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The Latest Breaking News from Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott’s fun new friends, Julian Hill’s fun gift, Julie Bishop’s fun revisionism

Tony Abbott gives his time to anti-vax stars, Julie Bishop is once again met more than halfway by the media, and a curious declaration of interest.

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Abbott wanted zero women: Bishop

Julie Bishop has alleged that Tony Abbott wanted no women in his 2013 cabinet, Australia ‘alarmed’ by Israel’s dismissal of Zomi Frankcom’s death, and Bridget McKenzie wanted heaps more cash for sports rorts.

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Morning Mail: voters back radical housing policies, ‘sports rorts’ documents revealed, total solar eclipse

Guardian Essential poll sends warning; millions gather in North America to catch glimpse of moon blocking out the sun

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It’s time to change how we talk about the climate

Crikey readers have a few tips for journalists — and politicians — on how to talk about the risks of a warming planet.

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Confected outrage, wacky war crimes and more from a long, long weekend

The right makes up yet another reason to get angry at Joe Biden. Plus some interesting contrasts in the reporting of Newspoll, and plenty more in this week’s Tips and Murmurs.

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Scott Morrison absent as Cook Liberals sharpen knives over parachuting saga

The selection of an outsider in Morrison’s safe seat of Cook with the backing of party bigwigs has angered local Liberals.

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Make Australia afraid again: must we have our own Trump moment for Peter Dutton to become PM?

In a new Quarterly Essay, Lech Blaine profiles the leader of the opposition. In this extract he considers the former Queensland policeman’s chances of getting the top job

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‘A big boys’ club’: senior Liberal women fight to solve the party’s gender problem

The preselection of Simon Kennedy in Cook has fanned fears about lack of balance – with more men set to replace retiring female MPs

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The Spying MP: If we’re talking about MPs and foreign powers, the list is VERY long

Who is the MP said to have been compromised by a foreign power? Crikey doesn’t know, but we do know that many MPs have had extensive dealings with foreign governments.

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Fear and loathing rule Australia’s ‘angry’ media landscape

As we muddle through the complexities of the 21st century, progress appears to be stifled by a media keen on angering its audience rather than informing it.

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Taylor Swift's reach is limitless. Even Aussie politics isn't immune

Think Swift's catalogue has nothing to do with politics? Think again.

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We came of age during the Nemesis years — of course we’re turning away from major parties

For almost a decade there was no substantial policy debate for young voters to unpack. Now, we’re deciding elections.

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Let’s talk about… tax, baby

The Australian media’s love of conflict and willingness to kowtow to vested interests have prevented us from having a serious conversation about tax reform. That needs to change.

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Can you replace News Corp’s columnists with AI?

News Corp is very proud of its push for AI in newsrooms. But what does it mean for the job prospects of people like Andrew Bolt and Peta Credlin?

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Morrison’s women problem

Former PM Scott Morrison has been criticised for his attitudes towards women on ABC’s Nemesis, and Shane Drumgold’s case against the ACT government begins today.

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That was then, this is now: Tony Abbott’s changing tune on China

Tony Abbott wants a more aggressive posture towards China. It is distinctly at odds with his views when he was prime minister.

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The office commute: The journalists that went to the dark side

Katharine Murphy’s departure from Guardian Australia ruffled feathers, but she’s not alone in crossing over to politics from the media.

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Dutton blew his ‘tax reform’ cobra strike. But what about a python squeeze?

Dutton has been gifted a rare political opportunity. So far he’s blown it.

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Was Peta Credlin correct in defending the Abbott government’s election promises?

‘The 2014 budget did not break election promises,’ says Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff. Hmmm…

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Abbott became ‘a very dangerous PM’: Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull started thinking then-PM Tony Abbott was ‘a very dangerous prime minister’ when he considered sending troops to Ukraine after the 2014 MH17 disaster, and there are fewer rental properties on the Australian market than ever before.

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Booing the PM: did Anthony Albanese fall victim to an Australian sporting ‘tradition’?

Prime minister is the latest to cop jeers at a major event, this time the Australian Open. History suggests he won’t be the last

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The rich Australian history of booing PMs

Are boos for the PM a sign that the recently announced tax changes have backfired on Labor? Or simply the sturdiest tradition Australia has?

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Former senator Eric Abetz wins pre-selection in Tas

Former senator Eric Abetz has won the backing of Tasmanian Liberals for preselection at the upcoming state election.

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A taxonomy of tax cut takes: How the stage three changes played across Australian newspapers

Crikey takes a look at how Labor’s stage three tax cuts flip has played in the nation’s media.

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Child-rearing to retina-searing: Scott Morrison’s greatest hits

Tips and Murmurs bids a fond farewell to a man who gave us so very much over the years.

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