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Politicians Jacinta Allan, Julia Gillard and Pauline Hanson have had very different experiences of sexism.

The misogyny coin buys less than it used to

Allegations of sexism no longer spark political movements. Voters’ focus is on something else.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness

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Richard Jones has been jailed for sexually assaulting a girl while he worked the Horizon Church in Sutherland.

Pentecostal predator had ‘lifetime free of punishment’ for Sydney child abuse

A former volunteer at former prime minister Scott Morrison’s church in Sydney has been jailed for sexually abusing a young girl 40 years ago.

  • Amber Schultz
Political strategist Isaac Levido says “tech divergence” is sharpening voter expectations and intensifying frustration with government delivery.

‘Uber in 90 seconds, health appointment in nine months’: Why voters are turning to populists

Campaign mastermind Isaac Levido says the rise of Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson is not an unexpected phenomenon, but a direct consumer backlash against sluggish governments.

  • Rob Harris
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles are expected to meet again at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore..

Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Some say Australia’s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving a second-hand model with 200,000 kilometres on the clock.

  • Clinton Fernandes
Former prime minister Scott Morrison.

Scott Morrison backs new AUKUS plan, urges Australia not to ‘surrender’ to doubt

The Defence Department boss, navy chief and senior ministers said it was always Australia’s preference to acquire second-hand submarines from the US.

  • Matthew Knott
Graham Richardson, pictured also with his daughter Kate, at the NSW Labor conference in 1994.

Graham Richardson’s final vanishing act: A penniless estate

His daughter has spoken about the Labor kingmaker’s fractured family and how the only remaining assets in his estate included a Lexus and two mysterious wedding rings.

  • Harriet Alexander
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The unveiling of Scott Morrison’s bronze bust in Ballarat.

Scott Morrison, slimmed-down man for all seasons, gets a new platform

“Very few political stories end well,” Scott Morrison said, as he enjoyed the unveiling of a bronze bust in Ballarat’s Avenue of Australian Prime Ministers on Friday.

  • Tony Wright
Tony Abbott, deep in discussion on another pedestrian crossing.

My crossing with Tony Abbott rankled, but the Libs need his special talents

Making the former PM party president would be a boost for the Liberals. Why be all things to all people when you can be one thing to a few people?

  • Malcolm Knox
Police will examine whether a federal tax break on alcohol has played a role in a spate of firebombings.

Torched bars, ‘tax-free’ booze and the $180m loophole: Canberra cash under scrutiny in hunt for firebombing motive

Federal and state police are investigating whether a string of mysterious nightspot fires is linked to a lucrative tax perk supposed to boost the distilling industry.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Nick McKenzie
Students of law, commerce and the humanities were billed an extra $1.3 billion in 2024 compared to the previous funding structure, said the National Tertiary Education Union.

Australia’s universities ‘getting closer’ to $100,000 degrees

Speaking on a bill to reverse the Job-ready Graduates scheme, Universities Australia’s Luke Sheehy said it needed “some political courage and some additional funding”. Both appear to be in short supply.

  • Sally Rawsthorne