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Scott Morrison and Daniel Andrews have traversed the full relationship gamut from bromance to frenemies in their response to the coronavirus pandemic but their political leadership has been part of a revival of trust in governments.
Now the Prime Minister and Victorian Premier have both been shortlisted for the annual McKinnon Prize for political leadership.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Prime Minister Scott Morrison are both on the shortlist for the McKinnon Prize for political leadership.
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Mr Andrews, who has clashed with the PM on issues including border closures, aged care deaths and hotel quaratine, was included for his âfirm, decisive and courageous leadershipâ and the âbrave approachâ of taking unpopular decisions based on expert health advice.
Red centre sand exfoliant by non-Indigenous beauty brand removed after criticism
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The sand was sold as a skin exfoliant and marketed on online beauty sites.
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A non-Indigenous beauty brand that sold red Central Australian sand in dot painting-style packaging has pulled its products offline, in a move welcomed in the growing Indigenous bush foods and cosmetics space.
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Indigenous business groups say the bush beauty and wellbeing industry is growing, creating opportunity
A non-Indigenous site selling red desert centre sand as exfoliant has closed down after online criticism
Advocates say businesses should be careful to consult before using products or images that could be sacred
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Emotional tributes have been shared in federal parliament 13 years on from the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd delivered the historic apology on 13 February 2008, expressing remorse on behalf of the nation for the past treatment of Indigenous Australians by the federal government.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday repeated the sentiment during an address to parliament, declaring he too is truly sorry .
READ MORE Siblings separated. Adoptions without consent. Forced servitude. Welfare institutions devoid of all love or care. Parents searching for lost children. Grief, trauma, endless pain that cascaded through generations. Actions of brute force carried out under claims of good intentions, but in truth betrayed the ignorance of arrogance, knowing better than our Indigenous peoples, he said.
Neckties made global news last week when Maori MP, Rawiri Waititi, was ejected from the debating chamber of New Zealand Parliament. He refused to wear a tie, evocatively describing it as a “colonial noose”.
In the intense debate that followed, ideas around acceptable business attire long based on Western dress codes were questioned against the expression of Indigenous cultural identity. Ties are now no longer required as part of men’s “appropriate business attire” in the NZ Parliament. Maori MP Rawiri Waititi said his hei-tiki carried the formality of a necktie and a cultural connection. AAP Image/Ben McKay
In Australia, Members of Parliament were allowed to ditch the necktie in 1977 when safari suits were officially considered business attire. Since then, however, Parliament House dress standards have informally shifted, with our male politicians uniformly donning ties in the chamber.