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Foreign assassinations in Australia: from zero to realistic possibility?

Foreign assassinations in Australia: from zero to realistic possibility?

On November 4, ASIO director-general Mike Burgess used the 2025 Lowy Lecture to warn about the "realistic possibility" of foreign-ordered...

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Clive Williams

November 11, 1975 - watching history being made, from the best seats in the house

November 11, 1975 - watching history being made, from the best seats in the house

In his just-released memoir, historian and former diplomat Lachlan Strahan recalls being picked up from his Melbourne primary school by a neighbour...

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Michelle Grattan

Coalition offers crash course on staying in opposition for forever

Coalition offers crash course on staying in opposition for forever

If the Coalition's aim is to stay in opposition, it's doing a bang-up job. Login or signup to continue reading Not content with alienating voters...

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Ebony Bennett

The victims stare at us from another century. Their warnings could not be clearer

The victims stare at us from another century. Their warnings could not be clearer

There are places you visit for pleasure. And there are others like Hiroshima you visit for penance. Login or signup to continue reading You wander...

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Garry Linnell

Australia is failing children who experience violence

Australia is failing children who experience violence

We have heard all too often from Australian children and young people who have experienced violence and abuse of the ways in which those they...

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Kate Fitz-Gibbon

'Punished before conviction': Is this new welfare law a national shame?

'Punished before conviction': Is this new welfare law a national shame?

Just two years after the staggering failure of the Voice referendum, the Federal government looks like it is planning to throw Indigenous...

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Jenna Price

Divorce is tough but a bad marriage is worse

Divorce is tough but a bad marriage is worse

For the sake of the kids, for your own sakes, draw up the divorce papers. Login or signup to continue reading Do it now. There's no future in this...

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John Hanscombe

The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we're ill-prepared to combat it

The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we're ill-prepared to combat it

As satellite technology surges ahead and space becomes increasingly accessible to private and state actors alike, the new and unsettling threat of...

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Anna Marie Brennan

There's a word for people too worried about their egos and not the people they serve

There's a word for people too worried about their egos and not the people they serve

Some people in the Liberal Party need to take a good look at themselves. Login or signup to continue reading Ditto the Labor Party. Whether you're...

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Amanda Vanstone

Punishment before trial: this Home Affairs power grab will hurt many families

Punishment before trial: this Home Affairs power grab will hurt many families

In a move that has stunned civil liberties advocates and welfare recipients alike, the Albanese government has introduced a last-minute amendment...

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Zoë Wundenberg

You're not imagining it. Christmas comes earlier

You're not imagining it. Christmas comes earlier

You don't have to be Einstein to know time bends and warps. At this time of year, without fail, it speeds up. Or at least it seems to. Login or...

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John Hanscombe

Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people - and it's worse for those with poor mental health

Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people - and it's worse for those with poor mental health

It's becoming harder for many Australians to afford enough healthy food, especially in regional areas, our new research shows. Login or signup to...

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Katherine Kent

Labor's shame: Why good people are doing nothing about the gambling crisis

Labor's shame: Why good people are doing nothing about the gambling crisis

Have you noticed the surge in teal, voices of, and independent advertisements recently? They were massive in the football finals season and have...

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Crispin Hull

Don't believe the drug war lie: The US is fighting Venezuela for its oil

Don't believe the drug war lie: The US is fighting Venezuela for its oil

In 1977, I backpacked through Venezuela and recall our bus driver filling his 800-litre fuel tank for just US$20. At that time, around two-thirds...

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Clive Williams

It's not just the horses facing torment today

It's not just the horses facing torment today

It's race day. But don't concern yourself with the Melbourne Cup. Other events are infinitely more interesting. Login or signup to continue reading...

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John Hanscombe