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Keep raiding our super and you'll only create a smaller, meaner country

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Simon Cowan

Albanese government's 2035 target range is aimed at multiple audiences

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Michelle Grattan

Crusade against science heralds a new dark age

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Garry Linnell

Jimmy Kimmel's cancellation is the latest sign we're witnessing the end of US democracy

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Emma Shortis

What happens when young people see viral violent videos online?

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Samuel Cornell

How a priest helped me find perspective after a soul-crushing defeat

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John Paul Moloney

I didn't spend 40 hours in labour to deliver my kids straight to predators

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Jenna Price

Here's some politicians I think might actually be bots

Here's some politicians I think might actually be bots

The world should pay more attention to Albania. Last week it placed itself on the cutting edge of modern politics by appointing an AI bot called...

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John Hanscombe

The frightening truth: we're one election away from utter chaos at home

The frightening truth: we're one election away from utter chaos at home

John Maynard Keynes - the founder of macroeconomics - had a clear warning after World War I: economic extremes will lead to political extremes....

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Adam Triggs

Mecca's new Canberra store prioritises influencers over the people who actually queue for hours

Mecca's new Canberra store prioritises influencers over the people who actually queue for hours

Canberra loves a line. We are a city that will line up for gelato in sub-zero weather, and in the early mornings for the latest new store in town -...

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Amy Martin

I love the Sharks and the Raiders. Here's why I will not go to the game

I love the Sharks and the Raiders. Here's why I will not go to the game

I love the Cronulla Sharks. I am also a Canberran. Login or signup to continue reading This weekend's do-or-die clash is almost made for me. My...

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Jacob Mcarthur

While the Premier courts China, a storm is brewing at home

While the Premier courts China, a storm is brewing at home

When Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan stood in Beijing, red jacket on, to declare a "new golden era" in ties with China, this week, the symbolism...

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Eric Gao

White ants chomp on the Liberal Party structure

White ants chomp on the Liberal Party structure

Politics is a perverse business. When opposition home affairs spokesman Andrew Hastie last week assured the nation there were no moves to replace...

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John Hanscombe

How does a payment that barely covers rent and food create 'dependence'?

How does a payment that barely covers rent and food create 'dependence'?

Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley's recent economic plan announcement has reignited a familiar debate in Australian politics: the so-called "culture...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Why organised crime pays so well, and how criminals get away with it

Why organised crime pays so well, and how criminals get away with it

Every September, I attend the International Symposium on Economic Crime at Cambridge University. Login or signup to continue reading After...

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Clive Williams

Jailing our children is a political tool. Why doesn't the PM stop it?

Jailing our children is a political tool. Why doesn't the PM stop it?

An 11-year-old girl in a police watch-house and the re-introduction of dangerous spit hoods in the Northern Territory. Login or signup to continue...

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Karly Warner

Out of defence and on the front line of the culture wars. What is Hastie doing?

Out of defence and on the front line of the culture wars. What is Hastie doing?

My god. What has got into Andrew Hastie? Login or signup to continue reading The Western Australian MP, now opposition spokesman for home affairs,...

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Jenna Price

Orwell would have thought 'd---head' on the big screen

Orwell would have thought 'd---head' on the big screen

So here you go again, Elon, meddling in the affairs of another country. This time it was the UK, telling a crowd of far-right protesters the...

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John Hanscombe

Why Canberra can't afford wood heaters

Why Canberra can't afford wood heaters

There has been recent dispute between Labor and the Greens over whether the government committed to freeing the ACT of wood heaters by 2045. Login...

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Devin Bowles

Qatar does not deserve sympathy over Israel's attack on Hamas leaders

Qatar does not deserve sympathy over Israel's attack on Hamas leaders

Israel's attack on the senior Hamas leadership in Qatar last Tuesday has predictably been condemned as a violation of Qatari sovereignty, and for...

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Jamie Hyams

How we ensure ANU never ends up in this position again

How we ensure ANU never ends up in this position again

"Renew ANU" is a zombie. It is a shuffling corpse, still ambling along in the background, as headlines are dominated by the high-profile...

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Lachlan Clohesy

You know who loses most with high immigration? Migrants. Let me explain

You know who loses most with high immigration? Migrants. Let me explain

The far right obviously hijacked the recent Marches for Australia in an attempt to garner support for a sinister racist and anti-progressive agenda...

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Crispin Hull

How a simple pillowcase can help protect your child in a weather emergency

How a simple pillowcase can help protect your child in a weather emergency

It was the extreme weather event that most people didn't see coming. Six months on from Cyclone Alfred, and the community is still feeling the very...

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Nichola Krey

I was a vice-chancellor for 16 years. Here's what went wrong and what the next VC should do

I was a vice-chancellor for 16 years. Here's what went wrong and what the next VC should do

In case it needs to be said, a vice-chancellor's job is not an easy one. I know because I was one for 16 years. Login or signup to continue reading...

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Ian Chubb