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She doesn't give a shit. She's Jacqui Lambie

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John Hanscombe

Labor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they deliver?

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Frank Rindert Algra-Maschio

Don't let activists pull the plant-based cloth over your eyes on live exports

Don't let activists pull the plant-based cloth over your eyes on live exports

In an opinion piece on April 2, Bidda Jones asserts that because people own pets, watch cat videos, and follow the adventures of a seal on social...

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Mark Harvey-Sutton

Yes, the US took a baseball bat to the free trade system

Yes, the US took a baseball bat to the free trade system

Given the role free trade has played in lifting millions out of poverty, to see the United States take a baseball bat to the system is something of...

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Amanda Vanstone

Avoid the bad socks and old banana smell by voting early

Avoid the bad socks and old banana smell by voting early

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John Hanscombe

Politics aside, new research shows there are good financial reasons to back working from home

Politics aside, new research shows there are good financial reasons to back working from home

In the pre-industrial era, people often lived and worked in the same building. This removed the need to travel to work. Login or signup to continue...

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Dorina Pojani

So, are 'the Teals' actually just a defacto party in disguise? Let's check

So, are 'the Teals' actually just a defacto party in disguise? Let's check

While doom-scrolling on Facebook last night, I came across an interesting discussion. Login or signup to continue reading The Border Mail had...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Bookies lengthen odds on a Dutton victory

Bookies lengthen odds on a Dutton victory

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John Hanscombe

Immigration: what you need to know about migrant stereotypes and myths

Immigration: what you need to know about migrant stereotypes and myths

As the major parties go all in on immigration as a 2025 federal election issue, human migration expert Professor Alan Gamlen of the Australian...

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Alan Gamlen

Immigration: good policy pays and this is what it looks like for Australia

Immigration: good policy pays and this is what it looks like for Australia

As the major parties go all in on immigration as a 2025 federal election issue, human migration expert Professor Alan Gamlen of the Australian...

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Alan Gamlen

'Immigrants are causing traffic jams!' and other unfounded fears we must dispel

'Immigrants are causing traffic jams!' and other unfounded fears we must dispel

As the major parties go all in on immigration as a 2025 federal election issue, human migration expert Professor Alan Gamlen of the Australian...

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Alan Gamlen

'Hey ChatGPT, how do I knock $4.5t off the stock exchange?' Did AI set Trump's tariffs?

'Hey ChatGPT, how do I knock $4.5t off the stock exchange?' Did AI set Trump's tariffs?

On April 3 - Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" - the penguins of Heard Island awoke to find themselves unexpectedly subject to US trade...

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Rebecca Johnson

Dutton is kind of right: we can abolish the Education dept, but for different reasons

Dutton is kind of right: we can abolish the Education dept, but for different reasons

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is right: there should be some serious rethinking about the role of the federal Department of Education, which he...

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Crispin Hull

Dutton's WFH backdown highlights the Coalition's policy flaws

Dutton's WFH backdown highlights the Coalition's policy flaws

Peter Dutton's reversal of the Coalition's policy of ending working from home shows not just poor policy preparation, but also little thought about...

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Scott Prasser

Fake tradie but no fast trains. Old party tricks aired early in campaign

Fake tradie but no fast trains. Old party tricks aired early in campaign

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John Hanscombe

City politicians, you turn your back on the bush at your peril

City politicians, you turn your back on the bush at your peril

Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from the local news teams of the ACM network, which stretches into every state and territory....

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Saffron Howden

Financial markets are tanking. Here's why it's best not to panic

Financial markets are tanking. Here's why it's best not to panic

Financial markets around the world have been slammed by the Trump adminstration's sweeping tariffs on its trading partners, and China's swift...

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Luke Hartigan

Here's what the law says about Peter Dutton's plans for the public service

Here's what the law says about Peter Dutton's plans for the public service

The election is imminent. If the Coalition is elected, it has promised to pursue significant changes for the Australian Public Service - including...

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Kieran Pender

How cutting fuel excise, scrapping emissions standard contribute to a crisis

How cutting fuel excise, scrapping emissions standard contribute to a crisis

Australia's liquid fuel supply is almost entirely imported, with slightly more than half used in road transport - cars, buses, trucks etc. Login or...

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Chris Johnson

Why Labor and the Coalition don't actually want housing to be more affordable

Why Labor and the Coalition don't actually want housing to be more affordable

Can we please stop pretending the major parties have the slightest interest in fixing the housing crisis? Login or signup to continue reading We...

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Martin Kennedy