Media and marketing
A record-breaking petition calling for a royal commission into the Murdoch media empire has been presented to federal parliament, with two former prime ministers saying Australia is on the US path to division unless it checks hyper-partisanship in the media.
Opinion
SPECIAL REPORT: Media power prowls in the dark but its presence, its threat, its strength isn’t hidden. It’s there to see in fawning politicians and public officials.
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Kevin Rudd has pilloried Tony Abbott as a toxic influence on the national political landscape who doesn’t care a whit about policy.
Kevin Rudd has accused Malcolm Turnbull of trying to appease the right of the Liberal party with his latest plan to ban some asylum seekers from entering Australia.
It’s emerged that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull dismissed Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advice that said Kevin Rudd was a better candidate for the UN’s chief job than previous incumbents.
Australia won’t be nominating Kevin Rudd for the top job in the United Nations because Malcolm Turnbull believes the former prime minister is not well-suited for the role.
