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

Exclusive: Former Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus believed openness was key to reshaping political culture. Instead, fear of reputational harm left the anti-corruption commission constrained – its effectiveness tied to the judgement of one commissioner. satpa.pe/GBvB1XC

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled push for public NACC hearings

The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.

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

“Just after sunrise on Wednesday morning, Anthony Albanese landed back in Sydney after a trip that positioned Australia exactly where he wanted it to be in international affairs.” Paul Bongiorno on what’s next for the prime minister. satpa.pe/YH6qUCM

Anthony Albanese’s seat at the periodic table

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 6h

This week a Senate inquiry will hear from officials, climate scientists and researchers about the conservative think tanks and bloggers breeding climate misinformation. satpa.pe/WaMV4ab

News Corp and Advance called to misinformation inquiry

The Senate inquiry into climate misinformation invited both News Corp and Advance to its hearings – senators have received 5000 emails from Advance supporters, telling them to back off.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 8h

In a forced sale that has been called “one of the most contentious tech transactions of the decade”, the Trump administration is following through on the president’s executive order to transfer the American operations of TikTok to domestic control. satpa.pe/sQ1hOBg

Trump’s plan for a Murdoch TikTok

For Donald Trump and the Murdochs, the plan to secure US control of TikTok is a win-win – a social media mouthpiece ahead of the midterms, and for a bargain price.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 9h

In Alex Ferguson’s 27 years coaching Manchester United, he won 13 league titles. In the 12 years since his retirement, United have had 10 managers for nil. But Ferguson may have played a role in that. | Martin McKenzie-Murray satpa.pe/pI1DeDU

Sir Alex Ferguson’s complicated legacy at Manchester United

He was the force behind a quarter-century of Manchester United success. But while Sir Alex Ferguson is lauded as a hero of the club, his influence on their demise is equally telling.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 10h

The NDIA argues long therapist reports are too costly and time-consuming. But removing them and replacing them with an algorithmic tool raises a simple question: what evidence will underpin people’s budgets? | Rick Morton satpa.pe/L3iAOOU

Algorithm to be used for NDIS plans

The government is using an ‘instrument’ designed by the University of Melbourne to reassess support payments for disabled people.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 10h

“The Victorian government and representatives of Aboriginal traditional owners in Victoria had settled the terms of the nation’s first treaty, ushering in a new era of self-determination and shared decision-making.” satpa.pe/Q35SPxS

How Victoria’s Treaty could change Australia

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

Editorial: The Pukpuk treaty will compel Australia to come to Papua New Guinea’s defence in the case of attack and vice versa. Citizens of either country will be able to serve in the other’s defence force. satpa.pe/ZjCtSmH

Perhaps the best measure of this moment is the time that has passed since anything like it has happened. When Australia signed its previous defence treaty, Papua and New Guinea was still part of an administered territory. Queen Elizabeth II was two years from her coronation.

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

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled then Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to ensure anti-corruption hearings would be kept secret.

“Dreyfus always... believed it had to change the culture of public administration.” satpa.pe/KzncXcq

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled push for public NACC hearings

The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.

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

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese himself led resistance to giving the NACC stronger public-hearing powers. Jason Koutsoukis on how the body that was meant to build trust in politics risks being undone by political caution. satpa.pe/BNKhOZN

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled push for public NACC hearings

The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.

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

Marcia Langton on the bill that quietly goes further than what she had hoped the 2023 Voice referendum could achieve.

“This historic document outlines the terms for the first Australian experiment in shared sovereignty and Indigenous self-determination.” satpa.pe/qpd8chG

How Victoria’s Treaty could change Australia

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

According to one of his cabinet ministers, Albanese notes the relationship with the US will outlast Trump, as it has other presidents and prime ministers, and it is in the national interest to maintain the status quo. | Paul Bongiorno satpa.pe/K5gapVl

Anthony Albanese’s seat at the periodic table

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 13h

Anthony Albanese says politicians must keep promises on economics and immigration. But as British PM Keir Starmer borrows lines from Enoch Powell, his Labour Party is bleeding votes. Is Australia on the same path? satpa.pe/OBmvIPI

Everything that’s wrong with this immigration debate

As anti-immigration sentiment is politicised around the world, new arrivals to Australia are being portrayed as detrimental to the economy – when in fact the opposite is true.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 13h

The NDIA is nearing the final stages of a scheme overhaul that will give it unprecedented power to save tens of billions of dollars by increasingly putting disabled people “back into boxes”. Rick Morton reports. satpa.pe/D16uhIZ

Algorithm to be used for NDIS plans

The government is using an ‘instrument’ designed by the University of Melbourne to reassess support payments for disabled people.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 13h

“If the senators behind it think we’ll just sit quietly while they smear us with their political theatre, they’re mistaken,” Advance’s national secretary Matthew Sheahan says of the inquiry into climate misinformation. satpa.pe/hUSkexI

News Corp and Advance called to misinformation inquiry

The Senate inquiry into climate misinformation invited both News Corp and Advance to its hearings – senators have received 5000 emails from Advance supporters, telling them to back off.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 14h

In attempting to ride the anti-immigration wave evident in marches and protests, Andrew Hastie has fallen into the Peter Dutton policy hole, writes John Hewson. He is tapping fear and emotion rather than offer hard numbers, or specific plans. satpa.pe/3UwKBAs

Andrew Hastie’s play for the leadership

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 14h

Albanese’s strategy since Trump’s return has been clear: accept his legitimacy as Australia’s key ally and avoid any criticism of the way in which he governs the US. In two weeks, with a visit to the White House, that approach will face its biggest test yet. satpa.pe/Xr2NTq2

Anthony Albanese’s seat at the periodic table

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 15h

Right wing conservative lobby group Advance has disdain for the Senate inquiry into climate misinformation, saying it mobilises against net zero as a “response to a political and policy issue” – but it can’t help getting involved. satpa.pe/CXNE4Zv

News Corp and Advance called to misinformation inquiry

The Senate inquiry into climate misinformation invited both News Corp and Advance to its hearings – senators have received 5000 emails from Advance supporters, telling them to back off.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 15h

“There can be no doubt about the intensity of the emotion against immigration in Europe and the United States,” writes John Hewson. “But we can’t ignore the damage that anti-immigration policies have already done.” satpa.pe/gP9HOSb

Andrew Hastie’s play for the leadership

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 15h

Archie Moore's 'kith and kin', now on show at Queensland Art Gallery, is monumental, powerful and provocative. Like Picasso's 'Guernica', it has the potential to change the way Australia not only sees art but how the nation sees itself.

Archie Moore’s kith and kin at GOMA

Archie Moore’s masterpiece kith and kin – the first Australian work to receive a Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale – is now an unmissable display at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 16h

Migrants to Australia pay more in taxes than they claim in welfare, and their consumption and spending supports the country’s growth, writes Emily Barrett. The challenge for our leaders is to tell that story clearly. satpa.pe/8INiXvw

Everything that’s wrong with this immigration debate

As anti-immigration sentiment is politicised around the world, new arrivals to Australia are being portrayed as detrimental to the economy – when in fact the opposite is true.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 17h

“It takes extraordinary levels of compartmentalisation to disassociate yourself from the president suing you for $10 billion, but both Murdoch and Trump are incredibly transactional in how they look at things. It’s a squabble on the sideline.” satpa.pe/4CIkhza

Trump’s plan for a Murdoch TikTok

For Donald Trump and the Murdochs, the plan to secure US control of TikTok is a win-win – a social media mouthpiece ahead of the midterms, and for a bargain price.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 17h

The NDIS’s announcement of a new assessment tool from the University of Melbourne to help determine support budgets for the scheme’s participants, has raised questions about a return to the aborted Coalition-era “independent assessments”. Rick Morton reports. satpa.pe/t4tyFvU

Algorithm to be used for NDIS plans

The government is using an ‘instrument’ designed by the University of Melbourne to reassess support payments for disabled people.

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 18h

Marcia Langton on the bill that quietly goes further than what she had hoped the 2023 Voice referendum could achieve.

“This historic document outlines the terms for the first Australian experiment in shared sovereignty and Indigenous self-determination.” satpa.pe/53n7VgE

How Victoria’s Treaty could change Australia

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 18h

Albanese will be hoping to emulate his “good mate”, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who no doubt gave him some tips on how to handle the notoriously prickly Trump when they shared a couple of Albo Pale Ales at No. 10 Downing Street. | Paul Bongiorno satpa.pe/Z0f8OcD

Anthony Albanese’s seat at the periodic table