John Howard
John Howard is a former Australian prime minister and Liberal party leader
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The current prime minister is unpopular in city marginal seats, so the Coalition is banking on robocalls and letterbox drops from Howard to sway voters
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The comedian and self-described ‘laggard’ shares what cracks him up online – including many long-forgotten morsels of Australian history
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In this extract from her book, Julianne Schultz says the topography of an evolving national identity reveals peaks of great change and long valleys of fearful, censorious complacency
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Afghan refugee Abbas Nazari and Guardian journalist David Marr remember the humanitarian and political crisis that shapes asylum seeker policies to this dayPodcast
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With the release of the 2001 cabinet papers, the former prime minister remains unapologetic about his tough policies on asylum seekers
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Does Australia really 'meet and beat' its climate targets?
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From climate change to welfare, here’s what we know about the MP set to replace Gladys Berejiklian as NSW premier
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For conservative governments on the skids, defence is usually the best form of attack. But Australians are hardly gunning for a showdown with China
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This government’s grubby language on Afghanistan refugees shows we’re reliving Tampa times
David MarrThe Coalition is finessing its obligations to the most desperate people on earth, calculating it will help keep them in power -
Afghan refugee Abbas Nazari and Guardian journalist David Marr remember the humanitarian and political crisis that has shaped policies to this dayPodcast
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Reporter Ben Doherty looks back at the extraordinary events that led to Australia's current immigration policies
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When a Norwegian freighter rescued 433 asylum seekers from a sinking vessel en route to Christmas Island, it sparked a crisis that led to hardline border policies and indelibly shifted the response to boat arrivals
Reconciliation action plans let settlers take up more space, not relinquish it