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Yeah, yeah, I know it's not all men. But why are there so many bad ones?

Turns out it's true. I'm a man-hater, #notallmen of course. Login or signup to continue reading But there are so many bad ones to choose from, it...

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Jenna Price

Burgess's hysterics are only making ASIO's work harder

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Jack Waterford

At this rate, the only outcome from this summit will be making us poorer

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Simon Cowan

'Brindies', 'ex-guvvies' and 'G-Town': Does Canberra have its own language?

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Megan Doherty

The price of inaction: why our communities can't afford a weak climate plan

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Greg Bourne

Will flowerbeds instead of fountains fix a notorious dead zone?

What is it with Canberra and its dead zones? Login or signup to continue reading I'm not talking about the yet-to-be-developed spaces in the...

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Sally Pryor

We're not above scrutiny. But claims of police racism don't stack up

The over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the ACT's justice system is one of the most serious issues facing the...

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Alex Caruana

I walked into Sotiria Liangis's Manuka office. Here's what happened next

In the corner of a huge, half-finished lobby sits a large desk. It is covered in documents: drawings, print-outs, notes. Login or signup to...

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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Anthony Albanese marches cautiously towards Palestinian recognition

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been putting it succinctly, declaring it's a question of when, not if, Australia recognises Palestine as a state. Login...

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Michelle Grattan

My tribute to Tom Lehrer featuring every ACT suburb - all together now!

With the daily news preoccupied with the foibles of one of the worst and most ignorant of Americans, one struggled to find mention in the news of...

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Ian Warden

From pocket knives to Instagram, a ban just isn't the answer

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Garry Linnell

Hiroshima's shadow over Gaza: what have we learned?

On August 6, the world pauses to remember. We think about the blinding flash over Hiroshima, the mushroom cloud that became a symbol of human...

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Leigh Shears

The NGA's Koons sculpture is vacuous in the extreme. I'm glad we have it

Could there be a better way for the NGA to demonstrate the vacuousness of the art world than to be donated a Jeff Koons sculpture? Login or signup...

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Jasper Lindell

We have a bunching problem and it's probably taking money out of your wallet

The death rate in American hospitals skyrocketed by more than 50 per cent in January 2000. Login or signup to continue reading What could account...

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Adam Triggs

Childcare safety failures are a shock, how we respond shapes us for years to come

Like every Australian, I've watched the early learning safety crisis with heartbreak. Login or signup to continue reading The justified rage and...

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Sue Morphet

The entitlement of the rich leaves the rest of us in the drink

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Steve Evans

The voting age should be changed - upwards

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Steve Evans

After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What's behind the recruitment uptick?

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been facing a recruitment crisis for years. A lack of young people wanting to join has prompted a variety of...

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Robert Hoffmann

As mobile wallets rapidly replace bank branches, are you being left behind?

The latest Bank On It report from the Australian Banking Association confirms what most of us have long suspected: the era of branch banking is all...

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