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POLITICS12h agoThe flaw in Australia’s ‘China threat’ thesisAustralia’s preparations for a possible conflict with China reflect “a relatively superficial understanding”, argues prominent economist John Edwards. Europe, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia and India, he notes, are not preparing for such a conflict. Why should Australia? Edwards, a former senior economic adviser to former Labor prime minister Paul Keating, makes the observation in a Lowy Institute paper released in October and in a newspaper interview. Instead, he sees US-China rivalry as a...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoAustralian PM to visit Beijing after China-hosted Apec summit as tensions simmerAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to travel to Beijing next month as Canberra seeks to deepen a relationship which stabilised after years of trade disputes but has been recently complicated by geopolitical tensions. Sources told the South China Morning Post that Albanese would first attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ summit in Shenzhen, which runs from November 18 to 19, before travelling to the Chinese capital. It will be Albanese’s third visit to...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoCan Canada, UK and Australia grasp chance offered by US-China rivalry?As middle powers, Australia, Britain and Canada can do more than most other nations to influence global peace in the face of a new great power rivalry between China and the United States. These three nations owe their citizens, and perhaps the wider world, an earnest effort to rise to the challenge of being peacemakers. They have three attributes in common that give them unique potential to be a pivotal force. First is their own shared histories as members of the Anglosphere and therefore close...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoAustralian broadcaster tells rightwing populist One Nation party to stop using Bluey in political cartoonsVideo shows beloved blue heeler in a violent political cartoon featuring Australia’s prime ministerThe Independent World
POLITICS2d ago‘Embarrassment’: Murdoch’s warning to Buti before AI blunder - The West Australian‘Embarrassment’: Murdoch’s warning to Buti before AI blunder The West Australian ‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report The Guardian Magic pudding. Deloitte’s three-way $7B uni merger looks more like a takeover Michael West Media WA needs a top-ranking university that can compete for top academic talent. A merger could give us just that The Age Division clouds WA pitch for mega-uni to counter east coast dominance AFRgoogle · australia
POLITICS3d agoStop using Bluey, Australian broadcaster tells Pauline Hanson’s far-right partyAustralia’s national broadcaster ABC called on the far-right One Nation party on Wednesday to stop using children’s TV character Bluey in its political cartoons. Bluey is the popular star of an Australian cartoon series featuring canines navigating childhood and parenting in the suburbs. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party has come under fire for a 2024 political cartoon depicting Bluey driving a car over an Australian politician. That cartoon in particular has come into the spotlight since a man...South China Morning Post
POLITICS4d agoAustralia considers panic buttons for MPs after attack on Helen HainesPM acknowledges politicians have ‘put up with the threat environment for too long’The Independent World
POLITICS4d agoAustralian judge rejects prisoner's human rights challenge to Vegemite banAndre McKechnie, 55, is serving a life sentence for murder. He took his battle for the salty, sticky, black-brown byproduct of brewing beer to the court last year. He argued being refused Vegemite breached the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act.NPR News
POLITICS5d agoAustralian minister says he is being followed after bullet etched with ‘RAT’ left on carThe former firefighter and Labor member for Frankston in Victoria found the bullet on the bonnet of his carThe Independent World
POLITICS5d agoAustralian parliament pays tribute to Helen Haines as PM Albanese condemns increasing ‘rage and aggression’Helen Haines was critically injured last week in an alleged act of political violenceThe Independent World
POLITICS5d ago60 Minutes Transcript: Australia's under-16 social media banAustralia, concerned over social media's impact on kids, placed restrictions for children under 16 on many major platforms. It's too soon to say if the law's working, but it's now a global test case.CBS News
POLITICS5d agoAustralia's social media ban for kids a global test case, even as it faces challenges | 60 MinutesAustralia, concerned over social media's impact on kids, placed restrictions for children under 16 on many major platforms. It's too soon to say if the law's working, but it's now a global test case.CBS News
POLITICS6d agoAustralia’s treasurer says middle powers should co-operate to avoid being hostage to geopoliticsJim Chalmers argues economic security and bolstering supply chains would benefit consumersFinancial Times