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Although he was the first Labor MP to become prime minister of Australia, Chris Watson’s brief, 113-day tenure as head of a ...

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New minister Jason Clare opted for adjustment rather than a rethink. Pending his own review, he delayed renegotiating the NSRA for twelve months. When it came, the “better and fairer schools” report ...

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