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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd posted to Washington as Australia's new US ambassador

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will be sent to Washington DC as Australia's new ambassador to the US.

ABC News

The Prime Minister's Literary Awards have proved contentious, but this year's winners are worth celebrating

The winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced this morning at a ceremony in Launceston. This year’s shortlists presented a challenge for the judges, who selected 30 titles from more than 540 eligible entries.

The Conversation

Hiding in plain sight: the media scramble to colour in the Albanese outline

Katharine Murphy’s new Quarterly Essay attempts to understand the prime minister and the political influences that shaped him.

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Penny Wong's Washington DC speech to focus on US engagement with Asia and avoiding conflict with China

Senator Wong will urge the Biden administration to ramp-up economic engagement with Asia, while pressing Beijing to back Mr Biden's call for "guardrails" to avoid potential US-China conflict.

ABC News

Australia’s first nuclear submarines should be built in the US, Andrew Hastie says

‘There’s too much risk in doing it on our own,’ says shadow defence minister citing immediate need for ‘hard power’

The Guardian - AU

Teal voters at 2022 federal election were largely 'tactical', not disaffected Liberals, says a new Australian National University study

The same university study finds Scott Morrison the least popular leader since they started measuring popularity more than three decades ago.

ABC News

Partner of detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei hopeful of ‘compassionate and speedy resolution’

Nick Coyle said it was positive that prime minister Anthony Albanese and foreign minister Penny Wong had raised her case with their Chinese counterparts

The Guardian - AU

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The Albanese government has pushed through with its workplace reforms and they will now pass the Senate with the backing of independent Senator David Pocock, and former PM Scott Morrison could be censured by Parliament over his secret ministries.

Crikey

Victoria election 2022 report card, week four: a debate, the challenge for pollsters and the sprint to the finish line

Three guest panellists give their verdict on how the parties performed in the final week of the campaign

The Guardian - AU

Kevin Rudd speaks in Newcastle about avoiding war between the United States and China

"It has become so dangerous that anything could happen any day," he said.

Newcastle Herald

Victoria having Labor pains

A new poll has Victorian Premier Dan Andrews losing ground to the Liberals’ Matthew Guy as preferred premier, and former PM Kevin Rudd warns there are just five years to prevent war with China.

Crikey

John M. Crisp: The election was a modest victory for democracy

Adjacent essays in the current issue of Foreign Affairs ably depict America’s two primary international competitors.

Tribune News Service

Five years of care required on China: Rudd

Kevin Rudd says Australia needs to increase diplomatic engagement with China, saying the next five years will determine whether there's conflict in the region.

AAP

Dan Repacholi says 'no mining tax' but Anthony Albanese refers to 'extraordinary profits'

Labor looks to lift tax from coal, gas sectors

Newcastle Herald

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The Guardian - AU

Kevin Rudd accuses News Corp of ‘dog-whistling’ over reporting of Daniel Andrews

Former prime minister and media academics criticise reports, but Jeff Kennett says questions are ‘fair play’

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Standing up to the bullies sets a welcome precedent on workplace relations

When it comes to strident political hyperbole, few can match the Liberals’ workplace relations shadow minister Michaelia Cash.

The Guardian - AU

Kevin Rudd complaint questions why News Corp did not need to register under foreign influence scheme

Exclusive: Attorney General’s Department dismissed criticisms, prompting a Rudd staffer to claim it was operating a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy

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Queensland Labor backs Rudd push for media diversity probe

At the weekend, the Queensland Labor Party became the third branch to back the idea of a royal commission-style probe into media ownership in Australia.

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese hits back at business groups’ threats to run anti-industrial relations bill ad campaign

Prime minister says the millions of dollars that would pay for the campaign could be used by companies to ‘pay workers better’

The New Daily

Anthony Albanese plays the long game

The sobriety of Budget 2022 reveals much about the political evolution of Anthony Albanese, Matthew Franklin writes.

Newcastle Herald

Kevin Rudd coming to Newcastle to discuss The Avoidable War and everything else

The Newcastle Writers Festival is bringing former prime minister Kevin Rudd to Newcastle on November 22. Rudd will be promoting his book, The Avoidable War, subtitled The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China, on November 22 in a NWF event hosted by the Matt…

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Politics of future budgets likely to get harder for Albanese government

When Kevin Rudd made Bill Shorten parliamentary secretary for disabilities in 2007, the post was a good deal less than the high-profile new MP’s ambition for a ministry.

Crikey

Jerusalem shift angers Israel lobby, reveals Australia has its own foreign policy

Why is Israel angry that Australia is adhering to international law when it comes to the status of West Jerusalem?

The Conversation

Clive Hamilton's activism memoir wars with neoliberals, the 'naive' left and China

Clive Hamilton personifies the Australian progressive “public intellectual”. He’s a prolific author of opinion articles and books, concerned “to make a difference in the world” by persuading people to engage with “powerful ideas”.

The Guardian - AU

The Battleship Albanese is a paragon of calm but in the water lurks Dutton, looking for cracks in the armour

The government has achieved commendable milestones already thanks to the PM’s reset strategy. If only it could last

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