honoured tradition

Independent will in Newcastle forces council leadership change

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Crikey

Just like Hanson, Dutton’s racism is opportunistic and malleable

‘As inured as Muslims have become to Islamophobia in the years since the September 11 attacks, Dutton’s record is second only to fringe-dwellers like Fraser Anning and Pauline Hanson.’

Newcastle Herald

Paul Scott: The naked truth about Mad Monday and public nudity

'The Mad Monday behind closed doors has robbed fans.'

Crikey

In the shadow of the referendum, Dutton alone doesn’t shoulder the blame

‘Dutton’s racism is fresh in the minds of a lot of progressive people in this country,’ writes Celeste Liddle. ‘But can we honestly claim that Dutton not supporting the referendum was any more racist than what the ALP has done?’

Crikey

‘An exercise in revisionism’: Crikey readers correct the record on the 2009 CPRS

Plus, WA voters aren’t the ones being pandered to by the Albanese government — rather, Labor is courting the state of ‘Woodside Australia’.

Crikey

The Bill comes due: Shorten’s exit is the end of a quarter-century battle for Labor

The Albo-supporting Left and the Conroy-Marles Right have been taking Shorten’s outfit apart for months. Today they got him.

Crikey

Mezze, juice and calls for unity: Muslim Votes Matter campaign kicks off

Muslim community leaders have launched their campaign — and they have Labor-held seats in their sights for 2025.

Newcastle Herald

'Lipstick on a pig': Labor's backflip on bullying inquiry 'ignores' own policy, members say

Amid divide, one party member says people should stop bickering and focus on election.

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