I am absolutely thrilled to shout it all over Twitter that a NORTH SHORE council has just elected its first NSW Labor Councillor as Mayor! This is the culmination of 10 years of hard work by Mayor Andrew Zbik & Lane Cove Labor. Congratulations Lane Cove! #nswpol In the Cove

Each month I attend the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for infusions that are part of my treatment for an autoimmune disorder – treatment that means I am immunocompromised, writes Brian Burdekin | OPINION theage.com.au/national/there…

We have lost a national treasure today. Ronnie was undisputedly the Queen of the Golden era of Rock and Roll. I had loved her from the moment I heard The Ronettes. She was everything I had hoped she would be and much more. Thank you for the music. I still love you.

Council mergers: "the program rewarded councils that worked “constructively” with govt during 2016 forced council amalgamations...that did not take legal action" Glad Randwick did. ‘Troubling’ council grants program lacked integrity: NSW Auditor-General smh.com.au/politics/nsw/t…

We are the champions go Rams go peace and love 😎✌️🌟❤️🌈🥦🎶🍒🕺🏼☮️

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Labor will implement the generous Uluru Statement from the Heart – in full.

Thank you Australia.

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Beneath Kerr’s self-control is a life’s worth of outrage and grief smh.com.au/sport/basketba…

Pork-barrelling at an ‘industrial scale’ in NSW, ICAC forum told smh.com.au/national/nsw/p…

The scheme to underpin council mergers

VALE: Good bloke: Former Australian Labor Party leader Simon Crean dies aged 74 abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2… via ABC Australia

Viva Brazil!

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A timely reminder for those who argue the dismissal was "legal": A huge mistake that changed history: Whitlam failed to tell the right people he’d been sacked smh.com.au/national/a-hug…