After an intense and spiteful campaign, Victorians go to the poll today
After a spiteful campaign, Victoria's voters will deliver the first verdict on a Labor government and the Teals ...
Mark Sawyer
Mark Sawyer is a journalist with extensive experience in print and digital media in Sydney, Melbourne and rural Australia.
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Peter Reith was the Howard government's hard-man when it acted to break union control on the waterfront.
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The discharging of the jury in the rape trial of Bruce Lehrmann was a black day for Australian justice, but the ...
Holy moley, that’s the way to spread the good word
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2024 tax cuts find their true north
The stage three tax cuts scheduled for 2024 have been given a boost by one of the new Teal independent MPs.
A decade from Big M: Gillard and the might-have-beens
Julia Gillard's story illustrates that while progressive forces command the social and cultural discourse, the ...
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