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Sarah Basford Canales

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Liberal candidate for Bruce co-authored a parliamentary submission suggesting the Hazara community in Afghanistan was not persecuted on the basis of its ethnicity, contradicting Aus govt and drawing rebuke from human rights groups Scoop Henry Belot⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

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Here’s Jacinta Price speaking at a campaign rally in a Perth bowling club today. She slips out a “make Australia great again” shortly before rejecting comparisons to Donald Trump v Guardian Australia #ausvotes #auspol

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Coalition MPs have continued to downplay Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s apparent referencing of Trump’s signature Make America Great Again slogan, calling it a “slip of the tongue”, even as images emerge of her wearing a Maga hat just months ago w Josh Butler theguardian.com/australia-news…

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Takeaways from 100+ voter conversations in Sydney and Central Coast in past months: * Cost of living no1 issue but nobody really blames Albo * Hardly anybody has heard of any of the solutions on offer * People think Dutton = Trump Coalition seem cooked afr.com//politics/fede…

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One of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the fed election. Welcome to Guardian Australia, Tom McIlroy 👏 #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…

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Former staff lift the veil on life at Hancock Prospecting, where they say the boss is lavishly praised and adulation is encouraged, v Sarah Martin theguardian.com/australia-news…

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Larissa Waters has urged Labor to be bold on environmental protections, saying the Liberal party being left in the “electoral wilderness” means now is the time for the Albanese government to go against its “timidity” #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…

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When Anthony Albanese appointed Peter Khalil as special envoy for social cohesion, the PM said Khalil would "report directly to him". A FOI request to the PM's office uncovered zero reports (and just an email and a calendar entry) from the now-eliminated role. Story below

When Anthony Albanese appointed Peter Khalil as special envoy for social cohesion, the PM said Khalil would "report directly to him".

A FOI request to the PM's office uncovered zero reports (and just an email and a calendar entry) from the now-eliminated role.

Story below
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ICYMI independent senator Lidia Thorpe disputes Anthony Albanese’s claim allegations against Greens-turned-Labor senator have been ‘dealt with’, v Guardian Australia theguardian.com/australia-news…

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“When they said to us that they were going to deal with the hanging points … You think, ‘OK, so no other family’s going to go through this.’ “It’s like they just pick your hopes up and they just shatter you.” theguardian.com/australia-news…

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ICYMI Melika and Betissa visited Iran - the place they fled as children - and fell ‘in love’ with its rich culture. But then bombs began to fall again, via Guardian Australia theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

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Exclusive: Leaked documents claim Good Advice promised private deals, gathered signatures and hired land council members to smooth way for Northern Territory gas sales. Excellent reporting by Lisa Cox v Guardian Australia theguardian.com/australia-news…

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A beautiful piece by Mike Bowers A dreadlocked rebel soldier kept me alive in Bougainville 28 years ago. Reuniting with him was an emotional experience theguardian.com/commentisfree/…