Doctors strike for more pay and better conditions at Westmead Hospital.

Doctors’ strike is a symptom of our ailing health system

The current NSW Labor government is not to blame,it’s the salary caps implemented by previous Liberal governments,writes Rowan Godwin.

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Pauline Hanson (right) said hopes her daughter will extend One Nation’s controversial legacy beyond her retirement.

‘Carry on my legacy’:Pauline Hanson recruits daughter Lee for One Nation

Hanson,who says her political career is “coming to the end”,has recruited her daughter to carry on her work.

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Girls Grammar player Rosemary Schweizer runs down the court.

Cash-strapped public schools don’t have a sporting chance

Private schools have great facilities,their own buses and can pay coaches,thanks in part to increased federal funding,says Mary Billings.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Coalition senators swing behind Pauline Hanson’s push for her own trans inquiry

Eighteen Coalition senators sided with Pauline Hanson,despite Peter Dutton telling them to avoid culture wars and support the government’s existing review.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Clive Palmer,Allegra Spender,Pauline Hanson

Clive Palmer applies to trademark ‘teal’ and ‘Clive and Pauline Party’

A spokesperson for the billionaire declined to comment on why the applications had been made,and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation denied there would be a merger.

  • Olivia Ireland
Trades hall secretary Luke Hilakari says Yes volunteers have encountered offensive content and that calling out misinformation is important.

Peter Dutton’s Indigenous flag ban is disgusting politics with dangerous consequences

Even if you accept some people don’t like the idea of three flags,Dutton has shown callous disregard for community harmony by weaponising such unease.

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It looks like the latest form of protest,and Lidia Thorpe is its master

There will always be a place for protest,but people listen most when respect is on board.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says social media platforms now have a social responsibility to ensure the safety of children.

The strange events at Parliament House in Canberra this week point to a larger problem

If our leaders lack the ambition to make their case to the nation,our democracy will become less fit for purpose.

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Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham.

Power out for Birmingham as he turns out the lights

The resignation of the last leading Liberal moderate,Simon Birmingham,means that it is definitely a case of asking Simon to turn off the lights in the house when he leaves.

Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.

PM has put his re-election ahead of environmental progress

Australians should expect their political leaders to stand up to vested interests and take the heat for bold policies.