Albanese gives ground on gambling inducements as Labor and Coalition inch towards deal

Prime minister and opposition leader meet in Canberra to advance agreement on gambling advertising

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Deliberately misleading party name approved for Victorian election

A political party with a deliberately misleading name has been successfully registered for the Victorian election, aiming to redirect left-wing votes towards parties on the right.

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Australia’s plan to adopt definitions of racism amounts to enforcing Zionism

In response to the Bondi Beach attack, there is a push in Australia to adopt definitions of racism, including antisemitism. We must reject this effort because its ultimate goal is to criminalize anti-...

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Australian families are losing loved ones to gambling. The industry’s ‘I know nothing’ defence beggars belief | Zoe Daniel

Australians are the biggest gambling losers in the world. Labor’s feeble ‘reforms’ aren’t close to good enough

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The political architects of modern Australia. Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser.

Whitlam and Fraser were the Australian political version of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Despite the fact that both were each other’s toughest political opponents, yet indispensable to each other.

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Surveillance State. NSW Police to seize mobile phone data without a warrant - Michael West

Legislation before NSW Parliament to allow police access to mobile phone data without a warrant, developed by Israel Defence Force veterans.

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Australia, world leader in arresting climate protestors, drops 130 charges - Michael West

NSW Police have dropped charges against the remaining climate protestors from Rising Tide's 2024 People's Blockade of Newcastle Harbour

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Visa overstayers to have work rights revoked if asylum claim rejected

The federal government is expected to take a hard line on temporary visas as it continues to consider ways to reduce Australia's migration figures.

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‘Bro I didn’t ask’: Why this founder is running City2Surf in her underwear

Rebecca McAlister is set to run the full 14km of the City2Surf in her underwear this weekend to bring attention to the barrage of misogyny and online criticism she has received as a small business owner. McAllister is the founder of discharge-friendly underwear brand Luckies Knickers, whose products include underwear with a patterned gusset designed to help women deal with discharge stains and a merino lining to manage scent. Discharge is a normal part of life for women everywhere, but McAllister has faced plenty of misogyny from men online who seem unable to comprehend the products, telling her it’s “too much information”. “Wipe ya ass better next time,” is an example of a comment she has received from men on her social media pages. On Sunday, she’ll be taking part in the City2Surf in her undies, in front of 90,000 people. “Since bootstrapping this business I’ve been taken aback by the amount of misogyny, creepy DMs and criticism online from men,” McAllister said. “My business is a side hustle (for now!) and spending my time moderating ridiculous barrages on my posts is beyond frustrating.” **_Rebecca McAlister will run the City2Surf in her underwear this weekend._** McAllister, who has built her business from scratch with no prior manufacturing and business knowledge, said she used to hide the comments but now she’s taken to responding on behalf of other women who’ve had enough or can’t speak out. “Men online tell me speaking about discharge is “too much information”, tell me just to wipe my ass better, they hit up my DMs (with their profile pic of their wedding), or call me ugly,” McAllister says. “Bro I didn’t ask!?” This weekend will mark the fourth year McAllister has taken part in the City2Surf in her underwear. She says she’s doing it again in the name of brave women who face misogyny like this every day. Share this City2SurfRebecca McAlister by Madeline Hislop 13 hours ago ## Stay Smart! Get Women's Agenda in your inbox * Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ ## Latest news ### That Men and Boys portfolio addressing the rise of the manosphere? Gone after four months ### Woman and man found dead in Charleville home, investigation underway ### $4 million funding boost to help women build careers in male-dominated small businesses ### Sam Newman’s comments about Ralph Carr cement case for gender equality ministerial portfolio ### Greens call for $4.6 billion social housing investment to keep women and children safe ### Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

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'We are not a monoculture and never have been,' Penny Wong tells Garma Festival

On the second day of Garma Festival, Foreign Minister Penny Wong emphasised the strategic importance of ties between First Nations peoples and Australia's Pacific neighbours.

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