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Hanson prepares to take the big stage as Husic hits out at straitjacket on caucus

Hanson prepares to take the big stage as Husic hits out at straitjacket on caucus

When One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addresses the National Press Club on June 17, there will be landmines everywhere. Subscribe now for unlimited...

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Michelle Grattan

The brutal cost of a one-size-fits-all shooshing machine

The brutal cost of a one-size-fits-all shooshing machine

Long time coming. Long, long time. For decades, workplace victims of sexual violence, of bullying, of harassment, have been silenced with a tool used...

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Jenna Price

We can bury the truth or balance it with honesty

We can bury the truth or balance it with honesty

Cemeteries, it's said, are the richest places on earth because so much unrealised potential lies beneath them. Subscribe now for unlimited...

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Garry Linnell

Hanson becoming PM is technically possible. But history is not on her side

Hanson becoming PM is technically possible. But history is not on her side

There has been a lot of speculation lately, not least from Pauline Hanson, about the possibility of the One Nation leader riding her surging polling...

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Pandanus Petter

Selling your investment property? Avoid these common and costly mistakes

Selling your investment property? Avoid these common and costly mistakes

One of the biggest tax mistakes property investors make is seeking advice after they have already sold their investment property. However, by that...

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Mark Chapman

Pauline has the attention span of a gnat for anything other than her

Pauline has the attention span of a gnat for anything other than her

A cursory reading of the mass media might lead you to wonder if Pauline Hanson is set to be our next PM. Don't panic. The answer, I think, is as...

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Amanda Vanstone

The veil lifted on a quiet rebellion on the streets of Tehran

The veil lifted on a quiet rebellion on the streets of Tehran

When the ABC's Karishma Vyas began her excellent series of reports from Tehran, giving us a rare glimpse of the war from the other side, I...

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John Hanscombe

Left or right, populism always fails the people

Left or right, populism always fails the people

The shudder was involuntary, triggered by the news that a Redbridge poll had declared One Nation was Australia's most popular political party....

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John Hanscombe

The rort that kills our elderly and overcrowds our hospitals

The rort that kills our elderly and overcrowds our hospitals

What industry is never punished if it advertises and is paid for services it can't provide? The aged care provider industry. This lack of...

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Jackie French

Trump's war in Iran is criminal. Here's why he should be indicted

Trump's war in Iran is criminal. Here's why he should be indicted

The details of the 2016 agreement that the Obama administration and European allies made with Iran show why President Donald Trump should be indicted...

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Crispin Hull

The sky is not the limit but only the beginning

The sky is not the limit but only the beginning

The moon rose full and bright on Sunday evening the textures of its surface clearly visible to the naked eye. Close to the horizon, our near neighbour...

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John Hanscombe

Canberra's lobbying system is built for insiders only

Canberra's lobbying system is built for insiders only

You might be surprised to learn that most of the people lobbying the federal government are exempt from our national lobbying rules. Subscribe now for...

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Christian Slattery

Our welfare outrage is aimed at the wrong people

Our welfare outrage is aimed at the wrong people

As a nation, we have been trained by our political leaders and capitalist elites to direct our outrage downwards. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

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Zoë Wundenberg

You think that was poor form? Try these insults

You think that was poor form? Try these insults

The microphone didn't pick it up but those opposite did. And it had Leader of the House Tony Burke up on his feet instantly, demanding the...

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John Hanscombe

Fear and anxiety: The human cost of private health insurance rebate changes

Fear and anxiety: The human cost of private health insurance rebate changes

For hundreds of thousands of older Australians already struggling with rising living costs, the Albanese government's rollback of age-based...

31.05.2026 20

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Craig Thomson

Why deferring to artificial intelligence might prove to be biblically stupid

Why deferring to artificial intelligence might prove to be biblically stupid

Did you know you can bet on 2027 being the year of the second coming of Jesus Christ? Many people reportedly have - Americans probably. Subscribe now...

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Mark Kenny

An effective 'reset' of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings

An effective 'reset' of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings

At the 2022 election "integrity" was a big-deal issue. Then after winning government, Labor ticked off a promise when it set up the National...

29.05.2026 10

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Michelle Grattan

Enhanced Games were an ugly but honest dud

Enhanced Games were an ugly but honest dud

Alarm screeches. Hit snooze button to optimise sleep recovery. Yawn to improve airflow. Chemically adjust mood with double shot of caffeine. Brush...

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Garry Linnell

Here's why the last thing I want is royal commission into violence against women

Here's why the last thing I want is royal commission into violence against women

The very last thing this country needs is a royal commission into violence against women. The absolute last thing. According to one researcher, royal...

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Jenna Price

The joy that comes when everything's out to kill you

The joy that comes when everything's out to kill you
28.05.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Work-life-balance is leading young people astray

Work-life-balance is leading young people astray
28.05.2026 20

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Adam Triggs

I love my horse like family. But this species has no business in a precious national park

I love my horse like family. But this species has no business in a precious national park
27.05.2026 20

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David M. Watson

My body shut down at 39: here's what I learnt about getting a better life

My body shut down at 39: here's what I learnt about getting a better life
27.05.2026 20

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Fleur marks

Centrestage is likely too crowded for new players

Centrestage is likely too crowded for new players
27.05.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

The death tax is a lie. Here is what is really happening

The death tax is a lie. Here is what is really happening
26.05.2026 20

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Crispin Hull

Your place in history is part of a great story

Your place in history is part of a great story
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John Hanscombe

Out for a duck in a losing battle against nature

25.05.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Is this Australia's smartest politician? Get ready for more to follow his lead

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Mark Kenny

The AFL have drop punted the Hawks, now Devils must deliver visitor dollars

24.05.2026 20

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Craig Thomson

Are we being lied to about what our nation can actually afford?

Did you notice what was different, really different, about the budget this year? This budget, and the debate around it, was not just about looming...

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Ebony Bennett

My Canberra problem: enough loos, not enough wall space

We've been chatting in our newsroom about the size of Canberra homes, specifically the growth in the number of bathrooms to bedrooms. Subscribe...

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John Paul Moloney

Albanese stumbles with the budget hard sell

Of all the things which most frustrate the Albanese government is the tendency of ministers to fall into a form of paralysis the moment it meets any...

22.05.2026 20

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Jack Waterford

As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave

One way the Albanese government has recently tapped into social media audiences for its budgets is by inviting "influencers" to Canberra for...

22.05.2026 20

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Michelle Grattan

I knew moving house was hard. I wasn't ready for how it rocked me this time

Sometime between selling the family home and buying the downsizer, my dad died. Right out of the blue. Mum was amazing. Soldiered on. Kept being an...

22.05.2026 20

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Jenna Price

When cancelling feels like hostage negotiation

A little over 20 years ago I became editor-in-chief of The Bulletin magazine, blithely unaware my appointment was akin to being promoted to orchestral...

22.05.2026 20

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Garry Linnell

The public likes to call politicians liars, but there are liars in every workplace

Labor's broken promises have spurred a flurry of the tired old claim that all politicians are liars. That was not my experience. Politicians are...

21.05.2026 20

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Amanda Vanstone

I can't mute the leaf blower but I can mute Pauline

It's a toss up. Assailed by the whine of a leaf blower on the weekend, I'd all but decided it was the most annoying sound known to humanity....

21.05.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Nothing like a flash of colour among the bills

It arrived five weeks after we returned. A postcard sent from the Central Post Office in Hanoi, it had made its way to Australia by sea. Subscribe now...

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John Hanscombe

Devils will attract crowds, but can they fill hotels and restaurants?

A Devils' sellout doesn't guarantee economic success. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading That's...

19.05.2026 20

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Rebekah pentland

We're in a world of trouble if this qualifies as reform in this country

Well, the budget was a great song and dance about very little. It wound back a 27-year-old Howard freebie to the rich, middle-aged which should never...

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Crispin Hull

A spiky tale of our most enigmatic native animal

They moved through the forest almost silently, silhouetted against the early morning light shining through the trees. Suddenly stock still, his ears...

19.05.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Trump's mind is clearly in a troubled state. Yet no one calls him out anymore

President Donald Trump was under firm restraint and self-control throughout his summit meeting with President Xi Jinping of China. Subscribe now for...

18.05.2026 20

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Bruce Wolpe

Ignore the sandwich generation at your peril

Now, I want you to look me in the eye and tell me - honestly - you've never broken a promise. Of course, you can't. Subscribe now for...

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John Hanscombe

Parties warming to big-swinging politics

Ever since the industrial age spawned unions and their political arm, centre-left parties have understood that gaining power required them to park...

17.05.2026 20

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Mark Kenny

Why breaking election promises can be the most honest political act of all

Politicians breaking promises is usually treated as a political sin. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading The media...

17.05.2026 20

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Craig Thomson

A small but definite step for a timid PM, but a tiny jump for Labor

I have so often criticised the Albanese government for timidity and gutlessness that I feel honour-bound to admit that neither of these words are at...

16.05.2026 30

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Jack Waterford

Keating once warned of a 'banana republic'. Chalmers is slowly taking us there

Forty years ago this week, ambitious 42-year-old Labor treasurer Paul Keating warned that Australia risked becoming a "banana republic"....

16.05.2026 20

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Michael Stutchbury

Self-love isn't a feeling: it's supervision, especially at work

We're told endlessly that we must "love ourselves first," as though self-love is a warm emotion we're supposed to feel on command....

15.05.2026 30

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Zoë Wundenberg

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

Angus Taylor might have reckoned he and the opposition are in such deep doo-doo that he might as well throw everything at Thursday night's budget...

15.05.2026 20

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Michelle Grattan

Here is one thing Amanda Vanstone and I agree on

I think my very favourite action taken against deadbeat dads is this - they get to the international airport with a planned trip to Bali with the...

15.05.2026 30

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Jenna Price