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Without this, Lake Burley Griffin is a characterless waste of space

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Ian Warden

This is a dog's breakfast. Govts have previously done one of two things with messes like this

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Denis Moriarty

From Senate estimates to her own teens: commissioner's battle over the ban

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Sally Pryor

The new National AI Plan gets the balance wrong

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Uri Gal

What's working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out

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Jan Kabatek

The Commonwealth Park aquatic centre needs some parking, but it can't just be about cars

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Amy Jelacic

The high-risk policy trap that could make or break the opposition

The high-risk policy trap that could make or break the opposition

It's near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Now the Sussan Ley opposition is...

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Michelle Grattan

Gallagher will not get re-elected if she keeps treating her electorate like they're stupid

Gallagher will not get re-elected if she keeps treating her electorate like they're stupid

What's the point of electing and re-electing Katy Gallagher to the Australian Senate if she is going to betray fundamental principles of good...

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Jack Waterford

We got 50 demands for an apology in two hours. Here's how we responded

We got 50 demands for an apology in two hours. Here's how we responded

At 3.30pm on Wednesday, our editorial assistant, Ned, said to me over the partition that he was forwarding an email complaining about David Pope's...

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John Paul Moloney

The great gas rip off: how the govt can stop us all getting burned

The great gas rip off: how the govt can stop us all getting burned

The Albanese government could soon intervene to start fixing one of the biggest ongoing public policy fiascos in this country's history:...

yesterday 10

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Ebony Bennett

For healthy food trust your gut and get real

For healthy food trust your gut and get real

Before the era of barcodes and biometrics, dinner was the easiest decision of the day. You looked in the pantry, not at a food influencer's post....

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Garry Linnell

I've been renting for eight years, so why do I still have my parents on my lease?

I've been renting for eight years, so why do I still have my parents on my lease?

Two months ago, I accepted a job as the Canberra Times' new property journalist. The job offer was exciting, of course but it also meant I would...

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Georgina Sebar

Poor men. They're not getting murdered every week. But what a terrible year for them

Poor men. They're not getting murdered every week. But what a terrible year for them

It's been a terrible year for men. Login or signup to continue reading Sure, it's not like they are murdered by their partners every other week but...

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Jenna Price

Students have little opportunity to study foreign languages in Canberra. That's a problem

Students have little opportunity to study foreign languages in Canberra. That's a problem

As schools wind down for 2025 and year 12 students begin their transition to "adult life", as my daughters call it, I'm also reaching the end of my...

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Elly Kent

After the ban parents must lead by example

After the ban parents must lead by example

Six more sleeps. No, not until Santa squeezes down the chimney. But many parents will receive an early Christmas present on December 10. That's...

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John Hanscombe

Euphemisms and false balance: how the media is helping to normalise far-right views

Euphemisms and false balance: how the media is helping to normalise far-right views

This year, a series of rallies organised by neo-Nazi groups in Australian cities sparked public outrage and concern about the extreme right. Login...

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Imogen Richards

The good, the bad and the ugly of our politics

The good, the bad and the ugly of our politics

As much as I tried to resist, temptation got the better of me. Only briefly, mind you, because what I saw from the other side of the world seemed...

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John Hanscombe

Protecting our natural assets isn't just a moral imperative - it's an economic one

Protecting our natural assets isn't just a moral imperative - it's an economic one

Australia is home to some of the planet's most extraordinary natural assets - many found nowhere else in the world. From our unique biodiversity to...

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Joe Speicher

Access to decent work is critical to productivity

Access to decent work is critical to productivity

"It's harsh but true to say that Australia no longer has an effective coherent national employment services system." Login or signup to continue...

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Travers Mcleod

Impairment is part of human diversity. Society response to that is what disables us

Impairment is part of human diversity. Society response to that is what disables us

Discrimination is a daily reality for people with disability. Login or signup to continue reading It accounts for almost half of complaints to the...

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Rosemary Kayess