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The Vic election bomb: commandos raid, documents shred, recriminations begin

There was no bigger symbol of John Brumby’s imminent demise than the scene outside Melbourne’s Treasury Place this morning as hundreds of soon-to-be-sacked staffers huddled nervously as their boss’ private office was raided by anti-terrorism commandos. Andrew Crook reports on the day after the night before.

Jocks and nerds cheated as Senate defeats student services bill

Last week, the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) Bill was lost, and students around Australia were asked to cop at least another year of sub-par services and representation, writes Bhakthi Puvanenthiran.

Getting to know the Senate

Maiden speeches from our new Senators…