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Mike Burgess, the spycatcher who gives ASIO a very public face

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Michelle Grattan

Serious about productivity? Then leave EVs alone

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Richard Denniss

Cut taxes to end illegal tobacco? How it all adds up

Cut taxes to end illegal tobacco? How it all adds up

Last week respected academic and author Ross Fitzgerald wrote a piece titled Time to get real on taxing cigarettes and restricting vapes . I...

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Simon Chapman

Population growth and housing crisis: The reality

Population growth and housing crisis: The reality

Population growth is in the news again. The usual suspects are trying to whip up a scare campaign about immigration. So, let’s look at the actual...

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Matt Grudnoff

Why a court found Higgins defamed Reynolds

Why a court found Higgins defamed Reynolds

Six years on from the Parliament House sexual assault allegations that spurred a public reckoning, the legal fallout continues. This time, a court...

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Rick Sarre

Coalition’s Iran fail is proof of its intellectual malaise

Coalition’s Iran fail is proof of its intellectual malaise

This shouldn’t be new information to anyone who has been paying attention, but it is now undeniable. The Coalition is a fringe party, and should be...

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Amy Remeikis

Gen Z: The most loyal workforce in Australia

Gen Z: The most loyal workforce in Australia

There is no shortage of headlines proclaiming how young people ( gen Z to be exact) are job-hopping like never before, frequently switching...

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Simon Kuestenmacher

What does it mean to be listed as a terrorist group?

What does it mean to be listed as a terrorist group?

In a joint press conference, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Iran orchestrated two antisemitic...

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Keiran Hardy

Before Howard, Liberals were the party for women

Before Howard, Liberals were the party for women

It’s no secret the Liberal Party of Australia has a problem with women. The party has made headlines over the years for its toxic blokey “Big...

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Blair Williams

Ditch the economic jargon and reform is easier

Ditch the economic jargon and reform is easier

Ahead of last week’s economic reform roundtable, I wrote in The New Daily that the Australian people will support controversial policies if the...

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Craig Emerson