Macron’s new PM takes French politics from emergency to farce
09 Sep
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Macron’s new PM takes French politics from emergency to farce

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Politics tamfitronics September always lands with a thump in France. It’s back to schoolor the great return: back-to-school on steroids. All that which has been suspended in the languorous days of July and August — when seemingly the whole country turns off the lights, closes the shutters and retreats to the beach or the mountains — is back with a vengeance. Bills are due, the commute is back on, workloads are onerous, bank are accounts empty, social calendars are unmanageably full.But in 2024, back to school hangover is worse than ever. Last night, the Olympics and Paralympics came to a close in a burst of fireworks over the Stade de France. Paris pulled off both games with serious panache, enchanting the world with astonishing venues, superhuman feats and the odd dancing clitoris. The end of...
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Peter Dutton is racist. Here’s the proof
09 Sep
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Peter Dutton is racist. Here’s the proof

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Politics tamfitronics Join us on socialNewslettersScroll to topHere's the proofCrikey’s series explores Dutton’s history of racism as well as the role racism has played on both sides of politics since the 1970s.Race and racism have long played a role in Australian politics. Malcolm Fraser was attacked by Labor for extending humanitarian migration to South Vietnamese refugees. John Howard sought to weaponise Asian migration in the 1980s. In the wake of 9/11 and Tampa, the Howard government made a virtue of its tough line on asylum seekers and Australians of Muslim background, while Howard’s refusal to engage with Indigenous peoples came to characterise his prime ministership. The rise of the Islamic State once again saw Australia’s Muslim community targeted by Coalition politicians. The Gillard government made a virtue of its crackdown on temporary migrants.But Peter Dutton...
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Edo election: “I want to be remembered like Oshiomhole” – APC candidate, Okpebholo
09 Sep
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Edo election: “I want to be remembered like Oshiomhole” – APC candidate, Okpebholo

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Politics tamfitronics The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21, 2024, gubernatorial election in Edo, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has declared that if elected, he would work tirelessly to be remembered like the former governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.Okpebholo, speaking as the APC Governorship Campaign Council brought the campaign to Etsako East and Etsako Central Local Government Areas of the state, thanked the people of Agenebode, Okpilla, and Imiegba for their large turnout and pledged to pursue his five-point agenda.The agenda, he said, includes health, security, education, road construction, and agriculture.The governorship candidate told the people that he aspired to be like Oshiomhole, adding, “I will work so I can walk freely on the streets of Edo State after office.”On his part, Oshiomhole called on the people of the...
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