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Public patience wearing thin on Labor’s economic vision

The question is whether the treasurer’s talk of a soft landing will convince voters that the government is doing enough to alleviate the hardship...

20.12.2024 4

WA Today

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Public patience wearing thin on Labor’s economic vision

20.12.2024 2

The Age

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Public patience wearing thin on Labor’s economic vision

The question is whether the treasurer’s talk of a soft landing will convince voters that the government is doing enough to alleviate the hardship...

20.12.2024 3

Brisbane Times

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The achievements of Tim Pallas are stained by rivers of red ink

17.12.2024 6

The Age

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Mayor’s donations show it’s time for laws – not words

13.12.2024 9

The Age

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The prime minister’s leadership is being tested, and voters are judging him harshly

10.12.2024 7

The Age

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Greatest threat to our soldiers cannot be our own military

From 1985 to 2022, there were 2007 confirmed deaths from suicide among Australian Defence Force members. From 2011 to 2021, an average of 78 serving...

03.12.2024 10

The Age

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Albanese’s small-target strategy has given rise to a dysfunctional parliament

By the end of the sitting day on Thursday, it was all smiles for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. For the sum of $500 million towards social housing,...

29.11.2024 8

The Age

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Albanese’s small-target strategy has given rise to a dysfunctional parliament

By the end of the sitting day on Thursday, it was all smiles for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. For the sum of $500 million towards social housing,...

29.11.2024 8

WA Today

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Albanese’s small-target strategy has given rise to a dysfunctional parliament

By the end of the sitting day on Thursday, it was all smiles for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. For the sum of $500 million towards social housing,...

29.11.2024 10

Brisbane Times

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Hit the brakes, Premier, for the state’s sake

Premier, it’s time to hit the brakes. The state’s finances are heading towards a cliff. You haven’t always been at the wheel of this careening...

26.11.2024 8

The Age

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Isla’s memory must be honoured with action

“We are primed to wait for the next murder; one that will shake the public and create sufficient media noise for politicians to respond.” When...

23.11.2024 20

WA Today

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Isla’s memory must be honoured with action

“We are primed to wait for the next murder; one that will shake the public and create sufficient media noise for politicians to respond.” When...

23.11.2024 20

The Age

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Isla’s memory must be honoured with action

“We are primed to wait for the next murder; one that will shake the public and create sufficient media noise for politicians to respond.” When...

23.11.2024 20

Brisbane Times

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For scam ads, the bucks need to stop with Meta and Google

There would be few more obviously despicable businesses than that of a scammer. So what do we say of those who facilitate, either tacitly or...

19.11.2024 20

The Age

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Government cannot keep failing VCE students at exam time

“These stuff-ups should not have occurred in the first place … We have to ensure this won’t be repeated next year.” Those were the words of...

15.11.2024 20

The Age

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Victorians deserve better if we are locked into Suburban Rail Loop

The state government this week did something rather remarkable. It set in stone a gossamer. Or so it would have us believe. We are referring to the...

12.11.2024 10

The Age

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Americans have spoken. Australians will next year

When the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that presidents are entitled to the presumption of immunity for all official acts, it was...

08.11.2024 10

WA Today

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Americans have spoken. Australians will next year

When the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that presidents are entitled to the presumption of immunity for all official acts, it was...

08.11.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Americans have spoken. Australians will next year

When the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that presidents are entitled to the presumption of immunity for all official acts, it was...

08.11.2024 10

The Age

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Americans have spoken. Australians will next year

When the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that presidents are entitled to the presumption of immunity for all official acts, it was...

08.11.2024 10

Brisbane Times

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Sound policy with a dose of politics: Questions remain over student loan changes

It is to be expected that from now until the federal election every announcement, whether it be from Labor or the Coalition, will be viewed through...

05.11.2024 10

The Age

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Council elections tallying: Victoria deserves better

Since voting closed in the council elections just over a week ago, each day has seen The Age readers ask about where they can find results or at least...

01.11.2024 10

The Age

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The PM obeyed the rules with Qantas declarations – but the rules need to change

Everyone likes an upgrade. Who wouldn’t accept the offer of escaping the confines of economy class on a flight to the spaciousness and heightened...

30.10.2024 20

The Age

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Question marks hover over every Allan promise on housing

The political benefits of Premier Jacinta Allan’s plan to flast-track the building of homes in 50 new activity centres around public transport hubs,...

25.10.2024 10

The Age

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Who’s best for Melbourne? The Age cannot endorse mayoral candidates

Candidates across the Victorian council elections taking place this month have told The Age that integrity is a leading issue for them, ahead even of...

18.10.2024 10

The Age

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Voting system must change. It’s not a preference, it’s a demand

As Victorians cast their vote in the local government elections, most, if not all, will be making their decision in the shadows. This is not from...

15.10.2024 10

The Age

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Victorians deserve greater insight into how government decisions are made

In March 2021, when the final report from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System was released, then-premier Daniel Andrews made...

11.10.2024 10

The Age

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Clock is ticking to take action on tobacco wars

It is an unwanted, and entirely too frequent, feature of modern Melbourne. It is violent, destructive and has the potential to kill. It is the...

08.10.2024 10

The Age

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Voters deserve integrity and transparency, and are getting neither

Victorians will start to receive in the mail next week their voting packs for the local government elections. The packs will include ballot papers and...

04.10.2024 10

The Age

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Easey Street arrest a credit to new technology and long-standing dedication

For police, the victims of crime, and the wider public, the wheels of justice can grind exceedingly slowly. It is not without reason that justice...

24.09.2024 7

The Age

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One year on, Premier Jacinta Allan must forge a new path

“This decision has been made at a different time by a different government with a different premier.” When Jacinta Allan uttered these words...

20.09.2024 10

The Age

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Melbourne’s wait for Yesterday is a warning to all

A city is given life through many forms: its streetscapes, its mixing nationalities, its culture and sport, and the vibrancy of its citizens....

18.09.2024 10

The Age

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Caution is needed, but war crime investigation delays are of concern

When Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on Thursday that distinguished service medals had been stripped from commanding officers who held...

13.09.2024 10

The Age

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Social media ban may be laudable, but it looks far from workable

The intent behind the proposal to introduce a national plan banning young people from social media is to be applauded. Every effort should be made...

10.09.2024 9

The Age

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Student caps debate sits at crossroads of much bigger issues

When Age reporter Clay Lucas investigated “ghost colleges” in Melbourne’s CBD last year, he was told that these “academies” and...

06.09.2024 10

The Age

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Labor’s proposed planning changes are shortsighted and need a rethink

It should be self-evident that a city is its people. However, given the revelations in The Age recently about proposed changes to planning laws, this...

03.09.2024 10

The Age

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Voting, donations reform will make for better council elections

Melbourne’s CBD is in many ways a space apart. In the years since COVID-19, when health restrictions made it a ghost town, it has struggled to...

30.08.2024 10

The Age

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The CFMEU’s crisis is of its own making. Administration may offer way out

John Setka, the former secretary of the Victorian and Tasmanian branch of the CFMEU, was never one to take a backward step – despite his bouts of...

28.08.2024 10

The Age

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Fear in politics should have its limits

Is Peter Dutton a racist? It’s a provocative question to direct at anyone, let alone the national leader of a major political party. But it’s a...

20.08.2024 6

The Age

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In the contest between e-scooters and pedestrians, there’s only one choice

It is not difficult to see why Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has cut contracts with hire e-scooters in the city. The safety concerns are...

16.08.2024 7

The Age

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Backdown on youth crime shows government’s lack of appetite for true reform

Of the many issues political parties must confront, law and order is arguably one of the most challenging. When the public starts to feel the impact...

14.08.2024 10

The Age

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There’s an obvious lesson in Australia’s Olympic success

Against a backdrop of political polarisation, with France caught between prime ministers and the continued rise of the far right, the country’s...

09.08.2024 10

The Age

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Boxing’s gender saga has a simple short-term fix. The bigger picture is more of a problem

Foremost within the Olympic Charter are seven “fundamental principles”. No.6 stipulates that it should be applied “without discrimination of any...

06.08.2024 9

The Age

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Qantas, Virgin domination needs to be questioned

Another airline has gone into voluntary administration. Hundreds of jobs in limbo. And the Qantas and Virgin duopoly continues to reign supreme. In...

02.08.2024 10

The Age

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Albanese has work to do to keep electorate onboard

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s reshuffle is a make-or-break opportunity for his first-term government to reset. The electorate is restless and...

30.07.2024 10

The Age

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Passed the torch from Biden, Harris faces steep climb in race to the US election

For almost a decade, former US president Donald Trump has been willing to repeatedly shatter the usual norms of political behaviour. The Democrats, in...

26.07.2024 10

The Age

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It’s time to straighten up our building sites with a strong regulator

If only feigning shock could restore order to the nation’s building sites. If that were the case then the procession of supposedly gobsmacked Labor...

23.07.2024 10

The Age

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Today’s ‘zero tolerance’ follows years of wilful blindness towards the CFMEU

Tolerance. Politicians and unionists lined up in recent days to declare their lack of tolerance for bad behaviour in the construction industry and its...

15.07.2024 30

The Age

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Gunman’s attack on Trump takes direct aim at US democracy

The madness that lurks on the other side of American exceptionalism has potentially ensured Donald Trump wins the presidency in a landslide. The...

14.07.2024 7

The Age

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