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Australian Politics

SEPTEMBER 2015

So, Julie Bishop took her partner to work with her yesterday.
Julian Burnside: What sort of country are we running?
Domestic violence package: safety at home is important, but women must also be able to leave.
Chris Brown wants to come to Australia, educate the people about domestic violence.
It's OK, Malcolm. You don't have to be good at sport-talk. You've got other strengths.
Raped on Nauru: Video captures moment Somali refugee pleads for help from police after alleged sexual assault.
Q&A: The 'Barnaby Joyce says odd things about women' edition.
"You got it right about asylum seekers the first time, Mr Turnbull."
Sorry Miranda Devine, but domestic violence isn't a poor person's problem.
When there's one kid in class who's good at everything.
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
"It's Snakes and Ladders": Tony Abbott has given his first interviews since his ousting as PM.
'We're letting DV survivors down. I know: My mum was one.'
Why I already have a problem with the new government.
Explain to me: What are the new UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Australian same-sex couples are tying the knot in New Zealand.
Social media responds hilariously to the Government's new anti-radicalisation kit #freekaren.
Photographer pledges $3 to charity for every share of a wedding photo. $15k later...
TANYA PLIBERSEK: 'Australia isn't doing its fair share to tackle poverty'.
The Government announces $100 million package to stamp out domestic violence.
Marise Payne isn't the Defence Minister because she is a woman.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
The new humans of Australia.
Leigh Sales really appreciates the feedback on last night's Malcolm Turnbull interview, everyone.
Bill Shorten said some quite wonderful things on Q&A.
Malcolm Turnbull admits he does really care about polls, especially when they look like this.
Tony Abbott threw a 'just got fired' party. Things got out of hand.
Five things we know about Malcolm Turnbull after his Cabinet reshuffle.
"Real men don't hit women." The new Prime Minister's first morning TV interview.
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
We've got a new PM. Will we soon have an effective Paid Parental Leave scheme?
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
Telling an MP to express more milk if she wants to vote is "insulting" and "badly out of date".
The Minister who told a female politician he wanted to "give her a slap".
Climate change is the Pacific is no laughing matter.
Penny Wong's scathing response to the Senator who asked another to "speak Australian".
The Bendigo mosque: Nothing breeds hate and fear faster than hate and fear themselves.
The Instagram that wins First Prize for political piss-take. We give you: Texts From Malcolm.
Syrian boy horrifically maimed in Aleppo shelling starts new life in Wollongong, Australia.
Tanya Plibersek warns: 'The new Prime Minister is just like the old one.'
Was Liberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer really asked not to breastfeed in parliament?
Why we need more "Jacks" in politics.
No child should suffer like Daniel Morcombe. This bill seeks to ensure that.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expects new ministry to be sworn in on Monday.
How the world reacted to the ousting of our Prime Minister.
WATCH: Julie Bishop be accused of being a 'traitor' on national television.
The reason Julie Bishop will never be Prime Minister.
UNPOPULAR OPINION: Leaders spill? Pfft. I watched The Block instead.
10 ways Malcolm Turnbull could change Australia for the better.
So, who is Lucy Turnbull, the new Prime Minister's very impressive wife?
Five things that lasted longer than a modern-day Australian Prime Minister.
Julia Gillard has responded to last night's leadership spill.
Annabel Crabb: PM Turnbull will need moderation and compromise.
The Q&A episode that covered the leadership spill in real-time.
10 reasons Prime Minister Tony Abbott had to go.
Australia has a new Prime Minister.
Nine things you need to know about Malcolm Turnbull, our new PM.
The comments that Tony Abbott is really regretting right now.
Did Tony Abbott punch the wall next to a woman's head at uni?
Tony Abbott likely to face Liberal leadership spill regardless of result of Canning by-election.
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
'I'm only 16, but I have an important message about domestic violence for you, Mr Abbott.'
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
Tanya Plibersek: The picture that was worth countless words.
It's a small thing, but it makes a world of difference to a trans woman.
The beautiful anonymous note to a refugee that will remind you there is good in the world.
The Aylan Kurdi protest being called "tasteless," "sick" and "very wrong".
NSW MP: 'If we want more women in parliament, this has to change'.
Leigh Sales asks Tony Abbott why he's not an effective Prime Minister.
Aboriginal woman Lala Mardigan died because 'people who had the power didn't care', NT psychologist Ruth Rudge says.
Got a spare baby carrier? You can now donate them to refugee women.
Australia will accept an additional 12,000 Syrian refugees.
A 'Christians first' policy wouldn't have saved Aylan Kurdi.
'The confusing day I had to tell my daughter she could never be Queen.'
'So many of us want to open the doors to our own country. But they are locked.'
Jacqui Lambie speaks out about son's ice addiction.
Aylan’s tragic death was not a one-off.
Kids who don't live with their dads will become drug-addicts and rapists according to this ad.
Dear Tony Abbott: We can do more. We must do more.
The PM announces that Australia will accept more Syrian refugees.
Michelle Grattan: Two years on, Abbott leads a divisive and divided government.
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
The moment Carrie Bickmore cried on The Project last night.
Heck, no: An anti-vaccination childcare centre might be coming to Australia.
Julie Bishop: 'Why it’s important to talk about Australia’s growing ice problem.’
Charlie Pickering says we need to stop blaming mental illness for violent behaviour.
Protesters banned from harassing women outside Victorian abortion clinics.
Why won't Immigration Minister Peter Dutton release Mojgan Shamsalipoor?
The most talked-about moments of last night's Q&A.
The NSW Young Nationals have voted to back marriage equality.

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