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Andrew Hastie and the rise of the ‘Maga right’
Liberal MP Andrew Hastie’s hardline rhetoric on migration and manufacturing have led many to question whether the opposition frontbencher plans to pull his party to the right and go for the leadershi…
Published on 3 months ago
Paracetamol and Donald Trump’s medical myths
When the US president stood up at the podium and announced a link between autism and paracetamol, he sent alarm through the medical community and the public. Guardian science correspondent Hannah Dev…
Published on 3 months ago
Back to Back Barries: Palestine, Hastie and the rise of influencers
In their penultimate episode for the year, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry unpack an eventful week at the UN and look at how Australia is dealing with a new reality with the United States. They also di…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Newsroom edition: Trump’s war on truth reverberates in Australia
Anthony Albanese was at the United Nations this week, taking to the stage to call for unity in times of global conflict. But the headlines were dominated by Donald Trump, whose words told a much diff…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
The Race Discrimination Commissioner on the rise of the far right
The race discrimination commissioner, Giri Sivaraman, speaks to Nour Haydar about the recent spate of anti-immigration rallies, how he is ‘attacked all the time’ for calling out racism, and why some …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Optus under fire for triple-zero failure
On Thursday, Optus users across four states attempted to call for help – but they couldn’t get through. The 13-hour outage has been linked to three deaths and met with outrage. RMIT telecommunication…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Albanese formally recognises Palestine at the UN
On Monday, standing outside the UN headquarters in the US, Anthony Albanese announced Australia’s formal recognition of Palestine as a sovereign and independent state. Guardian Australia’s political …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Why some netballers are turning their backs on the sport
Netball is the highest-participation sport for women and girls in Australia, but with only a handful of spots available in the Super Netball – the world’s best professional league – it’s a hard-fough…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Matt Kean on Australia’s future in a climate crisis
The Albanese government has put a number on its climate ambition: a target of a 62-70% emissions cut compared to 2005 levels. It comes after the release of the national climate risk assessment, which…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Back to Back Barries: Trump, climate targets and a turn to One Nation
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the politics of climate policy after Anthony Albanese revealed Australia’s 2035 emissions target. They also discuss the prime minister’s failure to secure a defe…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago