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We told ourselves John Howard’s gun control reforms were supposed to prevent this kind of horror from happening. The awful events of Sunday night...

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Jacqueline Maley

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The Port Arthur massacre defined John Howard’s leadership. The massacre at Bondi Beach is Anthony Albanese’s Port Arthur moment, but his task is...

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James Massola

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The PM says the social media ban is one of his biggest achievements. But another issue looms large in 2026.

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Sean Kelly

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Young people in Australia are finding social media hiding places but for how long?

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Tim Biggs

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

The ACCC is likely to closely scrutinise any Warner Brothers deal for its wide-ranging impact on local and global entertainment industries.

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Calum Jaspan

How a dorky prime minister and a nation of rule abiders is changing the world

Australia may be shy of its influence, but its social media laws have made it a global headline. From Germany to Singapore, people are asking if...

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Cory Alpert

Unspeakable violence against girls and women meets global silence

Australia has just introduced a world-leading sanctions regime against the Taliban, an important but insufficient step as the world turns away.

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Virginia Haussegger

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

What does Christianity teach us about Christmas? Quite a lot about love, actually.

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Jo Pybus

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It’s normally assumed that allowing people to move their money around quickly is a good thing. Recent collapses show how our $4.5 trillion super...

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My kids are all right, but some troll blames me for the social media ban

It’s a heated debate, sure, but keep it civil, people.

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Gayle Mcnaught

Ex-Liberal Party powerbroker says ‘the party is over’

Walter Villatora, former campaign manager for Mike Baird and Tony Abbott, has started a new party: Reform Australia. Here is why.

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Peter Fitzsimons

The social media ban (probably) won’t fix our kids

We all want children to have a digital-free childhood. But the ban won’t solve all their problems.

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Jacqueline Maley

Thanks Daddy Albo, but we’ve got this parenting thing covered

Perhaps the social media ban for under 16s is really a trick to get parents to do their jobs. Let’s hope it works.

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

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A US security plan takes aim at European governments for being weak, with a fixation on open borders, political correctness and censorship.

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James Rothwell

Let there be light and love and art

Faith has many expressions, and art is one of its pre-eminent forms.

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Maureen Barten

Since 1882, winning the Ashes has never been about entertainment

There’s nothing quite as awkward for a professional sporting group as being seen enjoying life when you’re getting trounced. The public believes...

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Geoff Lawson

Our underachiever nation’s lost 25 years

As we pass the quarter-century mark, Australia has rested too much on the laurels of the Hawke/Keating/Howard reform era.

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No nominations, no judges, no nothing: Even by FIFA’s standards, Trump’s award is a new low

In the history of sport, has a major organisation ever debased itself to the extent FIFA did last Saturday (AEDT) by awarding Donald Trump its...

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Peter Fitzsimons

Celebrities are becoming unrecognisable. The problem isn’t Ozempic

As reproductive rights are destroyed and female journalists are told to be “quiet, piggy” by the US president, is it a co-incidence that women are...

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Julia Baird

Still despairing about 67? You’ll be OK, Boomer

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David Astle

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

A new study reveals that the key to a healthy gut and a happy life might just be a big, wet kiss from your pooch.

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Richard Glover

‘Have they learnt nothing?’ Radical surgery only option for hospital giant

The sale of major hospitals around the country could determine the final fate of Healthscope and its 19,000 staff.

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Colin Kruger

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“What will fiction be like in the Trump era?” one writer wondered eight years ago. Now we have the answer: not as fanciful as reality.

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Nikki Barrowclough

Hand over my social media accounts and pics? I’m cancelling my US trip

It’s a strange old time when a country that once symbolised freedom and the open road wants to poke through your social media posts.

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Kate Halfpenny

Interest rates are blunt. But so is the RBA – when it needs to be

Why was RBA boss Michele Bullock so explicit this week? Here’s why it might be intentional.

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Millie Muroi

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In Indiana, the state Senate roundly rejected a push to redraw the electoral map to benefit Donald Trump. In the end, despite the president’s...

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Michael Koziol

Khawaja should play in Adelaide out of ruthlessness, not charity

Three weeks ago, Australia’s entire batting stability was thought to depend on Usman Khawaja. Today, he is seen as a cherry on the cake. Before...

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Malcolm Knox

I’m 15 and I’ve been podcasting for five years. Do you expect me to stop now?

I’ve been interviewing people about politics since I was 10. This social media ban stifles democracy.

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Jack Okill

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Taiwan is the reddest of red lines for Beijing, and Japan’s new prime minister has discovered the cost of crossing it.

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Lisa Visentin

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Kristy Johnson

The social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realise

There aren’t many cases like this where the divide between experts and the people is so stark. But the implications go far beyond the issue of...

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Waleed Aly

Anika Wells is a talent. She could be PM one day, but Albanese should sack her as sports minister

Imagine the booing of cricket fans if she dares to turn up at the Boxing Day Test.

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James Massola

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When John Singleton was engaging with the Bears to take over management rights of NSW’s Central Coast stadium after their joint venture with Manly...

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England are in disarray. This is what they should be doing in Noosa

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Australia is not a nation familiar with massacre on its streets, and we must never become one

Tony Wright

This is not for the Jewish community to solve alone: Allegra Spender

Allegra Spender

I told a friend the world was trembling, then Bondi erupted

David Leser

As a trauma expert, here’s how to look after yourself and others after a tragedy like Bondi

Ahona Guha

Trump loves a deal, but these two are not going to plan

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Australia has gun control under control, right? Looks like we were wrong

Jacqueline Maley

Albanese’s response to the Bondi massacre will shape Australia’s future

James Massola

The war crimes case against Trump and Hegseth

Geoffrey Robertson

Albanese talks about his ‘five biggest things’: What’s next?

Sean Kelly

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Tim Biggs

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

Calum Jaspan

How a dorky prime minister and a nation of rule abiders is changing the world

Cory Alpert

Unspeakable violence against girls and women meets global silence

Virginia Haussegger

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

Jo Pybus

Faster isn’t always better. Our super system needs ‘speed bumps’

Clancy Yeates

My kids are all right, but some troll blames me for the social media ban

Gayle Mcnaught

Ex-Liberal Party powerbroker says ‘the party is over’

Peter Fitzsimons

The social media ban (probably) won’t fix our kids

Jacqueline Maley

Thanks Daddy Albo, but we’ve got this parenting thing covered

Parnell Palme Mcguinness

‘Crossed the line’: The week Trump turned his back on Europe

James Rothwell

Let there be light and love and art

Maureen Barten

Since 1882, winning the Ashes has never been about entertainment

Geoff Lawson

Our underachiever nation’s lost 25 years

Nick Bryant

No nominations, no judges, no nothing: Even by FIFA’s standards, Trump’s award is a new low

Peter Fitzsimons

Celebrities are becoming unrecognisable. The problem isn’t Ozempic

Julia Baird

Still despairing about 67? You’ll be OK, Boomer

David Astle

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

Richard Glover

‘Have they learnt nothing?’ Radical surgery only option for hospital giant

Colin Kruger

A deep dive into the time of Trumpian magical realism

Nikki Barrowclough

Hand over my social media accounts and pics? I’m cancelling my US trip

Kate Halfpenny

Interest rates are blunt. But so is the RBA – when it needs to be

Millie Muroi

A bunch of deep red Republicans just stood up to Trump. Here’s why it matters

Michael Koziol

Khawaja should play in Adelaide out of ruthlessness, not charity

Malcolm Knox

I’m 15 and I’ve been podcasting for five years. Do you expect me to stop now?

Jack Okill

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Lisa Visentin

What it’s like to live in a $37m apartment at Sydney’s Crown Residences

Kristy Johnson

The social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realise

Waleed Aly

Anika Wells is a talent. She could be PM one day, but Albanese should sack her as sports minister

James Massola

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge