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Breaking the flexibility stigma this Men’s Health Week

Breaking the flexibility stigma this Men’s Health Week

Breaking the flexibility stigma this Men’s Health Week More men are highlighting the importance of work-based flexibility for their well-being....

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Berniedyer

The secret to ageing well

The secret to ageing well

The secret to ageing well? It starts with prevention  Australians are ageing, and the numbers are growing.  On top of this, more older people than...

16.06.2026 8

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Professor Gilliancaughey

Smithson: Is the Mali-Midas touch being undone by left-field issues?

Smithson: Is the Mali-Midas touch being undone by left-field issues?

Smithson: Is the Mali-Midas touch being undone by left-field issues? Brewing issues that the Malinauskas government didn’t foresee may be a hint of...

16.06.2026 10

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Mikesmithson

‘Broken promise’ or not, Albanese’s tax decision helped One Nation

‘Broken promise’ or not, Albanese’s tax decision helped One Nation

‘Broken promise’ or not, Albanese’s tax decision helped One Nation Most prime ministers have broken major promises, but Anthony Albanese’s...

12.06.2026 8

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Michellegrattan

The reason why I leave shoes that aren’t mine by the front porch

The reason why I leave shoes that aren’t mine by the front porch

The reason why I leave shoes that aren’t mine by the front porch The reaction to news that a man was living in the roof space of a Housing Trust...

12.06.2026 8

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Chelseypotter

Ordinary Australians are rising up to save our trees and park lands

Ordinary Australians are rising up to save our trees and park lands Protestors arrested trying to save trees and park lands from Queensland to SA in...

05.06.2026 10

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Sarahbekessy

Housing crisis demands a crisis response in state budget

Housing crisis demands a crisis response in state budget Crisis times require crisis thinking, and more importantly, a crisis-level response to...

02.06.2026 10

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Liamgolding

Gina Rinehart and Southern Cross Austereo: what do billionaire media buyouts mean for democracy?

Gina Rinehart and Southern Cross Austereo: what do billionaire media buyouts mean for democracy? Rinehart’s Southern Cross Austereo move is not her...

01.06.2026 10

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Cameron Mcternan

Housing affordability: Do we actually want it?

Housing affordability: Do we actually want it? Housing affordability isn’t one problem but three hurdles, writes Simon Kuestenmacher. Housing...

01.06.2026 9

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Simonkuestenmacher

Leadership Lens: Purpose isn’t fading, but people are carrying more

Leadership Lens: Purpose isn’t fading, but people are carrying more Leadership has never had a greater opportunity to positively influence...

01.06.2026 10

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Shanefarley

Kouts ‘staring down barrel’ of fifty billion-dollar debt

Kouts ‘staring down barrel’ of fifty billion-dollar debt A state budget warning shot from Mike Smithson who lifts “a lid on the most notorious,...

01.06.2026 20

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Mikesmithson

‘When fear finds a face’: Why our politicians are using immigrants as a weapon

‘When fear finds a face’: Why our politicians are using immigrants as a weapon My daughter heard “A word used to remind her she didn’t belong....

29.05.2026 10

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Serafinamaiorano

It’s time the media took a stand against One Nation’s abuse of journalists

It’s time the media took a stand against One Nation’s abuse of journalists To ignore One Nation’s anti-democratic behaviour shows wilful...

26.05.2026 10

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Theconversation

Why we need vampire hunters in Australia

The Stats Guy: Vampire economics is alive in Australia – we need vampire hunters The logics of “vampire economics” are alive and well in modern...

25.05.2026 10

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Simonkuestenmacher

Journo ‘shut up’ barb vintage Hanson as she makes Adelaide ‘second home’

Journo ‘shut up’ barb vintage Hanson as she makes Adelaide ‘second home’ Another week of One Nation headlines has Mike Smithson saying that...

25.05.2026 10

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Mikesmithson

The politics of gas have changed. Can Malinauskas catch up?

The politics of gas have changed. Can Malinauskas catch up? The Premier has failed to realise that the national conversation around gas has changed...

22.05.2026 10

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Noahschultz-byard

Remand isn’t supposed to be punishment. So why does it increasingly feel like it is?

Remand isn’t supposed to be punishment. So why does it increasingly feel like it is? In South Australia, a person placed on remand has not been...

21.05.2026 10

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Angelinapascale

Ensuring AUKUS doesn’t sink our essential workforce

Ensuring AUKUS doesn’t sink our essential workforce We simply cannot afford a scenario where the AUKUS ramp-up further depletes the technical...

18.05.2026 20

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Darrell Jacobs

Is the Premier’s Achilles’ heel angering older voters?

Is the Premier’s Achilles’ heel angering older voters? It’s been quite the week as anger over park lands trees being cut down and a ban on...

18.05.2026 10

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Mikesmithson

Taylor’s bold budget reply is a mix of sound and dubious policy commitments

Taylor’s bold budget reply is a mix of sound and dubious policy commitments Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has committed a Coalition government to...

15.05.2026 20

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Michellegrattan

From ‘please explain’ to a prison spell, what next for the One Nation wave?

From ‘please explain’ to a prison spell, what next for the One Nation wave? After walking ‘slap bang’ into Hanson and Bernardi on the steps of...

11.05.2026 20

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Mikesmithson

King’s US visit hit differently for Australia

King’s US visit hit differently for Australia The King’s US visit was hailed a huge success. But for Australia, the message was different, writes...

06.05.2026 10

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The newdaily

Hefty rise to SA election voting chief’s $300,000 pay packet revealed

Hefty rise to SA election voting chief’s $300,000 pay packet revealed As the state’s new pollies are sworn in today after weeks of vote-counting...

05.05.2026 20

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Mikesmithson

Rates hikes won't fix inflation from fuel prices

Rate hikes won’t fix inflation caused by fuel prices The inflation figures released last week confirm what we already know: Inflation is up, and...

04.05.2026 10

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Mattgrudnoff

‘No River Murray, no SA’: Quiet review will define SA’s future

‘No River Murray, no SA’: Quiet review will define SA’s future The River Murray’s future is being decided after the Lower Murray was given a...

28.04.2026 20

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Craigwilkins

Leadership Lens: Selflessness in leadership is not martyrdom

Leadership Lens: Selflessness in leadership is not martyrdom The leaders I most admire have a clear sense of self, writes Impact100 South Australia...

27.04.2026 10

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Kathrynhouse

Trump assassination attempt a wake-up call for SA pollies

Trump assassination attempt a wake-up call for SA pollies Another Trump near miss has Mike Smithson issuing a warning, telling how another threatening...

27.04.2026 20

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Mikesmithson

Grattan on a Friday: Politically, the baby boomers’ day is done

Grattan on a Friday: Politically, the baby boomers’ day is done “Politically, it’s a very bad time to be a baby boomer.” Michelle Grattan...

24.04.2026 10

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Michellegrattan

NDIS falls victim to familiar scare tactics – while untouchables roll on

NDIS falls victim to familiar scare tactics – while untouchables roll on We rarely speak about how the NDIS became a catch-all because we don’t...

23.04.2026 10

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Amyremeikis

SA narrowly avoids ‘Nincompoop democrazy capital of the world’ mantle in election count

SA narrowly avoids ‘Nincompoop democrazy capital of the world’ mantle in election count Questions grow over SA election casual staff, slow polling...

20.04.2026 10

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Mikesmithson

Government’s $20 million fuel campaign fails SA farm gate

Government’s $20 million fuel campaign fails SA farm gate Fuel suppliers are telling SA farmers trying to grow the nation’s food to take their...

16.04.2026 10

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Brad perry

One Nation ‘fresh meat’ for Labor in SA parliament

One Nation ‘fresh meat’ for Labor in SA parliament Weeks away from SA parliament sitting, Mike Smithson delivers One Nation a warning, telling...

14.04.2026 20

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Mikesmithson

Stop asking young SA people to ‘wait their turn’

Stop asking young SA people to ‘wait their turn’ There are over 277,000 young people aged 12 to 24 across South Australia, just over a quarter of...

13.04.2026 20

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Zanele blond

Will SA Libs see a band of breakaway MPs step to the left?

Will SA Libs see a band of breakaway MPs step to the left? Mike Smithson mulls over a hardline Liberal conservative airing rumours of a breakaway...

07.04.2026 20

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Mikesmithson

Mali to switch from dream boat to ‘mean machine’

Mali to switch from dream boat to ‘mean machine’ Premier Malinauskas is tipped to drop the “warm, fuzzy guy that any mother would want their...

31.03.2026 20

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Mikesmithson

Leadership Lens: SA’s Governor on the different types of leadership

Leadership Lens: SA’s Governor on the different types of leadership The most effective leaders are the ones who listen to their counterparts and...

30.03.2026 20

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Francesadamson