TNR Journal

Australian journal of politics, strategy, governance and national affairs.

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Australia's political landscape is becoming less about left versus right and more about representation versus disaffection

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Who best represents middle Australia?

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Budget Night 2026 feels less like a traditional two-party contest and more like a transitional era held together by compulsory voting and institutional inertia

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The Coalition is fragmenting faster than Labor is rising — and beneath the surface, a post-partisan national alignment is quietly forming #Auspol
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[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

Australia imports all of its oil and diesel from refineries in Asia, which source much of their raw stock from the Middle East, writes Paul Bongiorno. https://t.co/e03xBWnA0u

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Australia's Prime Minister has confirmed Australian navy personnel were aboard the U.S. submarine attack of the IRIS Dena under AUKUS pact

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Australia and China are seeking a diplomatic solution to the Albanese government commitment to return Darwin port lease to Australian hands https://t.co/gGfcFqsXKb

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Certifying Darwin for nuclear-powered warships would also position the port as a reliable destination for allied nuclear-powered warships #AusPol

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The Coalition in opposition is grappling with new defections, leadership tensions, and uncertainty as it struggles in the wake of its election defeat #AusPol
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Australia's September unemployment rate unexpectedly jumped to a four-year high of 4.5% (EST 4.3%), driven by a higher participation rate #Jobs

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“Of all the things that could mar Anthony Albanese’s first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, few would have guessed it would be one of this country’s most awarded journalists questioning the president over his business dealings.” | Paul Bongiorno. https://t.co/Y6Aw6W2N2P

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Last week, @johncoyne14 joined @RickHind on @abcdarwin to discuss whether Darwin Port's management could change ahead of Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Donald Trump and how a new data centre being built in Darwin could boost local economic opportunities.

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[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

Albanese carefully but successfully defied Trump on Palestinian recognition, climate change action and social media bans, while still scoring a White House meeting next month and a warm greeting at a cocktail party the president hosted. https://t.co/Dc5Ck1B6J3

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'Darwin’s proximity to Southeast Asia makes it the most convenient and practical port for allied naval forces transiting to and from the South China Sea, the Pacific and the eastern Indian Ocean,' writes @johncoyne14. https://t.co/Gc9mhiltnK

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PM Albanese and FM Wong have announced that Australia recognises the state of Palestine: https://t.co/4yJvtpUh2J

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Anthony Albanese said the move was predicated on the condition that Hamas would not be a part of a future Palestinian state. @michellegrattan @UniCanberra https://t.co/xFbqU41xCL

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Preference flows in Kiama at the 2023 NSW election. More on the looming Kiama by-election at https://t.co/Dd16tWvlz2

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Australia Post continues to work with the US and Australian authorities and international postal partners to resume postal services to the US #auspol

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The PM's official China trip will include a sit-down with President Xi and spruiking a new advertising campaign to lure Chinese visitors #auspol https://t.co/KNI2CYwvEl

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Australia's Antisemitism Envoy, Jillian Segal has called on the government for mandatory sentencing for individuals attacking synagogues #auspol