The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.
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For Donald Trump and the Murdochs, the plan to secure US control of TikTok is a win-win – a social media mouthpiece ahead of the midterms, and for a bargain price.
Trump unveils ceasefire plan to end the war in Gaza. Timor-Leste backlash over government perks. Madagascar’s parliament dissolved amid deadly protests. Taliban blocks internet.
ANALYSIS: What the defence minister has tried to dismiss as a diplomatic non-event is a serious harbinger of what the US demands of Australia, particularly over AUKUS.
It has taken 13 years of advocacy to develop the new national code to address gender-based violence on campus and make universities accountable for the safety of students.
ANALYSIS: In its $2.5 billion deal to deport at least 280 people released from indefinite detention, the government shows its willingness to circumvent both the Constitution and human rights law.
As the NSW government considers backing the Shooters party on a bill that would ease restrictions on weapons, those close to the 1996 massacre warn against any move that could fuel the national surge in gun ownership.
Environment Minister Murray Watt rejects criticisms that he’s bowing to Western Australian interests on key reform, and wants to seize a window of opportunity to work with Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for a deal by the end of the year.
