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Its undoubtedly a long way from Perths suburban outskirts to the lecture halls of one of the worlds centres of learning excellence, Harvard. → Read More
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An explosive new book examining the downfall of the Abbott government with compelling new insights into the obsessive working relationship between Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin is set to reshape the nation’s political landscape. → Read More
TWO bombs have been dropped by a Super Hornet in Australia’s first direct strike on a terrorist target in Iraq, Defence has revealed this morning. → Read More
THE Abbott government defends its decisions on superannuation following the repeal of the mining tax and in the wake of today’s national accounts figures. → Read More
EDUCATION Minister Christopher Pyne has co-opted the union slogan used to support Julia Gillard’s school funding package — “I give a Gonski’’ — to taunt the opposition after David Gonski backed the government’s university deregulation plans. → Read More
LABOR legend Gough Whitlam’s “good, great dream’’ of putting a university education within the reach of generations was now imperilled by the Abbott government’s proposed deregulation of the sector, Bill Shorten has warned. → Read More
AUSTRALIA’S involvement in the Middle East conflict is deepening, with RAAF transport aircraft set to land in Kurdish-occupied areas of Iraq to hand over cargoes of weapons to Peshmerga fighters battling heavily armed jihadists. → Read More
LABOR is keeping alive the prospect of backing a politically motivated push by Clive Palmer’s senators to establish an unprecedented inquiry into one of his chief adversaries — Queensland Premier Campbell Newman. → Read More
AUSTRALIAN forces will transport and deliver arms and munitions to Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in Iraq in their battle against Islamic State extremists in the strife-torn nation. → Read More
IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison is “optimistic’’ of winning over crossbench senators to support his bid to reintroduce temporary protection visas, saying Labor and the Greens had dealt themselves out of the debate. → Read More
AUSTRALIA will join a multinational effort against the barbaric Islamic State terrorists in Iraq, flying plane loads of arms and munitions into the strife-torn nation. → Read More
TONY Abbott has set out the moral case for Australian military intervention in Iraq, telling parliament the slaughter of innocents by jihadist extremists was close to “pure evil”. → Read More
WITH bipartisan support for national security measures, the Opposition will be looking to use Question Time to grill the government on its unpopular budget. → Read More
The Palmer United Party leader raised eyebrows on Monday when he left question time in the House of Representatives — where he is an elected member — to wander over to the Senate to keep a watchful eye over his team. → Read More
AIR passengers will face inconvenience “from time to time” as efforts intensify to stop Australians leaving the country to join terror groups overseas, warns Scott Morrison. → Read More
ASIO director-general David Irvine has moved to reassure Muslim Australians during the debate on enhanced counterterrorism laws, saying it is “grossly unfair’’ and wrong to blame them for the sins of a tiny minority of extremists. → Read More
AUSTRALIAN troops should not be deployed overseas without parliamentary debate and approval, according to the Greens, who yesterday voiced concern that Tony Abbott could engage in “mission creep’’ in Iraq. → Read More
THE Abbott government appears no closer to finding a credible alternative to its $7 co-payment plan after revealing that the Australian Medical Association’s proposal would eradicate almost all budget savings in the portfolio. → Read More
TONY Abbott has voiced concerns that the Indonesia-based terrorist outfit Jemaah Islamiah is claiming to be aligned with the barbaric Islamic State regime, bringing the threat closer to Australia’s doorstep. → Read More