Opinion
Labor’s voice failure won’t be forgotten at the ballot box
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s thoughtless decision to anchor rows of giant wind turbines off the coast is not the only reason Labor MP Meryl Swanson should start looking for another ...
Sacked WhatsApp minister ‘ousted after row with Labour Left’
Andrew Gwynne’s sexist and racist comments allegedly leaked following disagreement over Reeves’s pension scheme ...
Dreyfus blasts ‘disgusting’ opposition attempt to gag him on antisemitism
I do not need the leader of the opposition or any of those opposite to tell me what antisemitism is, or how seriously I ...
We don't need an inquiry into the caravan affair but we do need some answers
Michelle Grattan is a press gallery journalist and former editor of The Canberra Times. She is a professorial fellow at the ...
Flip-flops on both sides of politics as hate laws and civil liberties clash
The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they would otherwise abhor.
Opinion
Sound the alarm: ABC at risk of Coalition’s Trump-style policies
Parliament has yet to pass a law ensuring five-year funding for the ABC. That leaves the broadcaster at risk should the government change.
Grattan on Friday: we don’t need an inquiry into the caravan affair but we do need some answers
The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they’d otherwise abhor.
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Sound the alarm: ABC at risk
The ABC isn’t just another perceived wastrel on the government teat. It’s part of Oz culture. Is it safe if the government changes?
Dutton borrows from Abbott: ‘I won’t cut frontline public services’
Tony Abbott broke his 2013 promise of no cuts to health, education or the ABC. Peter Dutton just made a similar promise of no ...
Governments can’t control people’s thoughts, but they must try to stamp out hate speech
Recent proposals are the latest in a string of moves over the years to tackle the issue of free speech and hate speech. Condemnation is easy. Getting laws right is another matter.
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Florida’s Sheriff Gregory Tony’s case is set before state panel after judge urged reprimand
A state commission may rule later this week in the case of Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony, who has defended against accusations he violated state law ...