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Time to end Western Australia’s armchair GST ride

Time to end Western Australia’s armchair GST ride

A Productivity Commission interim report will fuel pressure to rethink how GST is distributed.

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Mental health is Bondi Junction’s inadequately addressed aftermath

Mental health is Bondi Junction’s inadequately addressed aftermath

The Minns government’s response to the coroner’s recommendations on the Bondi Junction killings is welcome but lacking.

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Trolls take their toll as online abuse turns women off politics

Trolls take their toll as online abuse turns women off politics

What woman would want to go into politics? Nine out of 10 women politicians have experienced gendered online abuse.

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Stark testimony highlights weakness of government’s gambling reforms

Stark testimony highlights weakness of government’s gambling reforms

Evidence by addicts to a Senate committee exposes another side of gambling.

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Hidden truths of HSC data keep us all in the dark

Hidden truths of HSC data keep us all in the dark

Governments have been hedging on releasing information about HSC results for far too long.

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Parramatta needs room for jobs as well as homes

Parramatta needs room for jobs as well as homes

Parramatta has an expertly planned and established CBD – it’s not so simple to start confining its footprint without room for commercial growth.

03.08.2026 20

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Sentencing loophole failing sexual assault victims

Sentencing loophole failing sexual assault victims

The justice system often exacts a heavy toll on victim-survivors of sexual offences. Sentences described by one former magistrate as “outrageous”...

02.08.2026 20

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Trump didn’t know what a red card was; his mate Infantino deserves one

Trump didn’t know what a red card was; his mate Infantino deserves one

The proposal to sell shares in the World Cup risks losing the game’s soul.

31.07.2026 20

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One faulty fan gridlocked thousands of hapless commuters on the M5

One faulty fan gridlocked thousands of hapless commuters on the M5

Sydney’s trouble-plagued motorway grinds to a halt again.

29.07.2026 20

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Latest investigation proves the ICAC’s worth

Latest investigation proves the ICAC’s worth

The state’s corruption watchdog is proving its value with its latest blockbuster inquiry into Liberal personalities’ links with a fugitive...

28.07.2026 30

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Sydney’s newest airport was a cargo cult that became true

Sydney’s newest airport was a cargo cult that became true

The first flight took off from Greater Western Sydney and changed air travel in Australia.

27.07.2026 20

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The ineffective, short-sighted policy that turbocharged student debt

A significant minority of arts graduates will be saddled with their student loans until they die.

27.07.2026 20

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Organ donations, good intentions and apathy

Australia faces critical gap between public endorsement for organ donation and actual registration rates.

26.07.2026 20

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Hanson’s version of domestic violence is too simplistic and corrosive

The One Nation leader court more controversy with her blinkered views on domestic violence

24.07.2026 20

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NSW has Australia’s worst child psychiatrist shortage

Despite increasing youth suicide rates a new report finds young people in need of specialist mental health care don’t get it.

22.07.2026 20

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Our medical devices regime is not fit for purpose

The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s oversight of medical devices is deeply flawed.

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Our medical devices regime is not fit for purpose

The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s oversight of medical devices is deeply flawed.

22.07.2026 20

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Our medical devices regime is not fit for purpose

The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s oversight of medical devices is deeply flawed.

22.07.2026 20

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No justice for heartbroken families of Lao poisoning victims

The deaths of two Australian backpackers at a Laos tourist resort exposes a nation made chaotic by its own insensitivity.

20.07.2026 30

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NSW voters revolt against major parties

Despite recent federal polling showing support for the anti-immigration, far-right party tailing off, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation could cause a...

20.07.2026 30

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Private school fees rise as education gap widens

Parents are injecting more than $4.5 billion into Catholic and independent schools in NSW.

19.07.2026 20

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Albanese has diagnosed the data centre problem. Now he must show the detail

Anthony Albanese’s speech marked a turning point in acknowledging that the technology is reshaping our nation at the macro level.

17.07.2026 30

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Albanese has diagnosed the data centre problem. Now he must show the detail

Anthony Albanese’s speech marked a turning point in acknowledging that the technology is reshaping our nation at the macro level.

17.07.2026 20

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Albanese has diagnosed the data centre problem. Now he must show the detail

Anthony Albanese’s speech marked a turning point in acknowledging that the technology is reshaping our nation at the macro level.

17.07.2026 20

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Albanese has diagnosed the data centre problem. Now he must show the detail

Anthony Albanese’s speech marked a turning point in acknowledging that the technology is reshaping our nation at the macro level.

17.07.2026 20

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If we don’t fix the housing market, Sydney will lose its soul

The decline in homes lived in by their owners is reshaping the nation’s housing map.

17.07.2026 10

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Big chain optometrists are straining customer relations

Corporate imperatives are making the delivery of quality optometry problematic.

16.07.2026 20

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Trump’s ridiculous Hormuz proposal is the last thing the world needs

The US president’s proposed extortionate 20 per cent toll destroys what little credibility he had left.

14.07.2026 30

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The courage Richard Scolyer showed changed so many lives

A state memorial service honours a truly honourable Australian.

13.07.2026 30

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Derryn Hinch may be gone, but his lessons for the media remain

Modern media may never produce another Derryn Hinch. But the blueprint he leaves behind remains entirely relevant in 2026.

12.07.2026 20

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Derryn Hinch may be gone, but his lessons for the media remain

Modern media may never produce another Derryn Hinch. But the blueprint he leaves behind remains entirely relevant in 2026.

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Derryn Hinch may be gone, but his lessons for the media remain

Modern media may never produce another Derryn Hinch. But the blueprint he leaves behind remains entirely relevant in 2026.

12.07.2026 30

WA Today

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Derryn Hinch may be gone, but his lessons for the media remain

Modern media may never produce another Derryn Hinch. But the blueprint he leaves behind remains entirely relevant in 2026.

12.07.2026 20

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Australians must be able to have faith in Triple Zero

With the latest outage Telstra is struggling to convince it realises the significance of the emergency service to all Australians.

11.07.2026 20

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Keep politics separate from the justice system

A controversial NSW upper house inquiry found the DPP gave false evidence in parliament, which she denies, and called for a parliamentary oversight...

09.07.2026 30

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A little boy fell through cracks in the protection system

The Central Coast tragedy refocuses attention on NSW’s parlous child protection system.

08.07.2026 30

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China’s missile test is a hypocritical affront to this nation

China’s launching of a missile into the Pacific has drawn widespread condemnation.

07.07.2026 30

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Party grassroots tell Minns to get real on poker machine reform

Pokies cause massive damage in western Sydney, yet the state government seems impervious to the harm that is being done in its heartland.

06.07.2026 40

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Sydney pays the price of its place as the nation’s cocaine capital

New farming technologies are turbocharging cocaine production, authorities warn.

06.07.2026 30

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A US Independence Day shrouded in vainglory

US president has remade Independence Day in his own image

03.07.2026 30

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Laws to curtail online bile can’t come at cost of legitimate anonymity claims

The proposed Digital Duty of Care laws must be made with care, thought and consideration.

03.07.2026 30

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Four years after allegations raised, ICAC begins its most Augean task

The corruption watchdog’s biggest inquiry crosses politics, education, development and local government.

01.07.2026 40

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Christian Brothers transferred billions but can’t pay abuse victims

A religious order’s claim it is broke and can’t pay sexual abuse victims does not pass the pub test.

30.06.2026 40

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Climate change effects have burgeoning consequences for tourism

Snow coverage is in a long-term spiral due to rising temperatures caused by climate change, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology.

30.06.2026 40

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Climate change effects have burgeoning consequences for tourism

Snow coverage is in a long-term spiral due to rising temperatures caused by climate change, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology.

30.06.2026 30

The Age

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Climate change effects have burgeoning consequences for tourism

Snow coverage is in a long-term spiral due to rising temperatures caused by climate change, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology.

30.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

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Climate change effects have burgeoning consequences for tourism

Snow coverage is in a long-term spiral due to rising temperatures caused by climate change, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology.

30.06.2026 40

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What good is a budget surplus that’s built on despair?

If poker machines and the taxes from them did not exist, neither would the NSW government’s promised surplus.

29.06.2026 30

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The trauma the NSW legal system forces on sexual assault victims

The harsh legal system that continues to punish victims whether their assailants are found guilty or not.

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Australians have lost trust in Donald Trump but not the US

Australians think the US president is about as trustworthy as the Chine president

26.06.2026 30

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