Kev does telly, Julia turns around, and Paul tells Howard off LABOR HERALD

1. Chloe Shorten writes on family violence
2. 7-Eleven must face tougher scrutiny over wage exploitation claims
3. Wendy Harmer writes: Activism vs slacktivism
4. Bowen: It “looks, smells and tastes” like the Libs will raise the GST
5. About Dyson Heydon

Former Labor prime ministers remain active in public life:

1. Julia Gillard turns around on marriage equality
2. Kevin Rudd hits the international TV screens (and makes dad jokes)
3. Paul Keating tells John Howard off for trying to claim credit for fixing the economy

Video of the week:

While the Liberals moan about Fairfax and the ABC waging a media “jihad” against them, take a look at Bob Hawke’s attitude to the media in 1983.

Get canny on the Canning by-election:

1. Dr Mike Kelly has a word or two for Liberal’s Andrew Hastie about defence
2. Shorten: Australia will be looking west
3. Canning coverage

Food for thought – long Labor reads:

1. Two views on the socialist objective
2. Tuberculosis: the regional foreign affairs issue we must face
3. Hayes on euthanasia
4. Women’s retirement: don’t forget to talk about it
5. The future of work in the machine age

Thanks,

Alex & Ross