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Why we're not getting the full story on the Iran terror plot

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Jack Waterford

Making Canberra into a 'world-leading university town' is looking at the problem all wrong

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Darius Von Guttner

Immigration isn't charity. It's Australia's growth strategy

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Sharbani Dhar

Okay, I know I'm going out on a limb here but hear me out

Okay, I know I'm going out on a limb here but hear me out

Dear Readers, Login or signup to continue reading What if, doing it for the sake of our climate-distressed planet or just for the sheer adventure...

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Ian Warden

Mike Burgess, the spycatcher who gives ASIO a very public face

Mike Burgess, the spycatcher who gives ASIO a very public face

If the intelligence community had its Logies, ASIO chief Mike Burgess would be chasing gold this week. Login or signup to continue reading The...

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Michelle Grattan

How many hairs make a beard? It's just as hard to define disability

How many hairs make a beard? It's just as hard to define disability

The cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is climbing relentlessly - $44 billion in 2025. Login or signup to continue reading...

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Denis Moriarty

I'm taking my daughter to the play that changed my life. Will she even look up from her phone?

I'm taking my daughter to the play that changed my life. Will she even look up from her phone?

I was 14 years old when I saw a production of Romeo & Juliet at the Canberra Theatre. Login or signup to continue reading It was one of Bell...

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Sally Pryor

Who's going to stand up and make Nazis ashamed again?

Who's going to stand up and make Nazis ashamed again?

A "March for Australia" rally sounds benign, but people who plan to attend the "March for Australia" rallies around the country on Sunday will...

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Ebony Bennett

There's always room for more outrage and anger

There's always room for more outrage and anger

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Garry Linnell

Why Gen Zs are experiencing the highest rate of homelessness in Australia

Why Gen Zs are experiencing the highest rate of homelessness in Australia

When Australians think of homelessness, most picture someone sleeping on the street - someone they might pass by on their commute to work in the...

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Nic Marchesi

The real education crisis is just beginning

The real education crisis is just beginning

School funding debates have preoccupied Australians for decades. Login or signup to continue reading So, with the ink now dry on the Better and...

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Jordana Hunter

We have to stop expecting public servants to come up with solutions to our problems

We have to stop expecting public servants to come up with solutions to our problems

Back in my days as immigration minister, an Indonesian minister gave me valuable insight. Login or signup to continue reading There was always a...

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Amanda Vanstone

The leap from cooker to killer is too easy to make

The leap from cooker to killer is too easy to make

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John Hanscombe

Here's what drives people out of reality into sovereign citizenship

Here's what drives people out of reality into sovereign citizenship

My first real engagement with a sovereign citizen was in the aisles of Bunnings. Let's call her Bunnings Karen (actually Kerry). And all of...

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Jenna Price

What will support viable regional news? The answer is closer than you think

What will support viable regional news? The answer is closer than you think

The sustainability of the regional news sector has been a key concern for the government, academics and news organisations alike. Including the...

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Sora Park

Israel's grim rendition of Oops! ... I did it again

Israel's grim rendition of Oops! ... I did it again

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John Hanscombe

Decisive Prime Minister weakens Netanyahu's claim

Decisive Prime Minister weakens Netanyahu's claim

The expulsion of Tehran's ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi and three other Iranian officials is a most dramatic step. It brings unknown and potentially...

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Mark Kenny

The government thinks it can 'fix' me. It can't, nor the hundreds of thousands of Aussies like me

The government thinks it can 'fix' me. It can't, nor the hundreds of thousands of Aussies like me

In the last week, participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) were dealt a terrifying blow: the government is gearing up to "...

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Elena Filipczyk

Chasing a chimera: the political dream of AUKUS that consumes reality

Chasing a chimera: the political dream of AUKUS that consumes reality

For the sake of taxpayers, let's hope that the Audit Office is inspecting the AUKUS books closely. Australian money is flushing into the US...

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Allan Behm

This is elementary economics but the government doesn't seem to understand it

This is elementary economics but the government doesn't seem to understand it

The great Australian dream used to be to own your own home. Now it is more like to own somebody else's home, or more. And last week's productivity...

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Crispin Hull

Strangled by red tape, drowned by government

Strangled by red tape, drowned by government

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John Hanscombe

How to make Canberra a world-leading university town

How to make Canberra a world-leading university town

When you think of world-class cities for higher education, a few places come to mind: London, Boston, Paris ... Canberra? Login or signup to...

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Allen Hepner

5 million small business employees now have a right to disconnect from work unless it's 'unreasonable'. What does that mean?

5 million small business employees now have a right to disconnect from work unless it's 'unreasonable'. What does that mean?

From August 26, 5.4 million Australians working for small businesses will have the "right to disconnect". This means they can refuse contact about...

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Huong Le

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will be proscribed as a terrorist organisation. What does this mean?

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will be proscribed as a terrorist organisation. What does this mean?

In a joint press conference, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Iran orchestrated two antisemitic...

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Keiran Hardy