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Human rights in Australia will become a political plaything without consensus | Fergal Davis Our only mechanism for ensuring compliance of federal laws with human rights norms, a parliamentary committee, is at risk of splitting along party lines  Q&A's attempt at 'women's issues' reminds me of why I quit watching Annabel Crabb hosting a panel that included Germaine Greer, Julie Bishop and Roxane Gay was enough to tempt me into viewing the program again but its narrow focus on women on boards, women’s pay and work-life balance was only liberated by Greer’s occasional outrageousness  Labor extends lead in latest opinion poll as Abbott improves personal rating Opposition extends lead to 10 points while prime minister and Bill Shorten both improve their personal approval ratings  It's time for Christopher Pyne to admit the sums don't work on student fees bill Ten months of pleading and bargaining can’t hide the fact that the Coalition does not have enough Senate support to get the legislation through
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The Intergenerational report: why doesn't it mention penguins? | First Dog on the Moon The report’s flawed assumptions mean it ignored the important issues: pilchard tastiness, seal proliferation, and reality
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Q&A: Greer asks Bishop if she would 'free her nipples' to save Bali Nine pair - video During an all-female edition of Q&A to mark International Women's Day, feminist write Germaine Greer asks the foreign minister, Julie Bishop, whether she would consider online nudity if it could prevent the planned execution of two Australians in Indonesia
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