Rachel Withers

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How worried is Labor about new Greens leader David Shoebridge?

By: Rachel Withers

It seems Anthony Albanese would rather only One Nation spoke to voters' “searing anger”, even if it means more seats for the right than the left.

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Fossil Fou? What a Tuvalu snafu tells us about Australia's role in the Pacific family

By: Rachel Withers

If we're in on climate, we need to be all in, lest this accurately be perceived as Labor's “vanity project”.

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Answering your questions on Australia's data centre moment

By: Rachel Withers

What are data centres? Does Australia even need them? And why is the political elite so enamoured with Anthropic and OpenAI?

Can a refreshed Greens take it up to One Nation?

By: Rachel Withers

The Greens are adopting tougher language with calls to end the duopoly — in both the supermarket and political market

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The Greens want Labor's trust tax changes to work. Chalmers should be grateful for the help

By: Rachel Withers

After months of wealthy tax-avoiders screaming bloody murder over trust changes, Labor has a negotiating partner openly backing their original intent.

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Can this new party win seats off Labor in Melbourne's neglected western suburbs?

By: Rachel Withers

There's growing frustration in Melbourne's working class west, where many voters feel taken for granted by Labor. A new party hopes to channel this more effectively than One Nation.

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Haines' alleged attacker was once progressive. The left needs to pay attention

By: Rachel Withers

We don't yet know the motivations of Brendan Nugent, charged with allegedly ramming independent MP Helen Haines with his car. But the fact he was once very left-wing cannot be dismissed.

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Why liberalism is worth saving — and neoliberalism can get in the bin

By: Rachel Withers

Tim Dean, resident philosopher at The Ethics Centre, joins Rachel Withers to talk about why liberalism is worth fighting for.

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I don’t care if the timing of the Steele-John allegations is a factional hitjob. I care if they are true

By: Rachel Withers

Rumours about Steele-John have been floating around long enough that they warrant an inquiry — regardless of which faction is calling for it.

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‘Honesty, respect and compassion' is a bridge too far for many of our politicians

By: Rachel Withers

Many MPs have so far failed to sign the “civility pledge” — first signed by independent MP Helen Haines. It is the most honest thing many of our political leaders have done in a while.