April 13 – 19, 2024
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Grace Tame
National Autism Strategy a start but there’s much more to do
“The problem is a society-wide ... failure to accommodate the needs of autistic people, embrace our way of thinking, and treat us equitably. It’s general ignorance of the nuanced reality of autism that has resulted in stigma, shame, stereotyping, systemic discrimination and disadvantage.”
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Paul Bongiorno
Penny Wong calls for a Palestinian state
“The fissures between our political parties over the six-month-old conflict in Gaza widened dramatically this week after a major speech by Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong. It is a harbinger of the sort of bitter campaigning we can expect in the run-up to the next election.”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
Culture
Profile
Timor-Leste artist Maria Madeira
Maria Madeira, the first artist to represent Timor-Leste at the Venice Biennale, draws on a heritage of abundance to investigate the darkest histories.
Books
Life
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Quotes
Media
“You can read it just be scrolling through underneath even”
The Channel Seven producer helps Taylor Auerbach bypass The Saturday Paper’s paywall. Turns out they’ll pay for everything except news.
Politics
“Pace yourself.”
The monarch’s advice to then British prime minister Liz Truss, revealed in the latter’s memoir. Truss paced herself for a full 49 days.
Leadership
“I’m certainly not anti-vax, but in the end … ‘my body, my choice’.”
The former prime minister shares his view on vaccine mandates. Somehow he managed to combine his limited understanding of immunology and abortion rights in the one, perfect sentence.
Art
“There are many aspects of this case which may seem paradoxical.”
The deputy president of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal rules MONA has 28 days to allow men into its Ladies Lounge. The applicant became familiar with women-owned spaces after years living in his mother’s basement.
Sport
“I stand by my decisions as over 680 clubs benefited across the country.”
The former minister responds after documents reveal her office proposed tripling the funding for sports rorts. Her account would have been more accurate if her shooting club had been better funded.
Diplomacy
“I am deeply honoured.”
The former foreign minister is appointed a United Nations special envoy to Myanmar. Her experience includes serving a government that left 8000 Rohingya refugees floating at sea for weeks because it refused to offer them safety.
