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Just what exactly is a special envoy anyway?

Philip Ruddock, Barnaby Joyce and Tony Abbott have all been ‘special envoys’ in recent years. But what does the job actually involve?

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Russia Faces Accountability For MH17 Tragedy After 10 Years

Relatives of MH17 victims gather in Australia to mark 10th anniversary. Ongoing conflict in Ukraine blamed for tragedy. Australia seeks justice from Russia.

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Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives

Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine have gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives

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Abbott calls for Putin apology on MH17 anniversary

A decade after the downing of flight MH17 Tony Abbott says responsibility lies with Vladimir Putin, who should pay compensation to the families of the victims.

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Albanese urges vigilance in wake of Trump shooting

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is concerned about an increase in threats levelled at MPs.

AAP

Mining giant to cut 700 jobs – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

From broad church to narrow cult: Peter Dutton’s ‘Hansonisation’ of the Liberal Party

The Liberal Party has fully embraced the divisive right-wing populism past leaders worried would destroy it.

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Have nearly two weeks of Hunter coal protests won any hearts or minds?

'They do not have the majority support of the public'

Newcastle Herald

View from The Hill: Paul Keating labels Dutton a ‘charlatan’ as nuclear debate gets down and dirty

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has entered the nuclear debate, with a vitriolic attack describing Peter Dutton as “a charlatan”, “wicked and cynical” and “an inveterate climate change denialist”.

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On climate, Dutton is officially worse than Abbott. Why doesn’t the press gallery care?

Peter Dutton having a worse climate policy than Tony Abbott, or proposing one of Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects, should be receiving far more attention than it’s getting.

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Unfriendly fire: famous fights and sledges between Australian politicians supposedly on the same side

Faction v faction or just a personality clash, some of Auspol’s most unforgettable spats have been between members of the same party

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s energy plan to cost $97 billion as we wait for nukes to lumber into action

Australia is facing a $97 billion bill for Peter Dutton’s energy policy — on generous assumptions, that is.

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Peter Dutton hits the lead

The opposition is leading Labor in a number of key metrics according to a new poll, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang says the relationship between Australia and China is ‘back on track’.

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Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy

In his assault this week on the Albanese government’s climate policy, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days.

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Axes still swinging at News Corp, some wacky OAMs, and a stupid white bastard trademark bid

Plus: real estate agent seeks donations from tenants to help the homeless!

AAP

Climate groups take aim at Dutton call to scrap target

Peter Dutton's pledge to scrap an emissions target would leave Australia in the dust of the race to stop global warming, climate groups and the government say.

Crikey

Finally, the government has helped Julian Assange. Well, the Abbott government

Tony Abbott’s campaign against asylum seekers has ended up playing an important role in Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition to the United States.

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A fight made in Australia: Time to manufacture our own Aussie culture wars!

It’s time to end Australia’s reliance on imported cultural conflict and become a ‘Fight Made In Australia’ culture war superpower.

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What’s a leak? What’s a drop? Australia’s scoop doyenne Sam Maiden weighs in ahead of the budget

‘Journalists who don’t break stories think everything is a drop.’

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Tetelestai, ScoMo? How our happy-clappy ex-PM put his faith in pills

‘We pretty much hated Morrison for being utterly different to us. We will never forgive him for being more or less the same.’

Crikey

Australia could capitalise off manufacturing — but we’re behind the eight ball

‘Australians have, decade following decade, proven themselves capable of design and innovation to the equal or better of any nation across a multitude of products.’

Crikey

Sliding doors on a submarine: If only Abbott had succeeded on Japanese boats

Tony Abbott wanted to buy Japanese-made conventional submarines in 2015. If he’d been allowed to, we’d have a fleet by now.

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Australia’s worst minister and worst bureaucrats to get $10 billion more to play with

Can Richard Marles and the Department of Defence be trusted with $10 billion a year extra in spending? The answer is already no.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson and Tony Abbott: the double act you knew you never needed

Needy former UK PM visibly struggled when some of Abbott’s (bonkers) points drew a bigger cheer than his at rightwing event

Crikey

US considers dropping Assange charges

Julian Assange might have his charges dropped by the US, Dutton criticises Wong’s comments on Palestinian statehood, and NSW ICAC ditches its investigation into Tim Crakanthorp.

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