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Last month, Tuvalu and Australia confirmed a landmark climate and security pact, which would allow 280 Tuvaluans to migrate to Australia every year.
The Falepili Union marks the first time Australia has offered resettlement rights due to the threat posed by climate change.
But the new migration pathway will leave many Tuvaluans facing difficult questions: stay or go? How does the diaspora preserve their culture and language in the face of a disappearing homeland? And what happens to a country without land?
Today, social affairs editor Jewel Topsfield and regional editor Ben Preiss read their feature titled âTuvalu is being swallowed by the ocean. Its people face a difficult choice.âSubscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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Amid the national debate about immigration levels, it was reported this week that yoga instructors, martial artists and dog handlers have been put above some construction trades on the nationâs draft priority skills list for migrants.
This is despite a desperate need for tradies to build more homes to address the nationâs housing crisis.
Plus, a look at another important skills shortage - in our armed forces.
Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss all this is chief political correspondent David Crowe and national affairs editor Matthew Knott.
Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter here.
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When far-right populist-turned TV presenter Nigel Farage made the bombshell announcement, on Monday, that heâd be vying for a seat in the British parliament in the upcoming election, the media had a field day.
Hadnât Farage, one of the architects of Brexit, announced, just weeks before, that he wouldnât be running? And this, after a total seven previous tilts at a seat in the House of Commons over the last 30 years. All unsuccessful.
And this was before Farage was splattered with a milkshake, thrown by a protester, on his first day of campaigning.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on why Nigel Farage, though on the fringe of politics, still poses a threat to British society. And the rise of the far-right across the globe.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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When rumours began swirling over the weekend that former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg might be poised to return to politics, fiery commentary broke out on both sides of the political spectrum.
Did Frydenberg - or those loyal to him - want to muscle out of contention a young, Oxford-educated woman who had already won pre-selection to contest the Victorian seat of Kooyong, in the next election?
As one woman put it, âWomen are not collateral damage for Josh Frydenbergâs regretsâ.
Today, columnist Jacqueline Maley on Frydenbergâs spot in the sunshine after a two year-retreat from public life. And whether this latest political powerplay has benefited, or harmed, the former treasurer and the Liberal party.
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Two weeks ago, news broke that Darren Wick, the former head of Channel Nineâs news and current affairs division, had been the subject of a complaint from a female staff member, who alleged that the news boss had behaved inappropriately towards her.
Since then, the number of allegations has grown. Around a dozen former and current staffers at the Nine network, which owns this masthead, have alleged verbal or physical misconduct by Wick.
Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker, on the impact that Wickâs alleged behaviour has had on the female staffers at the organisation. And the so-called âculture of silenceâ that enables sexual harassment to occur.
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Itâs the ultimate unthinkable. A father of three drives his children off the road and into a dam. The car sinks. And the father is the only person to get out alive. All three children drown.
That father, Victorian man Robert Farquharson, has been in prison for the murder of his children, for much of the past 19 years.
But could he have been wrongly convicted?
On the eve of a lawyer launching a new appeal, a group of scientists, doctors and lawyers are arguing that key parts of the evidence that convicted Robert Farquharson donât stack up.
Today, investigative reporter Michael Bachelard on following the rope of evidence that convicted the father of three, and the new information that may unravel his prosecution altogether.
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On Fatherâs Day, 2005, Robert Farquharson crashed his car into a dam. He survived, but his three children who were in the car with him didnât. At first it seemed like a tragic accident. But quickly, it turned into a murder investigation.
For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/trialbywater or smh.com.au/trialbywater. Subscribe now to access the special Good Weekend investigation, which features never-before-seen 3D models recreating key scientific evidence, video, audio and other interviews.
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Itâs finally happened. In a court decision that breaks with 247 years of American history, Donald Trump has become the first former president of the United States to be criminally convicted.
Because, earlier today, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found that Trump was guilty of falsifying business records. What do business records have to do with this infamous hush money trial, involving an adult film star? And can a felon still run for the American presidency? Let alone serve from jail, if Trump - who is currently ahead in many states - were to win in November?
Today, in a special episode of The Morning Edition, North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin, on how this conviction may reshape the 2024 presidential race.
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The Albanese government faced relentless pressure this week as it scrambled to replace a ministerial direction linked to tribunal decisions that has allowed serious criminals to stay in Australia.
The Prime Minister has also been forced to defend embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles in parliament - as public servants revealed some criminals including murderers and sex offenders were not required to wear ankle monitors under immigration detention laws.
The Coalition has stepped up its calls for Giles to go, detailing cases where the Administrative Appeals Tribunal allowed non-citizens to stay in Australia, despite their history of often violent offending.
Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss these developments is chief political correspondent David Crowe and migration reporter Angus Thompson.
Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter here.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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When, last week, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap national election for early July, the derision came thick and fast. First, it was because he made his announcement, in front of 10 Downing Street, while being pelted with rain. Without an umbrella.
But then came his first election promise.Should the Tories be elected, all 18 year olds will go through compulsory national service, in a bid to create a ârenewed sense of prideâ in Britain.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher, on Rishi Sunak, and whether this proposal has any chance of rejuvenating his party, which, as one commentator recently put it, is âfacing an extinction-level eventâ.
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has immigration numbers squarely in his sights. Lower the number of immigrants in this country, he has said, and we will see an improvement with all sorts of social challenges. This wonât just help fix our dire housing crisis. But it will also help people get in to see a GP, and finally gain a spot for their child at kindergarten.
His policy was the cornerstone of his budget reply speech, two weeks ago. But since then, his speech - and the coalition - have come under fire. For promoting a populist idea that will fail to address these struggles. And, even worse, possibly fueling racist sentiment.
Today, columnist Jacqueline Maley on the Coalitionâs cornerstone policy, which it plans to take to the next election.
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We are used to hearing bad news when it comes to the environment.
And it's for good reason. The worldâs temperature is rising at an alarming rate, our air is full of pollutants, species are becoming endangered and then, extinct.
But, we are here to deliver some good news, on the Australian initiatives that are making a difference.
Today, climate and energy correspondent Mike Foley on the three good news stories about our environment.
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From The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Trial by Water is a new investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Fatherâs Day, 2005.
Now scientists and lawyers are asking the question: did we get it wrong? And is this man in prison for a crime he didnât commit?
Episode 1 will arrive on Saturday, June 1.
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Over the last few months, a new wave of avian flu has been raging across the world.
In the United States, the strain has been found in cows, and it has also reached far-flung Antarctica, infecting penguins, seals and polar bears.
So far, transmission to humans has been extremely rare, and Australia remains the only continent in the world to keep the virus out.
But last week, health authorities confirmed a Victorian child had been critically ill with another strain of the virus, becoming Australiaâs first-ever case of human bird flu.
Today, science reporter Angus Dalton on the alarming new cases of bird flu in Australia. And what the risks are to us.
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This week we look at two stories about our public servants. The first story is about the faceless kind of public servant who toil in government departments, and the second story is about the political public servants at the heart of the Albanese government, as we discuss the different public and private roles of ministers.
Joining Jacqueline Maley is national affairs editor James Massola and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright.
Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter here.
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For years, it has been the biggest question in geopolitics. Who will win the struggle for world domination? China? Or the United States? American president Joe Biden has dubbed it the âfight to win the 21st centuryâ.
But behind the grandiose rhetoric, there is one tiny country stuck in the middle of these two superpowers. Taiwan, the independent country that China claims as its own.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on how Taiwanâs new president - a former political âhot-headâ inaugurated earlier this week - might manage his countryâs struggle for sovereignty. And his citizensâ growing fear of invasion.
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Itâs not everyday that an Australian artwork gets thrust into the global spotlight, let alone becomes a punchline on a hugely popular American late night talk show.
But all that changed last week, after news broke that Australiaâs richest woman demanded that her portrait be taken down from the walls of The National Gallery of Australia, in Canberra.
Today, investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw, who helped break this story on why itâs gone viral, and how Gina Rinehartâs lengths to remove the portrait speak to the heart of Vincent Namatjiraâs artwork, a satire about wealth and influence.
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Iran state media confirmed on Monday that president Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on a foggy mountain side in a hard-to-reach corner of north-west Iran.
Was his death an accident, or not? And might it escalate the ever-growing tensions between Iran, and Israel, its sworn enemy, which some have speculated is behind the accident?
Today, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone on the hard-line cleric who oversaw a morality crackdown in Iran that led to nationwide protests. And what impact his death could have on stability, or instability, in the wider region.
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Defence force whistleblower David McBride was jailed last week for more than five years for leaking documents to the ABC.
Cadzowâs profile of David McBride: https://www.smh.com.au/national/david-mcbride-on-whistleblowing-his-famous-dad-and-a-possible-jail-sentence-20240129-p5f0vq.html?collection=p5f0ve&gb=1ABCâs The Afghan Files: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-11/killings-of-unarmed-afghans-by-australian-special-forces/8466642
His information formed the basis of what became known as the Afghan Files, which aired allegations war crimes were committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
McBride has been lauded as a poster boy in the fight for greater protection for whistleblowers in Australia, but, like many of our whistleblowers, itâs not so simple.
So, who is David McBride? Heroic whistleblower, or, something else?
Today, Good Weekend senior writer Jane Cadzow on the dichotomy of the whistleblower.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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The government handed down its third federal budget this week, and it was the usual blizzard of figures.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers gave us hand-outs, grand plans for the future and some heroic predictions on inflation figures.
Today, chief political correspondent David Crowe and national affairs editor James Massola join Jacqueline Maley to unpack the budget as a political document - will it help the government win the next election, and will the voting public believe all the promises made about the future of the economy?
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