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The Prime Minister finds a path in Trump's global disorder

The Prime Minister finds a path in Trump's global disorder

Donald Trump has regularly boasted that his deal-making prowess and special relationship with Vladimir Putin meant he would resolve the war in...

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Mark Kenny

Swear words: sometimes a blessing but in this case a curse

Swear words: sometimes a blessing but in this case a curse

The Oscars are announced! And one achievement of the feature film Anora that didn't attract an Oscar (the film did win six Oscars for other things)...

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Ian Warden

Time to do away with this insidious tax hurting most of us

Time to do away with this insidious tax hurting most of us

We may at last be on the verge of seeing genuine tax reform, a mere 25 years since the introduction of the GST signalled the last big change to how...

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Simon Cowan

Shove your cupcake. What we desperately need is a revolution

Shove your cupcake. What we desperately need is a revolution

Never has a women's revolution been so desperately needed. Right here. Right now. Login or signup to continue reading Australian women kickstarted...

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Virginia Haussegger

'The problem' in Dickson will grow even if people are moved on

'The problem' in Dickson will grow even if people are moved on

The recent ACT government announcement of a taskforce dedicated to addressing the "anti-social challenges" in Dickson is to be welcomed if it...

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John Falzon

Albanese beset by disruptors, from Cyclone Alfred to Trump

Albanese beset by disruptors, from Cyclone Alfred to Trump

Issues sometimes "come at you", Anthony Albanese declared on Thursday at the end of a news conference, held at Canberra's National Situation Room,...

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Michelle Grattan

Trump's tariffs show he sees Australia as a US freeloader

Trump's tariffs show he sees Australia as a US freeloader

No issue in the forthcoming election is as important as Australia's international identity and the crisis in the Western alliance about its senior...

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Jack Waterford

Ethics should not be a luxury for the wealthy

Ethics should not be a luxury for the wealthy

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Garry Linnell

Don't worry, Meghan is here to show us how to save money. In her $2700 outfit

Don't worry, Meghan is here to show us how to save money. In her $2700 outfit

"I just learned this, guys," Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex excitedly says to the camera. Login or signup to continue reading It's one of the...

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Amy Martin

Our whole system is built on work done outside the office

Our whole system is built on work done outside the office

Look, I have a few things to say about IWD, the International Day of Women. For my sins, I enjoy the odd cupcake. I care about equal pay for equal...

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Jenna Price

There's a simple answer to the number one question people ask me about Brindabella

There's a simple answer to the number one question people ask me about Brindabella

The number-one question people ask me about Brindabella Christian College is, after all of the well-documented problems, why do parents continue to...

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Sarah Lansdown

They may be dull but I'd have our pollies over America's any day

They may be dull but I'd have our pollies over America's any day

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John Hanscombe

The ACT's child sex offender laws are not strong enough

The ACT's child sex offender laws are not strong enough

Should a convicted child-sex offender have the right to work with children? Login or signup to continue reading That is the question that will be...

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Deborah Morris

Here's an idea to save the ACT from financial ruin. Shrink the borders

Here's an idea to save the ACT from financial ruin. Shrink the borders

With the ACT government now having an annual deficit of almost $1 billion and a total debt of almost $20 billion, we are surely overdue for a...

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Dan Carton

Finally. A sign everything might actually be OK

Finally. A sign everything might actually be OK

Read the news lately? You might be feeling a bit glum. But don't despair, there is some good news that might solve a lot of our problems. Login or...

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Adam Triggs

It's only the Coalition who want to make working from home a problem for the APS

It's only the Coalition who want to make working from home a problem for the APS

There's been a bit of talk this week about flexible work and working from home. Login or signup to continue reading Is it good? Is it bad? Does it...

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Melissa Donnelly

Knob: the one little word which sums up what we're thinking

Knob: the one little word which sums up what we're thinking

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John Hanscombe

Getting public servants back in offices would solve one of this city's biggest problems

Getting public servants back in offices would solve one of this city's biggest problems

Canberra is Australia's loneliest city. Login or signup to continue reading But by every metric it should be our healthiest city - surrounded by...

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Giulia Jones

We will never have enough psychologists to fix a broken mental health system

We will never have enough psychologists to fix a broken mental health system

We will never have enough psychologists to address the mental health crisis in the ACT - or in Australia. Login or signup to continue reading...

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Melanie Wilde

Febrile migration policies won't help our dire shortages

Febrile migration policies won't help our dire shortages

Like a stale vanilla slice, divisive issues around migration appear to be likely to have a familiarly depressing impact on the upcoming federal...

05.03.2025 1

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Parsu Sharma-Luital

The system failed my husband. I can't let it fail my children

The system failed my husband. I can't let it fail my children

It's OK to not be OK. Mental health is important. Smash the stigma around mental illness. Login or signup to continue reading These catchy mantras...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Zelenskyy a moral giant in thuggish shakedown

Zelenskyy a moral giant in thuggish shakedown

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John Hanscombe

Australian businesses have a huge problem. No wonder many don't want to talk about it

Australian businesses have a huge problem. No wonder many don't want to talk about it

The first step to fixing a problem is acknowledging you have one. Login or signup to continue reading Not original - and maybe not even the exact...

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Jenna Price

Be very wary of Dutton's Medicare promise. The Coalition hates universal healthcare

Be very wary of Dutton's Medicare promise. The Coalition hates universal healthcare

Some months ago, I wrote that the original design of Medicare had a fundamental defect. Alas, Labor's $8.5 billion injection - instantly matched by...

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Crispin Hull

What is Trump's game plan in picking fights with leaders around the world?

What is Trump's game plan in picking fights with leaders around the world?

Since returning to the US presidency, Donald Trump has outdone himself, gaining global media headlines and attention with outrageous statements and...

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Brendon O&x27Connor

In siding with Russia, Trump is not putting America first. He is hastening its decline

In siding with Russia, Trump is not putting America first. He is hastening its decline

Has any nation squandered its diplomatic capital, plundered its own political system, attacked its partners and supplicated itself before its far...

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Matthew Sussex