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Alcohol
Barnaby’s booze ban? I’m thirsty for the details
As iron-cast as Barnaby Joyce’s willpower obviously is, those of us playing along at home were hoping for … something more.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
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Political leadership
Barnaby Joyce quits alcohol, loses 15kg after infamous night he barely remembers
Colleagues say the firebrand has never been sharper having lost 15 kilograms, partly through runs around Canberra’s northern suburbs and playing touch footy.
- by Paul Sakkal
The politicians who skipped question time to fawn over Tucker Carlson
The conspiracy-peddling favourite of the global Trumpian right visited Australia’s corridors of power. But tour promoter Clive Palmer was nowhere to be seen.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Tucker Carlson’s message for his Australian faithful
Vaccine companies, woke corporations, and non-MAGA conservatives were Carlson’s targets at an event in Canberra attended by MPs including Barnaby Joyce, Matt Canavan and Alex Antic.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Political leadership
‘Charlatan’? Aussie politicians are #%!* when it comes to insults
Given the predicament our nation is in, it would be reassuring to know our leaders were at the top of their game. Judging by the quality of their insults, we’re in deep trouble.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Tingle was only stating the obvious about racism in Australia
Deliberate and casual remarks and opinions that denigrate Indigenous Australians and immigrants abound. It is concerning to note that racist views are often aired with confidence and a presumption that one will agree with, and certainly not challenge, such hurtful bigotry and prejudice.
ABC’s Laura Tingle under fire after ‘racist country’ comments
ABC’s 7.30 chief political correspondent Laura Tingle has come under fire for comments she made criticising Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
- by Helen Pitt
Kokoda cakewalk: Albanese’s trek treat sweetens Anzac exertion
A helicopter special delivery meant the going wasn’t all tough for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart as they walked the Kokoda Track.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
NSW’s safest seat to go to byelection as MP quits
Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall, long seen as a replacement for Barnaby Joyce, is quitting state parliament.
- by Alexandra Smith and James Massola
Editorial
Political leadership
No excuse for not fixing parliament’s untouchable culture
The possibility that federal politicians could be docked up to 5 per cent of their salary for misbehaviour is a welcome and long-overdue reform.
- The Herald's View