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

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...

18.04.2026 10

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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...

17.04.2026 20

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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....

16.04.2026 20

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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...

15.04.2026 10

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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...

11.04.2026 10

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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...

10.04.2026 20

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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...

09.04.2026 10

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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"...

08.04.2026 20

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

02.05.2025 10

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