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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.

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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.

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'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.

Newcastle Herald

'I felt betrayed': Labor accused of racism and cover-up on bullying claims

Newcastle's Tahlia Kelso reveals why she left the Labor party.

Newcastle Herald

Grattan on Friday: have we heard the CFMEU’s last hurrah or seen the start of its trench warfare?

In one of those paradoxes of politics, a government that has delivered in spades to the union movement finds itself in a bare-knuckle fight with the country’s most militant industrial organisation.

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The AUKUS submarine deal has been exposed as a monumental folly. Is it time to abandon ship?

The good news, perhaps, is that it is difficult to imagine the nuclear-powered submarines will ever arrive. The bad news is we will still have to pay the Americans and the British in the meantime.

Crikey

'Union Power': Hunter CFMEU supporters rally against government takeover

Hunter union members throw support behind CFMEU.

Newcastle Herald

The AUKUS submarine deal has been exposed as a monumental folly – is it time to abandon ship?

Nautical metaphors are irresistible, I’m afraid, when talking about Australia’s seemingly endless submarine saga. But as investigative journalist Andrew Fowler makes clear in Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty, his excellent and excoriating analysis of the genesis of the AUKUS pact, there isn’t much room for levity otherwise.

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NSW Labor quietly killed off investigation into Newcastle bullying claims

Labor's Cr Liz Adamczyk linked to 'politically motivated' attack.

Newcastle Herald

A Labor factional war is dictating Australia’s foreign policy

The Labor Right is on the march against Albo. Crushing the CFMEU was part of it. Then a TWU civil war. And a massive submarine bill.

Crikey

Grattan on Friday: it’s good to put administrators into the CFMEU – but how do you prevent future crops of bad apples?

Former leading Canberra press gallery journalist, Laurie Oakes, now retired, had a cut-through question about the government’s response this week to the CFMEU crisis.

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Forrest says Fortescue still committed to hydrogen despite job cuts – as it happened

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WA Labor multicultural group in revolt over treatment of Fatima Payman

Exclusive: Two officeholders quit, with one claiming the party has ‘become a spineless jellyfish’

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John Setka, the CFMEU and the fine art of capturing a state government

State Labor governments are vulnerable to capture by trade unions. The CFMEU’s capture of the Andrews government in Victoria is a perfect demonstration.

AAP

'Devastating' allegations force NSW hand against CFMEU

The NSW government is moving to force an independent administrator on the CFMEU's state construction arm, mirroring a push from its federal Labor counterpart.

Crikey

Yes, Labor should ditch its caucus rules — if it wants to avoid becoming a shrinking cult

Arguing for the affirmative in this week’s Friday Fight: columnist Rachel Withers.

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Crikey readers on Labor and the division caused by the Payman saga

Some view the responses to Fatima Payman quitting Labor as ‘extremely poor and one-sided’. Others ask, ‘What is the issue here?’

Crikey

What does The Muslim Vote’s success in the UK mean for Labor here?

Its campaign helped four seats in the UK flip to endorsed independents. A repeat performance in Australia could threaten two Labor ministers.

Crikey

A timeline of leaks by ‘senior Labor figures who asked not to be named’

With the help of various journalists, Labor figures have had a lot to say about now-independent Senator Fatima Payman. We just don’t know who.

Crikey

The secret sources the media use to spice up the political narrative of their choice

Media organisations like News Corp have mastered the art of the anonymous insider quote. But who does that sort of journalism really serve?

The Guardian - AU

Fatima Payman’s exit reveals ‘chasm’ between Labor and traditional base over Palestine, party insiders say

Senator’s departure disappointing to ‘thousands of rank-and-file ALP and union members and Labor supporters’

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View from The Hill: Labor will only harm itself by a silly attempt to discredit Payman

Labor would do well to draw a line under its loss of Senator Fatima Payman from its ranks, instead of taking more pot shots to try to discredit her.

AAP

Winter-break headache as Labor hones re-election pitch

Labor and the coalition will use a month-long break from parliament to refine their respective pitches to voters as a possible year-end election looms.

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