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Hanson articulates One Nation’s governing ambition as conservative contest intensifies
In a wide-ranging interview with former British prime minister Liz Truss, Pauline Hanson outlined an increasingly expansive program on migration, public expenditure, administrative reform and national sovereignty — while rejecting incorporation into the existing Coalition structure. Pauline Hanson has offered one of her clearest accounts yet of how One Nation would seek to exercise political…
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Australia Enters New Defence Era as Admiral Mark Hammond Assumes Command of the ADF
Australia has entered a new chapter in its national defence posture, with Admiral Mark Hammond officially assuming command as Chief of the Australian Defence Force (CDF), succeeding Admiral David Johnson following a ceremonial Change of Command Parade at Sir Thomas Blamey Square in Canberra. The ceremony, attended by the Governor-General, senior Defence leaders, international military…
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The Prime Minister Made a Serious Error of Judgment by Allowing the Office to Be Diminished
Every Prime Minister makes decisions that define not only their government but also the institution they temporarily occupy. Anthony Albanese’s decision to invite a popular comedy podcaster into The Lodge for a free-flowing interview filled with profanity, sexual innuendo and juvenile humour was one of those decisions. It was a serious error of judgment. This…