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PM quiet on if he raised navy incident with China

Labor said the incident had been raised ‘through the appropriate channels’, but has come under fire for keeping things under wraps until after the APEC summit.

Crikey

Chinese attack on navy ship divers 'dangerous': PM

The prime minister says an incident involving the Chinese military and Australian navy divers was appropriately and unequivocally raised with authorities.

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Penny Wong urges Israel to ‘listen’ to friends and warns world won’t ‘accept continuing civilian deaths’

Foreign minister’s call comes as six former prime ministers issue joint statement expressing solidarity with Jewish and Palestinian communities

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AUKUS discussions ‘of deep importance’ at Biden meeting

Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas crisis and a leadership crisis in the Republican Party, talks on Australia’s submarine deal continue apace.

Crikey

Asio boss says violent protesters will receive ‘full force of my agency’ – as it happened

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Farewell, Joe Aston: The hits, the scalps and the misses

He made you laugh, he made you wince, he made you wonder how the hell he didn’t get sued more often. Crikey looks back at the best and the worst of departing gossip columnist Joe Aston.

Crikey

Former PMs pour cold water on claims Anthony Pratt told them Trump’s US submarine secrets

A US news report claimed Donald Trump discussed secret US naval capabilities with the billionaire Australian businessman

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Keeping up with the Pratts: Billionaire’s influence goes far beyond Trump

Billionaire Anthony Pratt and his family have long been at the epicentre of business and politics in Australia — but their influence doesn’t stop there.

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Why Is Rupert Murdoch The ‘Most Dangerous Man In The World’ And Why Does His Retirement Matter?

Rupert Murdoch has announced he is stepping down from his head roles at Fox and News Corp, but why does it matter so much to everyone?

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Coming soon to Fox? Tony Abbott, the Australian former PM who said climate crisis was ‘absolute crap’

Rupert Murdoch hailed him as a ‘conviction politician’ but in Australia he is well known for accusations of misogyny and climate scepticism

The Guardian - AU

The Prime Ministerial peril of changing horses mid-stream

To lead Labour to victory again, Chris Hipkins would have to repeat the feat of one of New Zealand's greatest leaders Peter Fraser, writes John Bishop.

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Australian Assange delegation to meet with US politicians including RFK Jr

Many US politicians due to meet the group have expressed strong support for Assange. A reception with ambassador Kevin Rudd is planned as well.

Crikey

Asking Australia for an Indigenous voice isn’t new – it’s been a long and difficult struggle

An informed vote in the 2023 referendum requires an understanding of the history that has made it possible

The Guardian - AU

Modern prime ministers have typically left parliament soon after defeat. So why doesn't Scott Morrison?

With each passing month, Scott Morrison is developing into a post-prime-ministership peculiarity. Well over a year since voters cast him from power, he remains limpet-like in the House of Representatives, defying speculation that he is ready to quit parliament and trigger a byelection in his New South Wales seat of…

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Crikey

Climate report gets Albo all hot and bothered

Anthony Albanese has refused to release even a sanitised version of a report into how the climate crisis will affect national security, and has shunted responsibility for the move to block Qatar Airlines from operating more flights to Australia on to his Transport Minister Catherine King.

Crikey

‘Bureaucracies keep failing’: Rudd’s Apology co-writer says Albo should go concrete on Voice

Tim Dixon reckons it’s time for the PM to try to reach the ‘vast majority of people who are disengaged’ with politics.

The Conversation

Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down

March this year marked the 60th anniversary of a famous “gotcha” moment in 1963, when Labor leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy, Gough Whitlam, were photographed outside the Hotel Kingston in Canberra.

Crikey

Rudd can’t play chess, Matildas’ public holiday palaver and Trump’s uroboros moment

Looks like Kevin Rudd just might not know anything about chess. Read all about it, plus much more in Tips and Murmurs.

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PM won’t make journalist’s release a condition of trip – as it happened

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Canstruct’s $1.8bn boat comes in

A Queensland company owned by a family that has donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Liberal National Party was given a five-year $1.82 billion contract to operate refugee services on Nauru, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s springtime travel schedule points to an October 14 Voice to Parliament referendum.

The Guardian - AU

Kevin Rudd and the cat that got the queen: former PM unveils his official portrait

Rudd says he is anxious for the future of democracy and invokes Paul Keating as he reveals portrait full of symbols of his time in office

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s potential return to White House up to American people, says Kevin Rudd

Australian ambassador to US takes more diplomatic angle after previously saying Trump re-election could ‘fray’ support for US-Australia alliance

Crikey

‘Intertwined with government’: PwC helped revamp NSW Health then raked in $30m

NSW Greens say the big four firm’s restructure had turned NSW Health into a ‘consultant’s playground’.

Crikey

‘Kitchen Cabinet’, the limp dishrag of political interviewing, returns. Let’s reminisce

The ABC show is back for more cosy chinwagging with Australia’s worst people!

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‘Kitchen Cabinet’ returns. Will we see more classic moments like this?

The ABC show is back for more cosy chinwagging with Australia’s worst people!

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