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Forget free speech, it's freedom from odious speech most of us want

Forget free speech, it's freedom from odious speech most of us want

Boy oh boy, there's been some nonsense about the government's proposed digital duty of care on social media. Subscribe now for unlimited...

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John Hanscombe

Why Treasury is scrambling to fix new trust tax laws

Why Treasury is scrambling to fix new trust tax laws

It's now more than three months since the May budget was handed down, and the fallout continues unabated. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

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Noel Whittaker

When the carnies spruik dodgy cure-alls, run, run as fast as you can

When the carnies spruik dodgy cure-alls, run, run as fast as you can

Roll up! Roll up! In my hand and in limited supply is this rare miracle snake oil which the ancient Chinese discovered could cure aches and pains...

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John Hanscombe

Trump has failed every test required of a leader

Trump has failed every test required of a leader

US President Donald Trump fell for the observers' paradox when he posted his ratings recently of the leadership qualities past US presidents....

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Crispin Hull

From TV to TikTok: A troubling tale of how two tragedies were told, 25 years apart

From TV to TikTok: A troubling tale of how two tragedies were told, 25 years apart

This Friday will mark the day 25 years ago when time itself appeared to stop dead. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue...

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Mark Kenny

Bondi was but one example of unchecked hate. And we're all paying the price for it

Bondi was but one example of unchecked hate. And we're all paying the price for it

In one of the first interviews I did after Bondi, a reporter said something I have not been able to shake. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login...

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Sheina Gutnick

Sometimes, it pays to look on the bright side

Sometimes, it pays to look on the bright side

We interrupt this program to bring you some breaking news: there are some good things happening in the world. Here is just a handful: Subscribe now...

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John Hanscombe

Is the $43 million Princess Theatre reno now heading in the right direction?

Is the $43 million Princess Theatre reno now heading in the right direction?

There comes a point in every major public project when numbers stop being an inconvenience and start becoming a concern. For the $43 million Princess...

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Craig Thomson

Cutting the health insurance rebate is ticking timebomb for public hospitals

Cutting the health insurance rebate is ticking timebomb for public hospitals

Despite ever-rising health insurance premiums, alongside the rising cost of living more generally, the federal government has come up with further...

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Tim Udorovic

Here's the myth about supermarkets raking in megaprofits

Here's the myth about supermarkets raking in megaprofits

For the past few years, Australia's supermarket debate has proceeded from a wonderfully simple story. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login...

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Brett Stevenson

'Depressingly weak': why cost relief won't be getting much better very soon

'Depressingly weak': why cost relief won't be getting much better very soon

Treasurer Jim Chalmers would have sighed with relief at this week's economic growth figures. Despite some preview talk of possible stagnation, we...

04.09.2026 20

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Michelle Grattan

We don't need costly ads, just parents to step up

We don't need costly ads, just parents to step up

Something tragic is happening with young Australians and sex. Violence has slipped into their bedrooms disguised as intimacy and there's no...

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Garry Linnell

Boy, oh boy. Someone needs to teach Matt Canavan a lesson

Boy, oh boy. Someone needs to teach Matt Canavan a lesson

I got a strange email last week. OK, that's true most weeks but this was among the weirdest. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup...

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Jenna Price

We all suffer through the era of instant anger

We all suffer through the era of instant anger

The hate was constant and visceral. Every morning, it would be waiting for me in the inbox. It wasn't criticism of what I had written but a deep...

03.09.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Here's why your home insurance costs are likely skyrocketing

Here's why your home insurance costs are likely skyrocketing

Receiving my home insurance was an unpleasant experience last week. It went up 15 per cent since last year. This would have been fine except that it...

03.09.2026 20

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Adam Triggs

I tried to beat the freezing cold this winter. What I got was deeply unpleasant

I tried to beat the freezing cold this winter. What I got was deeply unpleasant

Canberra gets pretty freezing in winter, which is why lots of people (including me) plan holidays to warmer places then. But those jetting off to a...

02.09.2026 10

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Ebony Bennett

Hello pot, this is kettle. Give us a break, Pauline

Hello pot, this is kettle. Give us a break, Pauline

I didn't particularly want to write about Pauline Hanson but couldn't let her breathtaking hypocrisy through to the keeper. Subscribe now...

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John Hanscombe

Spring has sprung but what follows is worrying

Spring has sprung but what follows is worrying

Pinch and a punch, first day of the month, no returns! Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading Where I live, spring...

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John Hanscombe

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

Last Saturday's Western Australian byelection in the state seat of Secret Bay was worse than diabolical for Labor. Subscribe now for unlimited...

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Crispin Hull

Trump's shock value has faded. No one's listening

Trump's shock value has faded. No one's listening

When Donald Trump signed one of his first executive orders of his second term, renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America in January 2025, the...

31.08.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

AI can be the technology of the future, but it must power itself first

AI can be the technology of the future, but it must power itself first

Tasmania has a rare window of opportunity to capture one of the biggest technological shifts since the advent of the internet. Subscribe now for...

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Craig Thomson

Why voters rage against the machine, and how the majors can win them back

Why voters rage against the machine, and how the majors can win them back

Several surveys now have pegged the typical person crossing the Rubicon to One Nation as a white outer-suburban male, in his 50s. Subscribe now for...

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Mark Kenny

This is not an obituary. It's a love letter to Dolly

This is not an obituary. It's a love letter to Dolly

If someone had walked into a tiny cabin in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee in the 1950s and pointed to a little girl singing into a homemade tin-can...

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Zoë Wundenberg

How Meta's US legal deal could reshape social media for teens

Tech giant Meta will pay up to roughly US$18 billion, plus make major design changes to Facebook and Instagram, as part of a settlement it has agreed...

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Rob Nicholls

What's at stake as Albanese sets sights on international campaign trail

Like many of his predecessors, Anthony Albanese has grown to enjoy the international diplomatic round that goes with the prime minister's job....

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Michelle Grattan

History's lesson is we overcame bad times

It had been a frustrating year pursuing a dead man. He had lived an extraordinary life but in death William Buckley was an elusive, maddening ghost....

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Garry Linnell

What Mark Parton said to me after he sicced his followers on me

It's taken me a while to write this because I always feel it is best not to write when upset. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup...

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Jenna Price

Why keeping your essential medicine cheap is a win for health and inflation

The latest inflation data underscores the pressure facing household budgets across Australia. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...

27.08.2026 10

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Professor Trent Twomey

Yes, housing prices are phenomenal. But some people really need to cut their cloth

Band-Aid solutions are not very effective and certainly not long-term. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading And yet...

27.08.2026 20

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Amanda Vanstone

Scarce sardines? We've maxxed out on maxxing

There's no shortage of reasons to despise online influencers. From those pushing the manosphere to the teens posting hare-brained copycat TikTok...

27.08.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Should he stay or should he go? All eyes on Farley

To say he shopped around is an understatement. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading He was a member of the NSW...

26.08.2026 30

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John Hanscombe

The quiet war on cash and why your rewards are about to dry up

Over the past week or so, most Australians would have received an email notice from their bank announcing "bigger", "better", or...

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Crispin Hull

To fix the culture, you need to target cocaine

Consider yourself lucky, the doctor told me, extremely lucky. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading I'd been...

25.08.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Government services cost too much? Tell that to someone whose life depends on them

This week, Parliament passed the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, with the...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Nothing ruins a spy drama like a dog poo ad

Minister Wells, thank you. You've opened up a world of exciting possibility with your AdStop initiative. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

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John Hanscombe

Today's populists are just recycling ancient political tricks

Suddenly, we are awash with classical references and those blank-eyed marble statues are talking through the millennia. Subscribe now for unlimited...

23.08.2026 20

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Mark Kenny

The blame game: The uncomfortable truth about Tasmania's health funding stoush

The health blame game in Tasmania has escalated, and the source of the friction is delayed hospital discharges. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

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Craig Thomson

I wrote the headline celebrating a life saved, then came the devastating truth

It has been less than 24 hours since news broke that teen bushwalker Lily Hooper had been found alive. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...

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Sally Foy

Why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation

If you're not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor,...

21.08.2026 30

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Michelle Grattan

Is this the answer to saving the local news you trust from Big Tech's grip?

Australia's news industry is under increasing pressure. It is fragmented, under-resourced, and struggling to adapt to a high-choice online...

21.08.2026 30

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Sora Park

Frankenstein's monster unleashed for profit

A naked Arnold Schwarzenegger journeys from the future in a bid to prevent artificial intelligence from taking over the world. But wait. There's...

21.08.2026 20

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Garry Linnell

Here's the best possible punishment the Swans could now dole out on these woeful men

Before any one of us writes or talks about the AFL case again, let's put at the centre the woman or women who were allegedly sexually assaulted....

20.08.2026 30

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Jenna Price

Beware the AI fig leaf masking all manner of business sins

As companies announce their earnings for the quarter, one acronym will feature even more prominently than "EBITDA": AI. Subscribe now for...

20.08.2026 20

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Adam Triggs

Cry me a river, boys. I know footy is toxic

Not that I needed it but this week has delivered another reason to despise footy. Watching the hamfisted coverage of the scandal engulfing the Sydney...

20.08.2026 30

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John Hanscombe

They're qualified and capable. But a brutal system sees them rejected from jobs every day

I regularly work with autistic jobseekers who make it to interview after interview, and I watch them be told they were "so close." Subscribe...

19.08.2026 20

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Zoë Wundenberg

We can't afford to ignore the clear AI warnings

Most of us know the feeling. We're driving along happily when a warning light comes on. If we're sensible, we get it checked out as soon as...

19.08.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

An old battle reminds us of the futility of war

On this day in 1966, the cost of a litre of petrol was about seven cents, a loaf of bread 15. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...

18.08.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

The current three-party split might be permanent

Another month of polling indicates that the new three-way split in Australian politics is permanent: a tad under a third of the first-preference vote...

18.08.2026 20

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Crispin Hull

End the guilt-tripping and virtue-signalling. Let's just get real about making a practical difference

It's time to face up to the real difference between living a traditional Indigenous life and simply having Indigenous heritage. It's never...

17.08.2026 20

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Amanda Vanstone

Partners, husbands, sons exact a terrible death toll

Four in four days, a number that should shame us all. That's how many women were allegedly murdered in just one recent spate of violence across...

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John Hanscombe