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There is growing confidence in the cabinet that Labor’s cuts to immigration will blunt One Nation’s attacks, writes Paul Bongiorno. Tony Burke is encouraged by the fact businesses are speaking out against emasculating the temporary migrant workforce. trib.al/i7Kb0tV
“The quest for political advantage will inevitably lead to overreach. It is heartening to hear the prime minister and Angus Taylor reacting to the Haines outrage in a way that acknowledges hyperbole can have lethal consequences.” | Paul Bongiorno trib.al/92Rt1Ud
“The increasing numbers of stay applications in the NT is a symptom of the Northern Territory government … failing to understand that a healthy and functioning criminal justice system is good for all Territorians, including victims and affected families.” trib.al/p6B6Mkf
Jason Koutsoukis on how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin regained control of the Coalition and installed Angus Taylor as leader.
“He was their candidate, and his policy agenda is their policy agenda.” trib.al/2iXyqev
“The truth is that the present-day Labor Party is no friend of the environment; the best it can claim is that it is a little bit less of an enemy to the environment than the Coalition or One Nation.” trib.al/ARmcqWa
“The coarsening of political discourse under Trump has plumbed new depths,” writes Paul Bongiorno. “One Nation has ventured into this space with gusto and has even been praised for the effective way in which it has utilised online opportunities.” trib.al/rkdaxmb
Some 37 per cent said psychologists newly registered under the current system do not meet expectations for workforce readiness, and 57 per cent did not agree that a shorter pathway would help, a recent survey found. trib.al/1URpcqE
The Saturday Paper spoke with a One Nation source this week who said the party’s systems of vetting candidates and staff – and for centralising campaign strategies and policy – remained shambolic, as the party’s ambition has dramatically scaled up. trib.al/rU53RKc
Although the Coalition would have us accept that the suggested changes to immigration levels are in Australia’s national interest, you are left to guess just how, writes John Hewson. trib.al/aPGMYMM
O Tama Carey shares her recipe for mango trifle. trib.al/Udhb2dQ
"Ronaldo has no idea how bad a look it is to have not only prepared talking points for his own manager but also to then betray his own obliviousness by sharing them himself."
Martin McKenzie-Murray on the great footballer's rapacious self-belief. trib.al/nZdFOXI
When a parent crosses international borders with their children to escape domestic violence, they are accused of abduction rather than provided with protection and support, writes Eleanor Limprecht. trib.al/AlzJFRV
In The Last Best Place on the Internet, Richard Cooke digs into Wikipedia's many interrelations and contradictions. The site is as much a community as it is a work of reference, and both its strengths and weaknesses derive from this fact. trib.al/MC7D4aN
Suzie Miller’s 'Inter Alia' has a familiar dilemma at its centre – what does a parent owe a child who’s done something unforgivable? trib.al/guiBkEo
Challenge yourself with this week's Saturday Paper quiz: trib.al/f70M9t2
