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Dutton’s business lunch idea takes the piss out of the entire notion of worthwhile public policy

Peter Dutton’s proposal to bring back the long, taxpayer-subsidised business lunch is his dumbest idea yet.

Crikey

The power of incumbency? Not so much… the Sliding Doors of election dates

Australian political history is replete with examples of prime ministers who failed to use the power of dictating election timing for their own advantage.

Crikey

Welcome to Babel: new documentary charts the creation of painter Jiawei Shen’s three-storey magnum opus

When Jiawei Shen first came to Australia, he bought a copy of that great western ideological text, the Bible. The doctrine that had shaped his life until then had come from the writings of the great Marxist thinkers – Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and of course, Mao Zedong.

The Conversation

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Welcome to Trump’s trade war – where no one wins because everyone just pays more for things

Tariffs raise prices much like the GST – and like the GST it hurts people on low and middle incomes the most

The Guardian - AU

Kim Carr’s memoir is an elegy for older-style Labor politics. Only time will tell if it’s an elegy for the Labor project itself

The former senior minister seems nostalgic for a time when the ALP could rely on a large base of blue-collar workers and their families

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

King Charles, know this: Australians don’t hate the royals – we just wish you’d lose interest in us

It’s a bit awkward: Charles and Camilla are expecting us to bring out the bunting. Instead, they’ll meet with a wall of lazy republicanism, says Guardian Australia columnist Van Badham

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View from The Hill: Albanese would be better off if the story wasn’t ‘all about him’

Unless the government pulls up its political socks, Anthony Albanese could find himself spending a good deal of time in his spectacular new home, with its uninterrupted ocean views, sooner than he wishes.

The Conversation

Failure to launch: why the Albanese government is in trouble

It wasn’t meant to be like this.

The Conversation

Labor has been damned as ‘mired in mediocrity’ – and Albanese cannot risk a steady-as-you-go approach

Stung by criticism, the Albanese government has hit back – but knows radical policies could easily see it out of power

The Guardian - AU

Foreign student cap will lower living standards: unis

A higher education heavyweight says the major parties are undermining Australia's future prosperity for short term political gains by capping foreign students.

AAP

Tuesday’s rally for Australian farmers lists seven priorities – but the biggest two are nowhere to be seen

The last time the National Farmers’ Federation marched on Canberra politicians were carefully controlled.. This time the agenda looks more useful for politicians than farmers

The Guardian - AU

Pledge sinks in $192m to help keep Barrier Reef afloat

Run-off has threatened the Great Barrier Reef's plants and animal species for years, but this could change as the government funds water quality programs.

AAP

Young Hawke by David Day review – a gritty, disturbing addition to former prime minister’s story

The childhood roots of Bob Hawke’s adult bad behaviour are carefully examined in this biography of the often lionised figure

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New Andy Griffiths, Korean slow food and a frontier war epic: the best Australian books out in August

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Crikey

My flirtation with Murdoch only lasted two years before my moral compass became too dysfunctional

In this exclusive extract from his new book, Eric Beecher describes his first exposure to the subterranean world of media moguldom.

The Canberra Times

Brumbies flyer on verge of Olympic medal moment after lighting up Paris

Corey Toole has been lighting up Paris in his return to sevens.

Newcastle Herald

Enduring bond with trade unions 'Labor's Achilles' heel'

CFMEU scandal raises questions about Labor's historic links with trade unions

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Alleged crime links and the CFMEU: what to know about the political furore over the construction union

Cut off from Labor, criminal allegations and branches under independent administration. Inside the CFMEU’s dramatic week

The Guardian - AU

AFP asked to investigate CFMEU corruption allegations as ACTU suspends union’s construction and general division

Tony Burke’s request to federal police comes as he vows to ‘take action’ after Nine investigation into construction division of union

The Conversation

All ‘commit’ and no ‘disagree’: the real reason why Labor’s solidarity pledge is not working

The Australian Labor Party’s solidarity pledge is being widely sledged in the wake of Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from caucus.

The Canberra Times

What do a sandwich and a note from Bob Hawke have in common?

Sometimes, simple objects can tell us some amazing stories.

AAP

Pro-Palestine protesters shut down major intersection

Activists brought Melbourne to a halt by recreating the wreckage of a bomb site while hundreds more in Sydney called on the government to sanction Israel.

Pedestrian.tv

The 13 Electorates With The Highest Total HELP Debts In Australia Have Been Revealed

Data from the Parliamentary Library has revealed which of the 11 federal electorates have the highest total HELP debts in Australia.

AAP

Greens confirm Victorian leader's federal seat tilt

Samantha Ratnam is stepping down as Victoria's Greens leader as the party targets Bob Hawke's old seat of Wills at the next federal election.

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