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Suzanne James

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New aged care law gives providers, not the elderly, choice and control

The new aged care law was promoted as the sector’s most significant reform in a generation. But, as Suzanne James writes, relying on a market-based...

22.06.2026 10

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Labor’s gambling reforms more about optics than impact

Australia loses $31 billion each year to gambling and children continue to be stalked in ever-inventive ways by sports betting vultures. But, as...

17.04.2026 30

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Voluntary assisted dying rights vs church power

Public money must come with public obligations, argues Suzanne James. If publicly funded institutions are to serve a diverse population, they must...

23.02.2026 150

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RBA rate rise risks deepening housing crisis

10.02.2026 30

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iRobot? Labor ditches NDIS equity for auto-only planning

07.01.2026 30

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Chris Sidoti: Australia must act now on Gaza

30.09.2025 30

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YIMBYs’ misplaced focus on council a gift to housing developers

Communal living was popular in the 1960s; an entire generation built a collectivist model of equity, inclusion and environmental sustainability in...

29.08.2025 40

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YIMBYs misaimed focus on council a gift to housing developers

Communal living was popular in the 1960s; an entire generation built a collectivist model of equity, inclusion and environmental sustainability in...

28.08.2025 40

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David Shoebridge condemns attacks on Iran, war on protesters

Israel and the United States’ recent bombing of Iran, amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza, has further destabilised the Middle East region...

03.07.2025 30

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David Shoebridge condemns attacks on Iran, war on protestors

Israel and the United States’ recent bombing of Iran, amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza, has further destabilised the Middle East region...

03.07.2025 30

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House of cards: Public housing's maintenance chaos, safety failures and class actions

Since the Robert Menzies Liberal government first began undermining the once great public housing scheme, state and federal governments have...

09.06.2025 20

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Neoliberal highway to public housing hell

Amid the biggest housing crisis in Australia’s history, public housing is being destroyed by sell offs and outsourcing. This is leading to the...

06.05.2025 30

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