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Next time you go to the loo, take note of what people do with their hands

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Jenna Price

Coalition's campaign lacks good planning and enough elbow grease

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Michelle Grattan

More kids gamble than play 'popular' sports. Yet our leaders are too weak to put up a fight

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Ebony Bennett

Major parties miss a fundamental point about this cost-of-living crisis

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Cassandra Goldie

I'm a Gen Z property reporter and I'm underwhelmed by housing promises this election

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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Let's cut the BS ...true housing solutions require courage

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Robert Pradolin

The most consequential policy pivot in the election campaign went almost unnoticed

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Mark Kenny

Why more Australians are voting early in the 2025 Federal Election

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Craig Thomson

No one should feel guilty for choosing the best education for their child

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Shaun Rigby

A side hustle is increasingly common. So why is so much of this work going unseen?

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Bruce Billson

I don't worry about what the polls say. People are sick of them and things change quickly

Every day we see reports of election polling. Login or signup to continue reading Being a pollster now would be a job from hell. Interesting,...

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Amanda Vanstone

Even in a cost-of-living crisis people visit museums and galleries in droves

There is just over a week between ANZAC Day and the federal election this year. Login or signup to continue reading The closeness of these events...

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Kylie Message

Housing 'solutions' ignore the stark reality for thousands of Australians

Every federal election, Australia engages in a tired ritual: a policy bidding war over who can offer the biggest incentive to first home buyers....

24.04.2025 2

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Kate Colvin

What if you could control the guest list for your funeral?

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Jenna Price