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Plumes of smoke from two simultaneous strikes rise over Tehran on Monday.

Muted reaction to aggression by allies fails the test of our generation

There are many echoes of Australia’s past mistakes in the government’s tacit approval of Donald Trump’s unilateralism.

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Forgotten and ignored and, worse, reviled by their own tribe: Liberal leaders Malcolm Turnbull and Malcolm Fraser.

Liberals ignore, despise and knife their leaders – and drive their party over a cliff

Unlike the Labor Party, which mythologises even its pedestrian leaders, the Liberal Party celebrates only Menzies and Howard.

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How they passed the post.

The view from the Birdcage: CBD goes to the Melbourne Cup

As some federal MPs bemoaned being stuck in Canberra on Cup Day, their predecessors made the most of the first Tuesday in November.

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Former WA Premier Mark McGowan has quipped one of his favourite political moments was locking Eddie McGuire out of the AFL grand final when it was held in Perth during the pandemic.

McGowan rails against Trump, rates locking Eddie McGuire out of WA as a political highlight

“I got the trifecta,” former WA Premier Mark McGowan quipped, referring to keeping McGuire, David Koch and Scott Morrison out of the state during the pandemic. 

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ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop declared she was emotional at the day’s events. It was hard to see on her face.

The death stare is back, but there’s one sign Julie Bishop is feeling the heat

“I feel very emotional,” Bishop said, as she stared down a room of reporters on Thursday. She did not look it.

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Genevieve Bell and Julie Bishop.

Bishop stares down critics as embattled ANU vice chancellor resigns

The university’s chancellor, Julie Bishop, announced the move in a short statement posted to the institution’s website on Thursday.

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ANU’s Julie Bishop and Genevieve Bell with their controversial shoes

Bullying claims, expensive shoes and a $186,000 trip: Inside the scandal enveloping Julie Bishop and ANU

With the university in financial crisis, staff and students are in open revolt, rebelling against the leadership team of Julie Bishop and vice chancellor Genevieve Bell.

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ANU chancellor Julie Bishop and vice chancellor Professor Genevieve Bell in 2022.

ANU spent big on crisis PR before Julie Bishop bullying allegations

The university hired a reputation management firm after announcing a controversial restructure that has left staff fuming.

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Dr Liz Allen gave evidence about how she was treated as a member of ANU’s governing council.

Julie Bishop berated, laughed at and blocked academic leaving room, Senate inquiry hears

The inquiry into university governance has heard of how members of ANU’s governing body were falsely accused of leaking to the media.

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Defamation expert Rebekah Giles.

Rebekah Giles sued for professional negligence in ‘celebrity dog’ case

The high-profile defamation solicitor is facing a lawsuit from her former client, who accuses her of “bullying and intimidation”. Giles rejects the claims.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook