Alaska optics win for Putin
17 Aug
Politics

Alaska optics win for Putin

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IF the Gaza genocide does not serve as a strong enough daily reminder of how bereft of principles Western politics is, images of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump beamed live from Alaska this weekend reinforced the point quite unequivocally. President Trump makes no bones about how he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. In his no-holds barred quest for being acknowledged as a peacemaker, not only did he bring in from the cold the Russian leader who has been a pariah in the eyes of the West, since his invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but also gifted his guest a great optics win. From the arrival at an airbase near Anchorage where the two landed within minutes of each other and then alighted from their respective planes and walked on their respective red...
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Jenrick calls for removal of judges who ‘bring personal politics’ into job
16 Aug
Politics

Jenrick calls for removal of judges who ‘bring personal politics into the job.’

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Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has said judges who “bring their own personal politics” to the job need to be removed. Mr Jenrick said tighter checks are needed before judges are appointed to see if they have partisan views, as well as a system which would allow for them to be removed from their position if political meddling is confirmed. He told The Daily Telegraph: “If judges want to enter the political sphere themselves, then they should stop being judges and go into politics. “We have to have a situation where judges who act politically and bring their own personal politics into their job as a judge are held to account and, frankly, can be removed.” Mr Jenrick said he has exposed judges who have tweeted “highly political, partisan messages”, while others have acted as trustees of charities which...
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World News Live Updates: Israeli Leaders Publicly Support Mass Relocation Of Palestinians From Gaza
16 Aug
Politics

World News Live Updates: Israeli Leaders Publicly Support Mass Relocation Of Palestinians From Gaza

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News Corp veteran Clare Armstrong poached for the ABC’s chief politics job
15 Aug
Politics

News Corp veteran Clare Armstrong poached for the ABC’s chief politics job

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The ABC has picked a News Corp veteran for the national broadcaster’s chief digital political correspondent role.News Corp's Clare Armstrong is heading to the ABC as its chief digital political correspondent (Image: AAP/News Corp) News Corp’s national political editor Clare Armstrong is headed to the ABC after almost a decade with Murdoch, Crikey can reveal. Armstrong will take up the role of chief digital political correspondent, taking over from Jacob Greber, who recently headed to 7.30 as political editor to replace Laura Tingle. Tingle stepped down in May to become the ABC’s global affairs editor, replacing veteran reporter John Lyons, who moved from global affairs to the Americas beat. Armstrong is no stranger to the ABC, having appeared a number of times on the broadcaster’s flagship political discussion show, Insiders. Having started as a cadet with Brisbane’s Courier-Mail...
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