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In an age of division, the power of being a good neighbour has never been greater than today

In an age of division, the power of being a good neighbour has never been greater than today

A quick glance at the daily news presents a grim picture of modern Australia. Headlines routinely suggest a nation permanently on the brink of...

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Socceroos flex tactical muscles to advance to World Cup knockout stage

Socceroos flex tactical muscles to advance to World Cup knockout stage

Could Australia be heading for one of its best performances at a FIFA World Cup? Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue...

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A teal party of two: inside a high stakes gamble for political survival

A teal party of two: inside a high stakes gamble for political survival

There is something both Monty Pythonesque and Groucho Marx-ist about the decision by two of the nine Climate 200-backed teals in the Parliament to...

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Latest Phillip pool report exposes serious failure of ACT government oversight

Latest Phillip pool report exposes serious failure of ACT government oversight

A damning Auditor-General's report has exposed a startling lack of ministerial oversight over the Phillip pool saga, leaving the Woden community...

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Secretary salaries don't pass pub test

The sums paid to departmental secretaries and other top public servants have grown beyond the expectations of the public, but reform should be done...

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Defence vs. cost of living: Why more military spending is a hard sell

While some of the criticism of the defence strategy announced by Defence Minister Richard Marles in Canberra on Thursday was so extreme as to render...

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Corio refinery blaze is more fuel on the fire of a national crisis

The fire that broke out at Viva Energy's Corio refinery near Geelong on Wednesday night could not have come at a worse time for Australians or...

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Canberrans' coffee now includes a 5% fuel levy. This is a warning of looming pain

The days of a cheap cappuccino, a familiar, affordable morning habit, are a rapidly fading memory, a quaint artefact of an era unlikely to return....

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It was short on detail, but this speech gave us a window into the Libs' soul

Angus Taylor's wide-ranging remarks on immigration on Tuesday were less of a policy statement than they were an illuminating insight into the...

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Matt Canavan's call to move federal jobs to regions echoes costly past failures

While some might suggest it is impolite to say that the Nationals are slow learners determined to repeat previous costly mistakes, that is where the...

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Why Trump's claim of victory in Iran is a dangerous illusion

Donald Trump must be approaching his nadir. His attempts to spin an ephemeral ceasefire that might not even last until sundown into a "mission...

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Cheap smokes are a gateway for organised crime. Is anyone watching?

It would be an understatement to describe as pathetic the ACT government's response to this newspaper's revelations that dozens of shops...

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Artemis II crew pioneers venturing beyond high Earth orbit for the first time in 54 years

The boy who told a reporter who asked why he was watching the launch of Artemis II: "Because we're going back to the freaking moon"...

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At this election, the choice is a simple one for Canberra

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