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Exclusive: Abbott ‘disappointed’ by Andrew Hastie as right splinters

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 12h

The right of the Liberal Party has splintered. Without the influence of Peter Dutton, no one is holding together the outer wing, a moderate Liberal tells The Saturday Paper.

“Effectively, the whole right is fracturing all over the place.” satpa.pe/YGiVTn8

A fracturing of the Liberal right faction has created chaos within the party, leading to what MPs have called ‘incredible ... damage’ to the Coalition’s reputation and prospects.

Exclusive: Abbott ‘disappointed’ by Andrew Hastie as right splinters

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 11h

“People are confusing his desire to lead public policy debate in this country with wanting to be the leader and wanting to knock Sussan Ley off as leader, and I just don’t see that at all.”

What’s behind Andrew Hastie’s resignation from the front bench and crusade against net zero? satpa.pe/KuzVC7q

A fracturing of the Liberal right faction has created chaos within the party, leading to what MPs have called ‘incredible ... damage’ to the Coalition’s reputation and prospects.

The sounds of revolution in One Battle After Another

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 7h

In the world of 'One Battle After Another', lyrics have revolutionary power. Paul Thomas Anderson weaves a motif from Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” through his film, revealing its radical empathy that is touching, and at times devastating. satpa.pe/DK6lXQ8

Paul Thomas Anderson’s gripping One Battle After Another positions music as a force against fascism.

Stacked boards driving ‘rotten’ university sector

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 5h

A Senate report has found that “a lack of trust” and “an abuse of processes” lie at the heart of the governance failures in Australia’s universities, writes Tim Moore. What’s needed, it says, is “less stacking of corporate appointees” on university councils. satpa.pe/Hjjd7B5

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 5h

Anthony Albanese’s long-standing aversion is being written into law. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland’s Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 seeks to tilt the system firmly away from disclosure, writes Jason Koutsoukis. satpa.pe/oIyznrV

Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.

Labor’s slate for fossil fuel approvals

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 5h

As fossil fuel projects and extensions bounce between Australian courts, as they are approved and overturned on climate grounds, renewable alternatives are becoming more prevalent and competitive. satpa.pe/knc1mRL

The Albanese government has already approved 31 fossil fuel projects, and more than that are waiting, even as renewables overtake coal as the top source of electricity.

Happy birthday, Liberal Party of Australia

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 4h

“On Monday, the Liberal Party turns 81. Of several possible birthday options, the Liberals observe October 13, 1944, the date on which a conference of anti-Labor parties called by Robert Menzies began in a Masonic hall near Parliament House.” | Chris Wallace satpa.pe/gjeg7jX

How super strengthens Australian democracy

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 4h

“Good economics twinned with strong social policy is absolutely imperative. History shows that in the absence of a fair go for working people, trouble follows.” | Wayne Swan satpa.pe/0s00HSz

The illusion of the PNG treaty

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 4h

There’s no real need to formalise Australia’s defence of Papua New Guinea – geography already guarantees it, writes Hugh White. So what’s behind the Albanese government’s decision – reassurance, symbolism, or strategy? satpa.pe/AbmGBkS

ANALYSIS: Australia’s new treaty appears to seal a commitment to a close strategic relationship with PNG and to its defence, but that’s not what the deal will deliver.

Happy birthday, Liberal Party of Australia

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 3h

“The long arm of the mad uncles – former senior politicians who can't resist getting involved in political business – was evident in the Liberals’ turmoil this week,” writes Chris Wallace. “Tony Abbott in Hastie and Price’s corner, and Dutton in the other.” satpa.pe/KwqbEQH

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 2h

Paul Thomas Anderson’s gripping One Battle After Another positions music as a force against fascism. Read the full review by Shaad D'souza: satpa.pe/P6NCc3Q

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 2h

Was the defining story of our time almost ignored by the media, asks Stan Grant. How a story, hidden away in the bottom corner of a newspaper could define the future of humanity. satpa.pe/LSgExyq

The brain in a box

Why are the ICJ and ICC cases on Israel and Gaza taking so long?

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Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 1h

Why are the ICJ and ICC cases on Israel and Gaza taking so long?
theconversation.com/why-are-the-...

An expert on international law and genocide explains.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our ‘fragile’ multicultural nation

Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 2h

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our ‘fragile’ multicultural nation
theconversation.com/politics-wit...

The multiculturalism expert says increased tensions since the October 7 attacks have raised ‘the tideline of hate speech’ in Australia.

theconversation.com

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2h

Where the Media Attention 🧐

Hunter Biden wins by Default. Patrick Byrne is liable for defamation. Hunter Biden's lawyers will propose damages in the coming weeks, which the court will decide. This could include compensatory and possibly punitive payments. 🚨

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 11h

Portland: Note the lack of smoke and all the buildings still standing.

Personal note: since my visits are usually during academic breaks, it's been decades since I've been there for fall colors

PDX Pipeline @portlandevents.bsky.social · 1d

Hers a photo of our fall colors and aerial tram. The ICE facility is right by where the tram starts & then takes people up to OHSU & Veterans hospital

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Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 2h

Lebanese are descendants of the Canaanites, a Semitic group. This is anti-Semitism

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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 2h

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Israel strikes south Lebanon, killing 1 and wounding 7

Israel has carried out intense airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing one person and wounding seven.

apnews.com

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Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 2h

The Gaza ceasefire deal could be a ‘strangle contract’, with Israel holding all the cards
theconversation.com/the-gaza-cea...

The Gaza ceasefire deal could be a ‘strangle contract’, with Israel holding all the cards

These types of ceasefires are highly coercive agreements that enable the more powerful party to force the weaker party to agree to whatever they want.

theconversation.com

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Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 2h

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Queensland to run its coal plants up to a decade longer than previously planned

State treasurer’s energy roadmap announces ‘coal for longer’, despite previous government’s plan to turn most of it off by 2035

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 2h

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

Why is this Fox News host speculating about AOC’s sex life? | Arwa Mahdawi

Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 2h

Nevertheless, the lawmaker is absolutely correct that the way to get under the skin of people in Maga-land is to laugh at them. Ghouls like Trump and Miller don’t care if you call them evil or hypocritical. . What they care about is being laughed at. What they really can’t stand is being mocked

Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 2h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Stephen Miller, the chief of staff for policy and United States homeland security adviser, is one of the most influential people in the Trump administration. He is also such a hate-filled little man that members of his own family are publicly rebuking him.

Even his colleague has dubbed Jesse Watters’s claim about Ocasio-Cortez and Stephen Miller ‘creepy’

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 3h

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen wi...