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Amanda Vanstone

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I know better than most how immigration affects this nation. Here's why I'm worried

I know better than most how immigration affects this nation. Here's why I'm worried
10.09.2025 10

The Examiner

Amanda Vanstone

I know better than most how immigration affects this nation. Here's why I'm worried

I know better than most how immigration affects this nation. Here's why I'm worried
10.09.2025 9

Canberra Times

Amanda Vanstone

We have to stop expecting public servants to come up with solutions to our problems

28.08.2025 10

The Examiner

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We have to stop expecting public servants to come up with solutions to our problems

28.08.2025 8

Canberra Times

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Our govt made a choice to be anti-Israel. And it's basically sunk a two-state solution

14.08.2025 10

The Examiner

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Our govt made a choice to be anti-Israel. And it's basically sunk a two-state solution

14.08.2025 10

Canberra Times

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I know why the UN is telling us to get tough on climate and not China, India and America

30.07.2025 8

The Examiner

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I know why the UN is telling us to get tough on climate and not China, India and America

30.07.2025 7

Canberra Times

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We turned against unelected leaders but we're still being overrun by bossy boots

17.07.2025 10

The Examiner

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We turned against unelected leaders but we're still being overrun by bossy boots

17.07.2025 10

Canberra Times

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When it comes to government spending, there's some key information we're not getting

03.07.2025 10

The Examiner

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When it comes to government spending, there's some key information we're not getting

03.07.2025 10

Canberra Times

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We need to close the gap. But how? Some things need to happen first

19.06.2025 10

The Examiner

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We need to close the gap. But how? Some things need to happen first

19.06.2025 10

Canberra Times

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I was much more idealistic when I was younger. Here's what turned me into a realist

04.06.2025 10

The Examiner

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I was much more idealistic when I was younger. Here's what turned me into a realist

04.06.2025 10

Canberra Times

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Nuclear is not the bogeyman it's made out to be. Just think rationally

22.05.2025 8

The Examiner

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Nuclear is not the bogeyman it's made out to be. Just think rationally

22.05.2025 4

Canberra Times

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From experience, time in opposition toughens you up and makes you a better MP

08.05.2025 6

The Examiner

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From experience, time in opposition toughens you up and makes you a better MP

08.05.2025 7

Canberra Times

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

23.04.2025 7

The Examiner

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

23.04.2025 6

Canberra Times

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Yes, the US took a baseball bat to the free trade system

09.04.2025 9

The Examiner

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Yes, the US took a baseball bat to the free trade system

09.04.2025 7

Canberra Times

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Some uni research is useless. That's not necessarily a bad thing

26.03.2025 10

The Examiner

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Some uni research is useless. That's not necessarily a bad thing

26.03.2025 5

Canberra Times

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These transparency warriors need to be upfront with us before the election

13.03.2025 10

The Examiner

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These transparency warriors need to be upfront with us before the election

13.03.2025 10

Canberra Times

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As a minister, I saw exactly where public servants wasted the most time and money

26.02.2025 10

The Examiner

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As a minister, I saw exactly where public servants wasted the most time and money

26.02.2025 7

Canberra Times

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Why Indigenous Australia gets not a bang but a whimper for the bucks spent

12.02.2025 9

The Examiner

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Why Indigenous Australia gets not a bang but a whimper for the bucks spent

12.02.2025 8

Canberra Times

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Just when you thought Albo couldn't get more tin-eared, he reheats his biggest failure

29.01.2025 10

The Examiner

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Just when you thought Albo couldn't get more tin-eared, he reheats his biggest failure

29.01.2025 10

Canberra Times

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Sorry to all the thought police out there. But Trump is good for politics

15.01.2025 10

The Examiner

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Sorry to all the thought police out there. But Trump is good for politics

15.01.2025 6

Canberra Times

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Idea we only get diversity if we elect so-called independents is a load of bunkum

With an election around the corner, a lot of pollsters will be trying to work out how we'll vote. Sometimes people vote on the basis of the local...

01.01.2025 10

The Examiner

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Idea we only get diversity if we elect so-called independents is a load of bunkum

With an election around the corner, a lot of pollsters will be trying to work out how we'll vote. Sometimes people vote on the basis of the local...

01.01.2025 6

Canberra Times

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You think corruption is costly? An even greater cost is piling up under our noses

Would you rather get a better bang for billions in spending or bash a pollie? Login or signup to continue reading Corruption, whether in...

18.12.2024 7

Canberra Times

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You think corruption is costly? An even greater cost is piling up under our noses

Would you rather get a better bang for billions in spending or bash a pollie? Login or signup to continue reading Corruption, whether in...

18.12.2024 4

The Examiner

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In a world dominated by appearance and identity, don't take the lazy option

Hope and despair don't belong together. Two recent occasions when Australians have had the chance to express their view on a political issue should...

04.12.2024 5

The Examiner

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In a world dominated by appearance and identity, don't take the lazy option

Hope and despair don't belong together. Two recent occasions when Australians have had the chance to express their view on a political issue should...

04.12.2024 4

Canberra Times

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Kevin, take it from a former ambassador: Trump doesn't care what you think

After Donald Trump's resounding victory there was a flurry of commentary about Kevin Rudd, our ambassador in the US, and his very public and...

20.11.2024 4

The Examiner

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Kevin, take it from a former ambassador: Trump doesn't care what you think

After Donald Trump's resounding victory there was a flurry of commentary about Kevin Rudd, our ambassador in the US, and his very public and...

20.11.2024 10

Canberra Times

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No airport lounges? Do we want our politicians arriving more frazzled to Parliament?

Who knows if it happened by accident or if Anthony Albanese's media team engineered it but what a relief for Albo. The story is no longer about the...

06.11.2024 3

The Examiner

Amanda Vanstone

No airport lounges? Do we want our politicians arriving more frazzled to Parliament?

Who knows if it happened by accident or if Anthony Albanese's media team engineered it but what a relief for Albo. The story is no longer about the...

06.11.2024 3

Canberra Times

Amanda Vanstone

The growing ugly side to Australian politics

Back in the eighties the now deceased acerbic-tongued Auberon Waugh (son of Evelyn) while in Australia said one of our most endearing traits was...

23.10.2024 3

The Examiner

Amanda Vanstone

The growing ugly side to Australian politics

Back in the eighties the now deceased acerbic-tongued Auberon Waugh (son of Evelyn) while in Australia said one of our most endearing traits was...

23.10.2024 3

Canberra Times

Amanda Vanstone

Free speech is a social contract

Whilst it is a terrible indictment on the government that we are so divided over the Middle East and many other things, we cannot blame them alone....

09.10.2024 10

The Examiner

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Free speech is a social contract

Whilst it is a terrible indictment on the government that we are so divided over the Middle East and many other things, we cannot blame them alone....

09.10.2024 3

Canberra Times

Amanda Vanstone