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22 Oct 2014:
Politics-as-usual resumed after a day of tributes to the former Labor prime minister, Gough Whitlam. The Coalition proceeded with repeal of various regulations, as the House sat and Senate estimates hearings continued. All the developments from Canberra
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22 Oct 2014: Government to fulfil one of Labor’s preconditions for passing bill as Greens slam Labor for ‘waving through draconian laws without proper scrutiny’
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Quiz,
22 Oct 2014:
How much has politics changed since the Whitlam government? Decide whether these statements were made in 1972-75 or the current parliament
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22 Oct 2014:
An Australian teenage runaway has appeared in an Islamic State video, telling the prime minister, Tony Abbott, jihadists will not stop until the notorious black flag of Isis is flying above every nation
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21 Oct 2014: Australians from many different backgrounds have paid tribute to the former Labor prime minister – here is a selection
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21 Oct 2014:
The reaction to Whitlam’s passing suggests Australians still want politicians who fire their imagination and dare to be brave
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21 Oct 2014: The constitutional crisis of 1975 is a reminder of the lengths to which politicians on the right will go in the pursuit of power
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21 Oct 2014: Leaders of all political stripes praise former prime minister as a giant of public life whose social reforms transformed Australia
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21 Oct 2014:
Coalition’s primary vote drops three points to 38% – its lowest level in three months – while Labor’s remains steady
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20 Oct 2014: The prime minister returns from Jakarta to find Labor still ahead in the opinion polls. The House sits and Senate estimates hearings continue. All the developments from Canberra
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20 Oct 2014: A Senate hearing is attempting to establish why Australia’s prime minister said in April that he was ‘very confident’ pings were coming from the black box
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20 Oct 2014:
Report predicts economic cost of fires will triple by 2050 and urges reduction in carbon emissions
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20 Oct 2014: Two members have Liberal party ties and were not shortlisted by a selection panel, Senate committee told
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20 Oct 2014: Parliament’s presiding officers reverse controversial decision to ban facial coverings in public galleris of parliament; foreign minister Julie Bishop signs off on the legal arrangements for the deployment of Australian special forces in Iraq; and the prime minister attends the inauguration of Joko Widodo in Jakarta; plus all the developments from Canberra, live
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20 Oct 2014:
Speaker and president of Senate introduced rule after hearing from AFP that Channel Nine were anticipating a protest
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