Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party has ruled for almost all of Japan's postwar period. But it lost its parliamentary majority at Sunday's national election. Could smaller parties be key for Japan's future government?
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In a special episode live from Queensland, David Speers covers the results of the 2024 Queensland election. Clare Armstrong, Anthony Galloway and Patricia Karvelas join the show with Nationals MP for Hinkler Keith Pitt and outgoing Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick interviewed.
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Residents of Yarrabilba and Flagstone, south of Brisbane, have long called for more roads in and out, and in this state election some residents hope that whoever wins government will prevent rapid development from occurring without vital infrastructure.
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Independent senator Lidia Thorpe's protest in front of King Charles and her later claim that she never pledged allegiance to the queen's heirs have raised unexpected questions about what exactly elected politicians can get away with.
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Australia's ninth placed finish on this year's Paralympic medal tally continued a downward trend since a table topping performance at Sydney 2000. But with increased funding and a home Games on the horizon, there is a path forward.
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Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has offered an extraordinary defence of whether she breached her parliamentary oath when she interrupted a royal reception, claiming she in fact pledged allegiance to the queen's "hairs" rather than her "heirs".
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Crystal's baby was born in jail while she waited for her case to be processed. Her wait for justice is not uncommon in the NT, where the courts are so backlogged that unprecedented numbers of people are being left to languish on remand.
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Retirement villages are governed by a patchwork of laws that differ from state to state but advocates want tougher regulation of the sector. Could treating the sector like a "financial product" be the answer, and how would it work?
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The differences between Labor and the Coalition's plans to ease the housing crisis are becoming clearer, with the opposition betting that Australians prefer detached dwellings in outer suburbs rather than high-density housing.
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Former British Minister, Rory Stewart is touring Australia at the moment. He's a writer and co-host of the The Rest is Politics podcast of who's found an enormous following for his reflections on what works and what doesn't in modern democracies. Rory Stewart sat down with Insiders Host David Speers in Melbourne.
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The battlelines for two elections were drawn this weekend, and while they'll be very different affairs given Peter Dutton's team is far stronger than the WA Liberals, state leader Libby Mettam is talking up her party's chances.
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