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Broken America tries 'radical decency'

Broken America tries 'radical decency'

For America's shocked and clueless establishment, it has taken almost a decade to find an effective antidote to Trumpism. Login or signup to...

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Mark Kenny

Foreign assassinations in Australia: from zero to realistic possibility?

Foreign assassinations in Australia: from zero to realistic possibility?

On November 4, ASIO director-general Mike Burgess used the 2025 Lowy Lecture to warn about the "realistic possibility" of foreign-ordered...

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Clive Williams

A Schadenfreude Jamboree: Why Andrew's fall feels so good... and so wrong

A Schadenfreude Jamboree: Why Andrew's fall feels so good... and so wrong

Schadenfreude. Noun. Malicious enjoyment of the misfortunes of others. Login or signup to continue reading Oxford English Dictionary. ... For...

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Ian Warden

November 11, 1975 - watching history being made, from the best seats in the house

November 11, 1975 - watching history being made, from the best seats in the house

In his just-released memoir, historian and former diplomat Lachlan Strahan recalls being picked up from his Melbourne primary school by a neighbour...

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Michelle Grattan

It's Ley or bust: here's a lesson in arithmetic for the Coalition self-sabotage squad

It's Ley or bust: here's a lesson in arithmetic for the Coalition self-sabotage squad

People closer to the action than I are suggesting that the end is nigh for Sussan Ley. They may be right; momentum is often all in these matters....

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Jack Waterford

Coalition offers crash course on staying in opposition for forever

Coalition offers crash course on staying in opposition for forever

If the Coalition's aim is to stay in opposition, it's doing a bang-up job. Login or signup to continue reading Not content with alienating voters...

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Ebony Bennett

The victims stare at us from another century. Their warnings could not be clearer

The victims stare at us from another century. Their warnings could not be clearer

There are places you visit for pleasure. And there are others like Hiroshima you visit for penance. Login or signup to continue reading You wander...

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Garry Linnell

Australia is failing children who experience violence

Australia is failing children who experience violence

We have heard all too often from Australian children and young people who have experienced violence and abuse of the ways in which those they...

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Kate Fitz-Gibbon

'Punished before conviction': Is this new welfare law a national shame?

'Punished before conviction': Is this new welfare law a national shame?

Just two years after the staggering failure of the Voice referendum, the Federal government looks like it is planning to throw Indigenous...

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Jenna Price

Divorce is tough but a bad marriage is worse

For the sake of the kids, for your own sakes, draw up the divorce papers. Login or signup to continue reading Do it now. There's no future in this...

thursday 7

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John Hanscombe

Why the ACT government must pause this costly construction code change

Why the ACT government must pause this costly construction code change

The ACT government set itself a bold target of building 30,000 new homes by 2030. Login or signup to continue reading One year in, we're already...

thursday 4

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Anna Neelagama

Why we can't afford to 'just move on' from anti-gay history

Why we can't afford to 'just move on' from anti-gay history

How do we begin to repair the damage done by past discrimination against LGBTQIA people? Login or signup to continue reading It's a question...

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Rodney Croome

Why Canberra's property market is becoming so hard to predict

Why Canberra's property market is becoming so hard to predict

Canberra's property market is set to be turbulent and tricky to predict in 2026. Price rises, home buyer scheme and trade wars are set to play...

thursday 3

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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Jack, you've got a few things wrong about the AFP. Let's set the record straight

Jack, you've got a few things wrong about the AFP. Let's set the record straight

There's an old saying: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Jack Waterford's recent commentary on the Australian Federal Police (AFP)...

thursday 2

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John Coyne

The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we're ill-prepared to combat it

The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we're ill-prepared to combat it

As satellite technology surges ahead and space becomes increasingly accessible to private and state actors alike, the new and unsettling threat of...

thursday 1

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Anna Marie Brennan

There's a word for people too worried about their egos and not the people they serve

There's a word for people too worried about their egos and not the people they serve

Some people in the Liberal Party need to take a good look at themselves. Login or signup to continue reading Ditto the Labor Party. Whether you're...

thursday 5

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Amanda Vanstone

Punishment before trial: this Home Affairs power grab will hurt many families

Punishment before trial: this Home Affairs power grab will hurt many families

In a move that has stunned civil liberties advocates and welfare recipients alike, the Albanese government has introduced a last-minute amendment...

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Zoë Wundenberg

The hidden tax flaw that makes your used EV more expensive than a new polluter

The hidden tax flaw that makes your used EV more expensive than a new polluter

Transportation is now the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT by a country mile. Login or signup to continue reading Recently, we...

05.11.2025 10

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Ben Elliston

You're not imagining it. Christmas comes earlier

You're not imagining it. Christmas comes earlier

You don't have to be Einstein to know time bends and warps. At this time of year, without fail, it speeds up. Or at least it seems to. Login or...

05.11.2025 1

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John Hanscombe

Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people - and it's worse for those with poor mental health

Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people - and it's worse for those with poor mental health

It's becoming harder for many Australians to afford enough healthy food, especially in regional areas, our new research shows. Login or signup to...

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Canberra Times

Katherine Kent