‘A decision for them’:Miles weighs in on Woolies culture war

‘A decision for them’:Miles weighs in on Woolies culture war

The Queensland Premier wrote to big supermarket chains in the last week amid escalating pressure from state and federal governments over pricing practices.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Retailer,business groups hit back at Dutton’s call for Woolworths boycott

Retailer,business groups hit back at Dutton’s call for Woolworths boycott

Farmers,meanwhile,said the government was failing to ensure primary producers and households were not being ripped off by the big supermarkets.

  • byOlivia Ireland andMike Foley
Dutton’s Australia Day boycott of Woolworths blasted as ‘culture war’ division

Dutton’s Australia Day boycott of Woolworths blasted as ‘culture war’ division

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said the government was focused on reducing prices while the opposition leader is intent on inflaming culture wars.

  • byMatthew Knott andOlivia Ireland
Kate Miller-Heidke says her singing is like ‘a yodelling ambulance or Enya on meth’

Kate Miller-Heidke says her singing is like ‘a yodelling ambulance or Enya on meth’

On stage,Kate Miller-Heidke’s self-deprecating sense of humour is clear – the audience laughs at her jokes about the high register of her voice.

  • byHelen Pitt
Marles declares there will be an Australia Day event in London

Marles declares there will be an Australia Day event in London

Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles has declared there will be an Australia Day event at Australia House next month.

  • byLatika Bourke andOlivia Ireland
Alan Joyce keeps dodging Sydney Theatre Company crisis

Alan Joyce keeps dodging Sydney Theatre Company crisis

The company faces backlash over its handling of a pro-Palestinian protest. So where is chairman Alan Joyce during all this?

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
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Stephen Smith’s clumsy Australia Day intervention rains on Albanese parade

Stephen Smith’s clumsy Australia Day intervention rains on Albanese parade

The clumsy intervention by the High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom,Stephen Smith,to close Australia House to the annual Australia Day fundraiser under the guise of protecting sensibilities is politically naive with potential to hurt those he purports to represent.

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‘January 26 is still Australia Day’:High commissioner cancels London gala over ‘sensitivities’

‘January 26 is still Australia Day’:High commissioner cancels London gala over ‘sensitivities’

Australia’s high commissioner to the UK says sensitivities about marking Australia Day informed his decision to cancel an annual celebration that has over the years attracted some of Australia’s biggest names.

  • byLatika Bourke
Professors named as NSW’s Australians of the Year for life-saving works

Professors named as NSW’s Australians of the Year for life-saving works

Oncologist Georgina Long and pathologist Richard Scolyer have improved outcomes for people with melanoma. They’re now working to save Scolyer from brain cancer.

  • byJulie Power
Don’t let ‘culture wars’ distract from Voice priorities:Linda Burney

Don’t let ‘culture wars’ distract from Voice priorities:Linda Burney

The Indigenous Australians minister batted away a third day of opposition attacks,declaring she is not interested in culture wars. “I am interested in closing the gap.”

  • byLisa Visentin
Personal integrity is far more heroic than ‘the cult of warrior worship’

Personal integrity is far more heroic than ‘the cult of warrior worship’

Anyone considering a career in the armed forces should learn an old school motto,Honor non Honores - seek honour above rewards.