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Starved of facts, cynics call this Epstein Fury

Starved of facts, cynics call this Epstein Fury

It's well established that truth is the first casualty in war. But in this one, truth didn't even make it onto the battlefield to be gunned...

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Starved of facts, cynics call this Epstein Fury

Starved of facts, cynics call this Epstein Fury

It's well established that truth is the first casualty in war. But in this one, truth didn't even make it onto the battlefield to be gunned...

previous day 9

Canberra Times

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The days of $10 lettuces might return this winter

The days of $10 lettuces might return this winter

Enjoy it while you can. Those fresh, crisp vegetables. The salad with your steak. The cheese plate after the main course. Almost every food that...

03.03.2026 9

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The days of $10 lettuces might return this winter

The days of $10 lettuces might return this winter

Enjoy it while you can. Those fresh, crisp vegetables. The salad with your steak. The cheese plate after the main course. Almost every food that...

03.03.2026 10

Canberra Times

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Assassination shouldn't become the new normal

Assassination shouldn't become the new normal

It was the same haste that saw Labor sign up to AUKUS barely 24 hours after being briefed on the deal by the then Morrison government. Subscribe now...

02.03.2026 8

Canberra Times

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Assassination shouldn't become the new normal

Assassination shouldn't become the new normal

It was the same haste that saw Labor sign up to AUKUS barely 24 hours after being briefed on the deal by the then Morrison government. Subscribe now...

02.03.2026 10

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Grace under fire remains gloriously untamed

Grace under fire remains gloriously untamed

Difficult? You bet she is. Fights hard for what she believes in. Takes few prisoners. A withering sideways glance from her towards a prime minister...

01.03.2026 9

Canberra Times

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Grace under fire remains gloriously untamed

Grace under fire remains gloriously untamed

Difficult? You bet she is. Fights hard for what she believes in. Takes few prisoners. A withering sideways glance from her towards a prime minister...

01.03.2026 8

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Printed books have no place in my modern life

Printed books have no place in my modern life

I never imagined becoming a traitor, that the day would arrive when I would bite the hand that has fed, comforted, educated and transported me around...

26.02.2026 8

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Printed books have no place in my modern life

Printed books have no place in my modern life

I never imagined becoming a traitor, that the day would arrive when I would bite the hand that has fed, comforted, educated and transported me around...

26.02.2026 9

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I want to believe but this high speed rail talk feels like Groundhog Day

I want to believe but this high speed rail talk feels like Groundhog Day

There was a time you could tell an election was in the air. Mention of high speed rail or very fast trains was a reliable indicator we'd soon be...

25.02.2026 10

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I want to believe but this high speed rail talk feels like Groundhog Day

I want to believe but this high speed rail talk feels like Groundhog Day

There was a time you could tell an election was in the air. Mention of high speed rail or very fast trains was a reliable indicator we'd soon be...

25.02.2026 10

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Wake up and smell the cordite. We are at war

Wake up and smell the cordite. We are at war

Could it be that World War III has started and we haven't noticed? Volodymyr Zelenskyy certainly thinks so. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

24.02.2026 10

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Wake up and smell the cordite. We are at war

Wake up and smell the cordite. We are at war

Could it be that World War III has started and we haven't noticed? Volodymyr Zelenskyy certainly thinks so. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

24.02.2026 10

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Be careful what you wish for when writing off the monarchy

Surely the arrest of a member of the royal family would erode any faith left in our constitutional monarchy. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login...

23.02.2026 10

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Be careful what you wish for when writing off the monarchy

Surely the arrest of a member of the royal family would erode any faith left in our constitutional monarchy. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login...

23.02.2026 10

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No need to be spooked by the ISIS brides issue

It must stand as a record. A simple "yes" would have done when asked whether the ISIS brides trying to return from Syria had been issued...

21.02.2026 8

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No need to be spooked by the ISIS brides issue

It must stand as a record. A simple "yes" would have done when asked whether the ISIS brides trying to return from Syria had been issued...

21.02.2026 10

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Alien life might be closer than we had thought

It sounded like the former president was having an X-Files moment. Asked on a podcast whether aliens were real, Barack Obama replied with Fox Mulder...

18.02.2026 8

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Alien life might be closer than we had thought

18.02.2026 10

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Disaster looms and we should be hopping mad

The foe is public enemy number one, the newsreel narrator declares in his clipped, almost British accent. The musical accompaniment has the same...

17.02.2026 10

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Disaster looms and we should be hopping mad

17.02.2026 10

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The architects of failure hold a peculiar sway

Most of us have felt the embarrassment when two, three, even four, flushes don't send it on its way. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...

16.02.2026 7

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The architects of failure hold a peculiar sway

16.02.2026 7

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Power prices drop but savings aren't passed on

15.02.2026 40

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Power prices drop but savings aren't passed on

Now it's done and dusted and our attention is released from the grip of Liberal leadership shenanigans normal programming can resume. Let's...

15.02.2026 10

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Chris Minns fumbles his Minnesota moment

11.02.2026 6

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Chris Minns fumbles his Minnesota moment

11.02.2026 6

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As Ley wilts, pollies ponder their shelf life

10.02.2026 10

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As Ley wilts, pollies ponder their shelf life

10.02.2026 10

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The other emission we should be talking about

09.02.2026 10

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The other emission we should be talking about

09.02.2026 10

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Fear and loathing in the Mad Max world order

08.02.2026 7

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Fear and loathing in the Mad Max world order

08.02.2026 8

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All calm with no friends, no likes and no follows

04.02.2026 6

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All calm with no friends, no likes and no follows

04.02.2026 4

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Epstein files reveal the tentacles of influence

03.02.2026 8

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Epstein files reveal the tentacles of influence

03.02.2026 7

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No better leader of the Liberals than Taylor - for Labor, that is

02.02.2026 9

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No better leader of the Liberals than Taylor - for Labor, that is

02.02.2026 10

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Science fiction becomes fact on the battle front

01.02.2026 5

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Science fiction becomes fact on the battle front

01.02.2026 9

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Volcanic ash and the socialist plot behind net zero

29.01.2026 4

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Volcanic ash and the socialist plot behind net zero

29.01.2026 5

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Heat hits the bottom line as productivity plunges

28.01.2026 5

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Heat hits the bottom line as productivity plunges

27.01.2026 10

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Our flag should unite us, not used to sow division

26.01.2026 10

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Our flag should unite us, not used to sow division

26.01.2026 10

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Every day's Australia Day when I get airborne

25.01.2026 10

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Every day's Australia Day when I get airborne

25.01.2026 9

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