It was a criminal trial unlike any other in recent memory.

Former Liberal party staffer Brittany Higgins alleged that she was raped by colleague Bruce Lehrmann inside Parliament House. Lehrmann strongly denied the allegation and pleaded not guilty after he was charged.

But since that trial was abandoned last year, due to juror misconduct, the matter has become even more intensely political.

Politicians have been lobbing accusations at each other, over who knew what about the allegation and when.

Today, political columnist Jacqueline Maley on what happens when a rape trial becomes entangled in the world of politics.

It was a criminal trial unlike any other in recent memory.
Former Liberal party staffer Brittany Higgins alleged that she was raped by colleague Bruce Lehrmann inside Parliament House. Lehrmann strongly denied the allegation and pleaded not guilty after he was charged.
But since that trial was abandoned last year, due to juror misconduct, the matter has become even more intensely political.
Politicians have been lobbing accusations at each other, over who knew what about the allegation and when.
Today, political columnist <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/by/jacqueline-maley-hve78">Jacqueline Maley</a> on what happens when a rape trial becomes entangled in the world of politics.

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How politics became entangled with the Brittany Higgins case

This year, the United Nations’ annual climate change talk has all the makings of a dysfunctional family dinner.

Azerbaijan, the small petrostate which is run by authoritarian rule, only landed the gig to host the talk after an unusual prisoner swap. And intervention by Russia. Meanwhile, participating countries like Ukraine and Russia, are at war with each other.

Today, national environment and climate editor, Nick O’Malley, who visited Azerbaijan to witness the country's preparations for the talk, on how countries navigate competing agendas in order to help us all survive climate change. And the moral loophole Australia has been clinging to, that it might soon be pressured to give up.

This year, the United Nations’ annual climate change talk has all the makings of a dysfunctional family dinner.
Azerbaijan, the small petrostate which is run by authoritarian rule, only landed the gig to host the talk after an unusual prisoner swap. And intervention by Russia. Meanwhile, participating countries like Ukraine and Russia, are at war with each other.
Today, national environment and climate editor, Nick O’Malley, who visited Azerbaijan to witness the country's preparations for the talk, on how countries navigate competing agendas in order to help us all survive climate change. And the moral loophole Australia has been clinging to, that it might soon be pressured to give up.

Why an oil state has been picked to host the world’s most important climate talks

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Last week, the leader of Australia’s opposition party Peter Dutton called for a ban on visas for all Palestinians from war-torn Gaza, saying the potential security threat was too great.

It set off furious debate, and was condemned as divisive and heartless by some, while others said such a ban should apply, but only to Hamas supporters.

While this argument continues, we go to Gaza, where life has become almost one big queue for survival as families spend their days lining up for daily rations of water and food. All while trying to stay well and safe amid the spread of disease and continued bombardment.

Today, an aid worker with Oxfam, Bushra Khalidi, speaks to us from the West Bank about her family’s life in Gaza. How common support for Hamas is there, and what she thinks of the debate about visas for Palestinians in Australia.

Last week, the leader of Australia’s opposition party Peter Dutton called for a ban on visas for all Palestinians from war-torn Gaza, saying the potential security threat was too great.
It set off furious debate, and was condemned as divisive and heartless by some, while others said such a ban should apply, but only to Hamas supporters.
While this argument continues, we go to Gaza, where life has become almost one big queue for survival as families spend their days lining up for daily rations of water and food. All while trying to stay well and safe amid the spread of disease and continued bombardment.
Today, an aid worker with Oxfam, Bushra Khalidi, speaks to us from the West Bank about her family’s life in Gaza. How common support for Hamas is there, and what she thinks of the debate about visas for Palestinians in Australia.

What life in Gaza is like while Australia debates visas

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After a six-week break over winter, the Parliament was a fiery place this week.

Labor framed the next election as one between the “mainstream vs the maddies”, and the opposition is homing in on its framing of the prime minister as dishonest.

But, as has been the case so many times in the past year, the parliament again convulsed over the war in Gaza. Opposition leader Peter Dutton started a sharp immigration row when he called for Palestinians to be blocked from Australia because they may sympathise with Hamas. The vehemently pro-Israel leader sought to portray Labor as weak on the Gaza issue by questioning their approach on the refugee intake.

But how will this play out in electorate, and how has the government responded?

Joining Paul Sakkal are chief political correspondent David Crowe and home affairs and immigration reporter Natassia Chrysanthos.

After a six-week break over winter, the Parliament was a fiery place this week.
Labor framed the next election as one between the “mainstream vs the maddies”, and the opposition is homing in on its framing of the prime minister as dishonest.
But, as has been the case so many times in the past year, the parliament again convulsed over the war in Gaza. Opposition leader Peter Dutton started a sharp immigration row when he called for Palestinians to be blocked from Australia because they may sympathise with Hamas. The vehemently pro-Israel leader sought to portray Labor as weak on the Gaza issue by questioning their approach on the refugee intake.
But how will this play out in electorate, and how has the government responded?
Joining Paul Sakkal are chief political correspondent David Crowe and home affairs and immigration reporter Natassia Chrysanthos.

Inside Politics: Dutton goes hard on visas for Palestinians

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How politics became entangled with the Brittany Higgins case

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