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The bubble Canberra is too polite to talk about

There's no polishing this turd. Canberra people are full of crap. Login or signup to continue reading Hold your affront. This isn't my prejudice...

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John Hanscombe

Feeling the pinch? Here's how you compare

The US mid-term elections this year will be shaped by one thing: affordability. It's an even bigger issue here in Australia. Login or signup to...

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Adam Triggs

Rivalries, flashpoints and rattled cages: what could trip us up in 2026

In the past, Australian defence planners knew that the "tyranny of distance" worked in our favour. Login or signup to continue reading Today, that...

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Clive Williams

Trump wants Greenland. Europe's tepid response is putting NATO and global security at risk

Europe stands at a precipice. Following the US military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump and his close advisers have reiterated that...

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Shannon Brincat

Reclaim the summer with a good book or two

Back to the January we should have been having. The slow and carefree month of nothing much in particular. The month in which we hold for a few...

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John Hanscombe

Oil, abductions, and the new era of global chaos

Let's be clear eyed about this. He's a tuppenny autocrat. Plasters his face and name over everything. Boasts and brags about himself and his...

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John Hanscombe

We've had 26 royal commissions. Their failures should caution us against a repeat

The manifold failures of 26 Australian Royal Commissions since 1980 to do anything much about the underlying sins, wickedness, and malfeasance that...

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Crispin Hull

Politics smother unity after Bondi atrocity

The first indication something terrible had happened was the buzz of a notification on my phone. Unconfirmed reports of a shooting in Bondi, it...

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John Hanscombe

The hidden violence of Australia's welfare system

Every few months, a new debate erupts about welfare, unemployment benefits, disability payments, or social support. Politicians argue about...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Amped-up and dumbed-down - the words dulling our politics

Allow me to propose a New Year's resolution that will cost you nothing: dump superlatives like "absolutely" and "completely" and encourage others...

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Mark Kenny