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Hold my beer: new premier hits ground running after win

Queensland's premier-elect has hit the ground running after a tight election race while Labor's Steven Miles says he hopes to stay on as opposition leader.

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Baby, it's been ruff working to snag every last vote

Premier Steven Miles and LNP leader David Crisafulli have campaigned down to the wire on election day, hugging babies, patting pups and snacking on sausages.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla leave Samoa acknowledging 'painful' history of Commonwealth

Monarchs leave Pacific Islands but Sir Keir Starmer unmoved on reparations debate

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Kim Carr’s memoir is an elegy for older-style Labor politics. Only time will tell if it’s an elegy for the Labor project itself

The former senior minister seems nostalgic for a time when the ALP could rely on a large base of blue-collar workers and their families

The Guardian - AU

King takes in Sydney crowds and a sneezing alpaca during overseas tour

The itinerary in Australia and Samoa was tailored to give Charles periods of rest.

Evening Standard

From 'madam mayor' to chief of staff: Ross Kerridge hires Kay Fraser

Former Lake Macquarie mayor steps out of one mayoral office into another.

Newcastle Herald

Fresh start for Queensland as government falls

Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli has claimed victory in the Queensland election despite Premier Steven Miles casting doubt on the LNP's majority.

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I understand Thorpe seizing the moment. I interjected during George W Bush’s speech over the Iraq invasion

The furore over the senator’s challenge to King Charles has been about her manner. Its substance is what will be remembered

The Guardian - AU

Lidia Thorpe says ‘no issue’ with missing a third of sitting days, citing assault that led to spinal injuries

Independent senator says her doctor ordered her not to travel, after records reveal she attended just 46.2% of votes since the 2022 election

The Guardian - AU

Milestone day as sea of red salutes Daniel's legacy

Politicians have set aside rivalries and worn a single colour to join thousands of people saluting the legacy of Daniel Morcombe.

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Proposed powers to exempt NT projects from environmental assessments criticised as ‘terrifying’ and ‘authoritarian’

The Labor opposition, conservationists and Indigenous groups have expressed shock at the move

The Guardian - AU

Hold the front page: Sydney Morning Herald forgoes Lidia Thorpe protest in favour of sneezing alpaca

Herald and the Age opt not to use photograph of Thorpe wearing possum-skin cloak and shaking her fist at King Charles on page one. Plus: The Australian fails to read fine print

The Guardian - AU

High-profile Sydney man found not guilty of two counts of rape as jury hung on three other rape charges

The man had pleaded not guilty to nine charges alleged to have occurred over a six-year period against five women

The Guardian - AU

Labor 'losing touch' with blue-collar base: party elder

The Albanese government has copped more friendly fire, this time from a former Labor minister claiming the party has lost touch with its working-class base.

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Premier makes a splash in the polls as race narrows

Buoyed by an eleventh-hour boost in the polls, Queensland's premier is hoping to surf a wave of momentum as Labor attempts to claim a fourth term in office.

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King Charles heckled in Australia: the crown’s role in Indigenous rights in the Commonwealth

That the recent visit of King Charles to Australia – his first as the country’s sovereign – attracted protests will have come as a surprise to very few people.

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Queensland election: how Steven Miles went from underdog to attack dog in the dying days of the campaign

The premier has breathed new life into Labor after pollsters left the party for dead. He is making up ground – but has he run out of time?

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Frederick McCubbin descendant backs WA Museum acquisition of perspex vandalised by climate protesters

Protective cover on acclaimed artist’s famous painting ‘an effective palette for this radical protest’, great-granddaughter says

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Going the full mile in last-ditch effort to sway voters

He might be trailing in the polls but Queensland's premier isn't going to die wondering as he ramps up the pace in the final days of Labor's election campaign.

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Political 'bad behaviour' killed voice referendum

Two leading 'yes' campaigners have blamed political "bad behaviour", disinformation and racism for the failure of the voice referendum.

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Return of artefacts after 50 years 'will be remembered'

Two dozen significant objects have been returned to Warlpiri people, who say the artefacts will be instrumental in preserving and continuing cultural practice.

The Guardian - AU

LNP cabinet ministers will be booted to the backbench if they miss key targets. Will it backfire on David Crisafulli?

Experts warn that setting KPIs could create perverse incentives rather than improving outcomes

The Guardian - AU

Kingmaker: Robbie Katter doesn’t want the crown, but he may decide who becomes Queensland premier

Katter’s Australian party leader wants the balance of power and the ability to rule the state’s far north

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Senator confirms 'hairs' oath after challenging King

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has confirmed she swore allegiance to Queen Elizabeth's 'hairs', rather than heirs, when taking office.

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