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Inside Anthony Albanese's first-term inertia
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Anthony Albanese's first-term inertia

ABC  

With less than a year until the next election, the words of party elder Gough Whitlam could be ringing in Anthony Albanese's ears. Bill Shorten, a factional heavy on Labor's Right who'd torn down two prime ministers, again worked the numbers, securing enough party room support to supersede Albanese's membership backing. But Albanese knew he needed to tread carefully, with …

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Global democracy undermined by political 'nepo babies', Sydney University research finds
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Global democracy undermined by political 'nepo babies', Sydney University research finds

ABC  

It was remarkable even for Thailand, where dynasties are nothing new. Hereditary democracy and women leaders What Dr Loxton calls "hereditary democracy" has given many countries, particularly in Asia, their first women leaders including Ms Yingluck in Thailand. "In India, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty provided the country with its prime ministers for all but four of its first 42 years of …

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Politics, pressure and protest - ABC listen
8 months ago

Politics, pressure and protest - ABC listen

ABC  

Alex Barwick: What did you all do at school today? Alex Barwick : That’s Brian Toohey, who was working out of a shoebox office for the man who would become Whitlam’s Defence Minister, Lance Barnard. Alex Barwick : Step one for the incoming PM; Whitlam would get a briefing from his Defence Department, and a key agenda item was the …

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China and Australia look for ‘mutual benefit’ after years of animosity
1 year, 1 month ago

China and Australia look for ‘mutual benefit’ after years of animosity

Al Jazeera  

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on first visit to Beijing by an Australian leader since 2016. Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that their countries could become “trusting partners” as the two leaders moved to recalibrate ties strained for years over issues from trade to human rights and the COVID-19 …

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'Dialogue is critical': Australian PM confirms visit to China this year
1 year, 3 months ago

'Dialogue is critical': Australian PM confirms visit to China this year

India Today  

Australia and China have made progress in returning to "unimpeded trade" and progress should continue, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday as he met Chinese Premier Li Qiang at a regional summit in Indonesia. "I look forward to visiting China later this year to mark the 50th anniversary of Prime Minister Whitlam’s historic visit," Albanese said in a …

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A Rightful But Not Separate Place - ABC listen
2 years, 1 month ago

A Rightful But Not Separate Place - ABC listen

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A RIGHTFUL BUT NOT SEPARATE PLACE It is 54 years since W.E.H. It represents the desire for reconciliation and what the country’s twenty first prime minister Gough Whitlam called our people’s “rightful place in this nation”. The Expert Panel put forward five amendment proposals – the repeal of section 25, the repeal of section 51 and its replacement with a …

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United Australia Party volunteer 'banned from polling booth' after altercation over poster
2 years, 7 months ago

United Australia Party volunteer 'banned from polling booth' after altercation over poster

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A United Australia Party volunteer says she has been banned from polling booths across the Illawarra region in New South Wales after police received reports she made violent threats over campaign advertising. Key points: Police were called to a Dapto polling booth after receiving reports of a volunteer threatening violence against others United Australia Party volunteer Gaylene denied making death …

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Britain’s Prince Charles wrote to support historic Australian PM sacking: media
4 years, 2 months ago

Britain’s Prince Charles wrote to support historic Australian PM sacking: media

Live Mint  

Britain's Prince Charles sent a hand-written letter of support to Australia's governor general in 1976, backing his controversial sacking of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, local media reported on Saturday. The letter, published on Saturday by The Australian newspaper, is dated four months after Queen Elizabeth's representative in Australia, John Kerr, took the unprecedented step to dismiss Whitlam without first warning …

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Palace letters make great reading but leave a republic as far away as ever
4 years, 5 months ago

Palace letters make great reading but leave a republic as far away as ever

ABC  

In the midst of our present crisis, this week's release of the Palace letters has taken us back to the debate about another crisis, massive at the time and of lasting significance but rather put into perspective by COVID-19. Charteris told Kerr the governor-general's reserve powers did exist, despite claims to the contrary, but "it is only at the very …

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After reading the palace letters, some are asking: Why do we have a Queen at all?
4 years, 5 months ago

After reading the palace letters, some are asking: Why do we have a Queen at all?

ABC  

It's certainly not the image of the Queen portrayed in the Netflix series, The Crown. Yet the secret palace letters, finally released 45 years after the event, confirm the Queen was not told by her representative in Australia about his decision to sack then-prime minister Gough Whitlam. The Queen's private secretary, Sir Martin Charteris had already advised Kerr that the …

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What the 'Palace letters' told us about the Queen's role in Gough Whitlam's dismissal
4 years, 5 months ago

What the 'Palace letters' told us about the Queen's role in Gough Whitlam's dismissal

ABC  

There's always a sense of mystique with anything to do with the Royals — an establishment which keeps most of its affairs well and truly locked away behind heavy, gilded doors. Palace was DEFINITELY interested but Queen was NOT told The letters show Sir John Kerr dismissed Gough Whitlam before telling the Queen. The 211 letters exchanged between Sir John …

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'Palace letters' between Sir John Kerr, Queen released, revealing information about Gough Whitlam and 1975 constitutional crisis
4 years, 5 months ago

'Palace letters' between Sir John Kerr, Queen released, revealing information about Gough Whitlam and 1975 constitutional crisis

ABC  

The newly released 'Palace letters' have revealed then governor-general Sir John Kerr sacked the Whitlam government in 1975 without giving advance notice to the Queen, because "it was better for Her Majesty not to know". The released letters reveal, on the day of the dismissal — November 11, 1975 — Sir John alerted Buckingham Palace to his decision to sack …

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'Palace letters' to be released today are expected to shine light on what the Queen knew about the Whitlam dismissal
4 years, 5 months ago

'Palace letters' to be released today are expected to shine light on what the Queen knew about the Whitlam dismissal

ABC  

A missing link in Australia's political history — correspondence between the Queen and Australian governor-general Sir John Kerr in the lead up to the dismissal of the Whitlam government — will be released to the public today. Professor Hocking said she first became aware of the letters while trawling through Sir John's papers in the National Archives. June 6, 1975 …

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