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A system riddled with perks, rorts, inefficiencies, unfairness and complexity

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13.01.2025 10

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We should now know not to equate capitalism with free markets or democracy

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We should now know not to equate capitalism with free markets or democracy

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Whoops! We missed the biggest story of the year. Now we can watch the future evaporate

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Whoops! We missed the biggest story of the year. Now we can watch the future evaporate

The 2024 award for the biggest disjoint between the importance of a story and the coverage it got must surely go to the science briefing on...

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The almost $200b a year we give away to people who really do not need it

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The almost $200b a year we give away to people who really do not need it

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Crispin Hull

At least there's one welcome development in Dutton's nuclear power policy

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Crispin Hull

At least there's one welcome development in Dutton's nuclear power policy

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Here's why I no longer have any respect for Anthony Albanese

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Here's why I no longer have any respect for Anthony Albanese

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09.12.2024 3

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The fundamental paradox of liberal democracy? Sadly, it's happening

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02.12.2024 3

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The fundamental paradox of liberal democracy? Sadly, it's happening

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02.12.2024 4

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Yes, a small number die from vaccines. We can't let it play into anti-vax hands

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25.11.2024 1

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Yes, a small number die from vaccines. We can't let it play into anti-vax hands

Next month the Federal Court is to hear an application to strike out a class action against the federal government and its health authorities that...

25.11.2024 2

Crispin Hull

If anything, I think there should be a surcharge on cash payments

The market value of Mastercard, Visa, and American Express totals $1200 billion. Together, they have revenues of about $80 billion a year. They are...

18.11.2024 2

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If anything, I think there should be a surcharge on cash payments

The market value of Mastercard, Visa, and American Express totals $1200 billion. Together, they have revenues of about $80 billion a year. They are...

18.11.2024 4

Crispin Hull

We're facing a misinformation pandemic. Here's how to start building immunity

I thought we were about to see the beginning of the end of what I call the Misinformation Pandemic. Apparently not. Login or signup to continue...

11.11.2024 3

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We're facing a misinformation pandemic. Here's how to start building immunity

I thought we were about to see the beginning of the end of what I call the Misinformation Pandemic. Apparently not. Login or signup to continue...

11.11.2024 2

Crispin Hull

This week could see the demise of two monsters

November 2024 could see the beginning of the end of two monsters and the end of the Frankenstein which created them: Donald Trump, Fox News, and...

04.11.2024 1

Crispin Hull

This week could see the demise of two monsters

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04.11.2024 1

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Yes, Ms Spender, a hung Parliament might be all that can save us

Independent Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender argued this week that the best result for Australia at the next election would be a hung...

29.10.2024 2

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Yes, Ms Spender, a hung Parliament might be all that can save us

Independent Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender argued this week that the best result for Australia at the next election would be a hung...

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Childish, fearful major parties only have themselves to blame as voters flee

Last Saturday's election results in the ACT and in the NSW byelections together with federal polling suggest that Australian politics is approaching...

21.10.2024 3

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Childish, fearful major parties only have themselves to blame as voters flee

Last Saturday's election results in the ACT and in the NSW byelections together with federal polling suggest that Australian politics is approaching...

21.10.2024 1

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If it looks and sounds like an fascist autocrat, why don't we treat it like one?

Last week, Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal, joined a long list of people who have worked with Trump and...

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If it looks and sounds like an fascist autocrat, why don't we treat it like one?

Last week, Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal, joined a long list of people who have worked with Trump and...

14.10.2024 1

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Do we keep delivering dud policies pandering to the elite, or actually fix the problem?

It should have been surprising if Treasury was NOT modelling negative gearing, rather than that it was modelling it. It is basic housekeeping. And...

07.10.2024 1

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Do we keep delivering dud policies pandering to the elite, or actually fix the problem?

It should have been surprising if Treasury was NOT modelling negative gearing, rather than that it was modelling it. It is basic housekeeping. And...

07.10.2024 1

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Help me, I've had a Peter Dutton moment. But I think this idea might be good

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30.09.2024 1

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Help me, I've had a Peter Dutton moment. But I think this idea might be good

Over the weekend, I had a Peter Dutton moment. It started with working out whether to get a storage battery for the house rather than sending...

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Crispin Hull

Labor faces another great moral challenge of our time. It's not going well

There are evidence-based policies that provide the greatest good for the greatest number. And there are policies based on lobbyists' and interest...

23.09.2024 2

Crispin Hull

Labor faces another great moral challenge of our time. It's not going well

There are evidence-based policies that provide the greatest good for the greatest number. And there are policies based on lobbyists' and interest...

23.09.2024 2

Crispin Hull

Shock, horror, our fertility is declining. Really? It's actually a good thing

Gosh, fertility in Australia is down. Should we be concerned? No. Should Australian governments be moved to spend vast amounts of scarce health...

16.09.2024 2

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Shock, horror, our fertility is declining. Really? It's actually a good thing

Gosh, fertility in Australia is down. Should we be concerned? No. Should Australian governments be moved to spend vast amounts of scarce health...

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Albo's flaws mean he failed as PM at very thing that underpinned his career

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Albo's flaws mean he failed as PM at very thing that underpinned his career

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If we're putting crooks in administration, let's get the banks and churches next

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If we're putting crooks in administration, let's get the banks and churches next

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The landscape has changed and we could sleepwalk into war without knowing

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This is one time the blame-game finger-pointing exercise is much warranted

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