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The leader has been under increasing pressure on a number of fronts, chief among them the failure to disclose shares she held, prompting accusations of having a conflict of interest.
Chris Wallace’s book Political Lives entertains, but also does something far more valuable: it lights up the present by illuminating the past.
Across her long political career, Tanya Plibersek has learnt to fight for visionary policies, not merely espouse them.
This year’s release, from the cabinet records of 2002, is framed by two events of the previous year: the Tampa affair and 9/11.
Labor MP Daniel Mulino argues that the capacity of the state to undertake income redistribution has reached its limits, but that the need for social insurance continues to grow.
The hardest thing for an ageing government is to remake itself. On balance, last week’s developments in Spring Street represent the first step towards Victorian Labor performing that elusive feat.
Former ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey considers himself ‘a unique and successful politician’. Dennis Altman is not convinced.
Pre-Invasion, message sticks were sent between distant communities to maintain diplomatic relations. They demanded acknowledgement and mutual respect.
Given there have been so many ethical breaches from parliamentarians in recent years, instituting a code of ethics is worth considering.
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Communication, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Linguistic anthropologist, University of New England
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Emeritus professor of politics, Monash University
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Associate Professor of History, UNSW Sydney
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Indigenous knowledge bearer, Indigenous Knowledge
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Professorial Research Fellow, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
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Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
