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Saint or sinner? Australia split over Cardinal George Pell

Sydney (AFP) - In death as in life, Cardinal George Pell split opinion in Australia: while believers on Wednesday mourned the passing of a "great churchman", sexual abuse survivors said they would shed no tears.

AFP

Cardinal George Pell divides opinion in death as in life

Conservative politicians remember Pell as a ‘saint’ and a ‘martyr’, while others prefer to acknowledge victims of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church

The Guardian - AU

Cardinal George Pell, divisive Church leader, dies aged 81

Sydney (AFP) - Cardinal George Pell, a senior figure in the Catholic Church who was convicted and later cleared of sexual abuse in Australia, has died in Rome aged 81, a church official confirmed Wednesday.

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Politicians pay tribute to George Pell

The death of Cardinal George Pell has been largely met with silence in Labor ranks but former coalition politicians have praised his contribution to Australia.

AAP

Dutton’s letter demanding Voice detail fuels lies and division. Is anyone surprised?

The opposition leader’s letter to the prime minister ignores the reality of the Voice proposal — and even plans tabled by his own colleague.

Crikey

Big tech calls out Tony Abbott on a point of fact

Tony Abbott has accused tech giants of trying to control how Australians think and vote in a spat over the indigenous Voice referendum.

The New Daily

Putin’s got nothing on our defending champion: meet Crikey’s 2022 Arsehat of the Year

Scott Morrison, the best of the worst, has taken his last stab at winning the highest honour available — the Crikey Arsehat of the Year.

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Broken promises can be toxic for governments, so axing the stage-three tax cuts could be right but risky

It’s going to be a tough call – one of many that await the Labor government in 2023

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s naked politicking over power prices is as cynical as it is calculating

The opposition leader is determined to reheat the climate wars, via whatever means and whatever the costs to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s shrewd move on price caps saps all Christmas cheer from the Coalition

The Albanese government has boxed the LNP in: if it votes no it will be forever aligned with the bad guys who don’t care about the public.

Crikey

Katherine Deves, Portishead, and the glorious history of artists telling politicians to sod off

Katherine Deves’ run-in with Portishead’s Geoff Barrow last week is just the latest incident in a glorious history of political figures being told by their heroes to get lost.

Crikey

Government and opposition MPs to visit Taiwan as part of Australian parliamentary delegation

A delegation of six federal politicians from Labor and the Coalition will travel to Taiwan, but Anthony Albanese says politicians travelling to the island is not unusual.

ABC News

Brush with immortality for ex-PM Abbott

A portrait of former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott, by artist Johannes Leak, has been unveiled at Parliament House in Canberra.

AAP

Morning Mail: Child vaping surge prompts government crackdown, ‘crazy’ Covid fines, Morrison censure motion

In today’s newsletter: children were vaping nicotine without realising it; NSW urged to cancel more lockdown fines; Morrison on track for official censure

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Losers who lived: Matthew Guy is among the rare breed of opposition leaders given a second chance

Thrashed in 2018, the Liberal leader is hoping to find redemption in this weekend’s Victorian election – but the polls are not on his side

AAP

Morrison ministries 'corrosive' of trust

A report by former High Court judge Virginia Bell into Scott Morrison's secret self-appointment to multiple ministries has been handed to the government.

The Guardian - AU

How Albanese walked a tightrope of Labor division amid fears 43% emissions target would cost it the election

Exclusive: A fierce internal debate raged as Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen pushed for an ambitious climate policy for the 2022 election

Crikey

‘Wake-up call for cops’: pleas to address ‘over-policing’ as Sydney protester Danny Lim hospitalised in arrest

The attempted arrest of an elderly Sydney man peacefully protesting has been deemed ’emblematic’ of over-policing in NSW.

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Coalition’s China blunder — or how to get caught out on fair-weather xenophobia

Liberals complain that Labor is sending money to countries affected by climate change, when it boasted of doing the same thing itself.

Crikey

In praise of cervical cancer vaccine pioneer Ian Frazer, a scientist like few others

The 69-year-old scientist and former Australian of the Year is hanging up his white coat, ending a career that saved millions of lives.

ABC News

Vladimir Putin used to bring drama to global summits. Ukraine and fear of assassination will probably keep him from the G20

From Tony Abbott's "shirtfront" vow to wild press conferences with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin always brings drama to global summits. But this year, the risks are too great for him to leave the Kremlin unattended.

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Oil industry surrenders to white middle-class activism

The world's largest oil corporations have shut down due to a National Art Gallery protest described as "very, very Canberra".

The Conversation

Ross Garnaut thinks Australia can become a low-carbon superpower; Clive Hamilton is not convinced

Ross Garnaut is a big beast in the Australian climate policy world, and a Labor favourite since his days as economic adviser to Bob Hawke. His 2008 Climate Change Review shifted the dial on policy, encouraging the Rudd and Gillard governments to pursue carbon pricing laws. He fell out of…

Crikey

The Liberal Party faces two paths: moderate Liberalism or Republican extremism

Two states, two political parties, two different futures — how the NSW and Victorian Liberals are on divergent paths.

Crikey

Vale Peter Reith, a political and ideological warrior the Liberals need more of

The former Liberal minister might be recalled for scandals and crises, but he never lost his zeal for political battle with a purpose.

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