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Albanese to announce social media age ban

Labor is planning on introducing a minimum age for access to social media, and Clare O’Neil highlights the ‘total despair’ of young people trying to find affordable housing.

Crikey

'Not happy, Andrew!': Barr lookalike revealed in Libs ad

The party has riffed on a popular Australian advertisement.

The Canberra Times

Racism and racism-adjacent politics: Why Dutton is different

Both sides of politics have exploited racism over the past 50 years. But Peter Dutton is unusual among the recent generation of politicians in displaying overt racism.

Crikey

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Australia helped bring peace to Timor-Leste – but that doesn’t absolve it of a long appeasement of Indonesia

The Howard government promoted itself 25 years ago as the people’s champion while at the same time affording Jakarta diplomatic cover for militia violence

The Guardian - AU

Ta-ta, Bill Shorten, the coming man always and the great never was

Twice opposition leader, the retiring minister is a victim of the supreme paradox of ambition: the greater the height, the further the fall.

Crikey

Senate committee told foreign student cap would ‘gut’ private education sector – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Federal Liberals gaffe NSW takeover

The federal Liberal Party has stumbled at the first hurdle of its takeover of the party’s NSW division, and John Howard has criticised Jim Chalmers’ comments about interest rates and the RBA.

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John Howard ‘left of Albanese’ on gambling reform, Costello declares as Labor ditches watchdog

Chief advocate of the Alliance for Gambling Reform says government failed to deliver the late Peta Murphy’s three most important recommendations

The Guardian - AU

Sirius House losing its 'controversial' moniker in a private renaming ceremony

APS office is getting its new name, but the public is not invited.

The Canberra Times

Anderson’s exit can be a reset at the ABC. It must start with Radio National

Radio National should be the centre of national culture, not drifting in the margins. Guy Rundle has some ideas on how to set things right at the station.

Crikey

NT election: promises for Indigenous people buckle under history’s weight

First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people.

The Conversation

The remarkable diversity of people who think gambling ads are out of control

From current Labor MPs, to former PMs and premiers, to major players in the gambling industry itself, there’s a broad coalition of people who think gambling advertising should be more strictly regulated.

Crikey

NT intervention 'totally justified', former PM says

Former prime minister John Howard has defended the NT intervention after the territory's police chief apologised to Indigenous people over the force's actions.

AAP

‘Even his cruellest lines had a certain wit and elegance’: Crikey readers on the barbs to add to our Paul Keating Sledge-O-Meter

Plus are Scott Morrison’s sob stories an ‘own goal’ for Linda Reynolds defamation claim against Brittany Higgins?

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Crikey

Warm lettuce to desiccated coconut: Paul Keating’s greatest hits ranked on our Sledge-O-Meter™

Is it just warm lettuce, or are they being done slowly? Enjoy Crikey’s definitive ranking of Paul Keating’s slams.

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Calls For Historic Bans On Gambling Ads Are Growing — Here’s What The Government Is Doing

The Labor Government is facing calls to ban all gambling ads in the country, and will propose a policy soon. Here's what you need to know.

Crikey

Labor defends partial gambling ad ban

Labor says it’s helping free-to-air media survive by not backing a total gambling ad ban, and Fatima Payman is leading the charge of independent candidates in heartland Labor seats.

Crikey

Howard urges Albanese: Pick a fight I always ducked when I was in office

Politicians might find the courage to fight the media after they leave politics, but it’s a different story when they’re in office.

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Pressure builds for gambling ad ban

As Australians continue to lose more to gambling than any other country in the world, pressure is mounting on both sides of politics to reform the sector.

The Guardian - AU

John Howard, Malcolm Turnbull and former premiers join call for ban on gambling ads

Former political leaders and prominent Australians sign open letter demanding action from Albanese government

The Canberra Times

Health to rename Sirius Building following staff concerns

The change will take effect next month.

Crikey

Anthony Albanese’s shifting stance on the Makarrata Commission is cowardly

What Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person could actually say we get a better deal when a Labor government is in power?

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 Conversation

Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old. We should celebrate how special it makes our democracy

For nearly 200 years, the notion of American political exceptionalism has had currency in the United States: it is an idea rooted in the nation’s status as the first modern republic. As we watch from afar, disturbed yet mesmerised by the latest chapter of violent political division in America, the…

Crikey

Dutton doesn’t realise importing US politics means the death of the Liberal Party

As the Liberal Party has moved to the right, compulsory preferential voting has enabled the moderate centre it once represented to find new candidates.

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