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Katter's 'beast' never materialised, but maybe it was just decades too early

Katter's 'beast' never materialised, but maybe it was just decades too early

Two decades ago, Bob Katter began warning of an upwelling against the political mainstream's affection for privatisation, free trade, and...

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Mark Kenny

Should a well-read snob see Nolan's Odyssey? Ian Warden agonises

Should a well-read snob see Nolan's Odyssey? Ian Warden agonises

"It lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth ... The writing is abysmal." Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...

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Ian Warden

Whining young people say they have it too hard? Here's why they're right

Whining young people say they have it too hard? Here's why they're right

Australians aren't imagining it; they really are worse off than ever. And young Australians are increasingly worst off, despite all the...

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Parnell Palme McGuinness

In the AI arms race, our safety is being put last

In the AI arms race, our safety is being put last

The AI race between the United States and China is accelerating at a breathtaking pace. Time and again, the US has appeared to pull ahead, only to see...

yesterday 10

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Kenneth Rogoff

Parton's defence has shifted under scrutiny and some hard questions remain

Parton's defence has shifted under scrutiny and some hard questions remain

You don't get bored in a newsroom. I guess it's why I've never wanted to swap jobs with anyone in my contact list Subscribe now for...

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John Paul Moloney

Struggling to see a GP? This is why

Struggling to see a GP? This is why

Since coming to office, the Albanese Labor government has delivered on our commitment to open 137 Medicare urgent care clinics, with six clinics now...

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David Smith

If Labor wants to stop embarrassing itself, here's the case for more immigration

If Labor wants to stop embarrassing itself, here's the case for more immigration

It is too much to hope and expect that an Albanese Labor government would implement a liberal immigration and refugee policy simply because it was the...

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Jack Waterford

We must hold the line on AI eating up the Australian story

We must hold the line on AI eating up the Australian story

When long-running speaker of the US House of Representatives Tip O'Neill popularised the maxim "all politics is local" in the 1980s, he...

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The Canberra Times

Bet buddies: Albo has truly backed the wrong horse here

Bet buddies: Albo has truly backed the wrong horse here

Can someone, anyone, explain to me why the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will not meet "Kate"? Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login...

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Jenna Price

The battle for Victoria will send important signals to federal players

The battle for Victoria will send important signals to federal players

Victoria's election on November 28 has taken on a drama and significance we wouldn't have anticipated a year ago. Subscribe now for...

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Michelle Grattan

Believe it or not, we are losing our religion

Believe it or not, we are losing our religion

They couldn't tell you the last time they attended mass. They never offer a prayer of thanks before a meal. Couldn't name all 12 apostles....

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Garry Linnell

Is far-left terrorism a growing concern?

Is far-left terrorism a growing concern?

At 3.55am on July 5 last year, an anonymous five-person cell allegedly committed an attack at Lovitt Technologies - a Victorian defence manufacturer....

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Kristy Campion

Other than inflation, the numbers look OK. So why is our economy really in pain?

Other than inflation, the numbers look OK. So why is our economy really in pain?

Are you in any pain? Doctors ask this because it's a pretty reliable indicator of whether there's a problem. It's not reliable,...

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Adam Triggs

Another day, another One Nation conspiracy theory is dredged up

Another day, another One Nation conspiracy theory is dredged up

You know it's all a plot, right? A secretive scheme cooked up by unelected globalist bureaucrats to restrict your freedom of movement, to control...

thursday 10

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John Hanscombe

Milk-fed young Liberals count the cost of war

Milk-fed young Liberals count the cost of war

The hatred was visceral. A loathing so deep, so mutual, there was no way the two would ever be reconciled. On occasions it manifested itself in public...

05.08.2026 10

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John Hanscombe

The truth about negative gearing and what many investors get wrong

The truth about negative gearing and what many investors get wrong

Whenever governments announce changes to negative gearing, the public debate tends to become highly polarised. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

04.08.2026 10

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Mark Chapman

Is your childcare centre safe? The warning signs you need to know

Is your childcare centre safe? The warning signs you need to know

Reports of shocking abuse and neglect in our early childhood system mean many Australians are questioning whether they can trust childcare centres....

04.08.2026 6

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Peter Hurley

Stupid decisions led us to war over a century ago. We're on the verge of repeating them

Stupid decisions led us to war over a century ago. We're on the verge of repeating them

On August 4, 112 years ago, stupid decisions by the leaders of great powers at the time - Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary and Russia -...

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Crispin Hull

The gilts wears thin in this phony golden age

The gilts wears thin in this phony golden age

His love of gold knows no bounds. And when he promised a new golden age, he wasn't joking. The Oval Office groans under the weight of it - at...

04.08.2026 10

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John Hanscombe

Our country's luck will run out if you don't fund research properly

Our country's luck will run out if you don't fund research properly

Australia's ARC (Australian Research Council) Centres of Excellence program is designed to break down research silos by funding...

03.08.2026 6

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Brian Schmidt

This world of whiplash is a real pain in the neck

This world of whiplash is a real pain in the neck

Curious about that pain in your neck? The persistent, low-level discomfort you can't seem to shake could be caused by many things, among them the...

03.08.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Has common civility gone the way of the dodo?

Has common civility gone the way of the dodo?

You see a lot walking a dog at dawn - magnificent sunrises, stunning frosts, hot-air balloons and the occasional kangaroo. Subscribe now for unlimited...

02.08.2026 20

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Mark Kenny

Conflicts of interest plague our universities and new rules might not help

Conflicts of interest plague our universities and new rules might not help

Last month, Education Minister Jason Clare introduced new regulations that should help stop some of the rot eating away at Australia's...

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Morgan Harrington

The truth, forced out, could be more damaging than coming clean

The truth, forced out, could be more damaging than coming clean

Australia may be moving into chickens-coming-home-to-roost time. It is now royal commission and public inquiry season. Those in reasonable prospect...

01.08.2026 20

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Jack Waterford

Why we're all drawn to colour in these dark and dreary times

Why we're all drawn to colour in these dark and dreary times

Canberra! City of unexpected thrills and delights! Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading One morning last week, idly...

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Ian Warden

I grew up with local news. This is why I still believe in it

I grew up with local news. This is why I still believe in it

It was late on a Friday afternoon in January this year, when fires broke out west of Ballarat. We had few staff on deck at The Courier but when a...

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Emily Sweet

The old photo that fooled us all, and the forgotten video that brought it to life

The old photo that fooled us all, and the forgotten video that brought it to life

Look at this photo. It seems as if it was taken in the 1940s. The dirty overalls. The dark, confined space. Take the newspapers out of it and you...

31.07.2026 20

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John Paul Moloney

I'm devastated: our most beloved family photos are now an online safety minefield

I'm devastated: our most beloved family photos are now an online safety minefield

We moved not long ago. And while we were doing that, I came across box after box of photos. That's what we did in the olden days. We managed our...

31.07.2026 20

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Jenna Price

Beyond the crisis: why local papers are vital in our fight for the truth

Beyond the crisis: why local papers are vital in our fight for the truth

It's a sad reality of news coverage that my local community only really makes the front page of the major Sydney newspapers and media when...

31.07.2026 10

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Susan Templeman

The assisted dying fight highlighting deep divides in Labor

The assisted dying fight highlighting deep divides in Labor

At last week's Labor conference, which was totally under the Prime Minister's thumb, only one issue was contested on the floor: support for...

31.07.2026 20

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Michelle Grattan

Earth is in peril. Better change the subject

Earth is in peril. Better change the subject

The oceans are heating, the skies are burning, the ice is melting and the earth is cracking. But let's not talk about that. Subscribe now for...

31.07.2026 20

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Garry Linnell

How trusted local news strengthens democracy one council meeting at a time

How trusted local news strengthens democracy one council meeting at a time

When the Glen Innes Examiner ceased printing in September 2024, our community lost more than a physical newspaper. We lost a familiar and trusted part...

30.07.2026 10

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Mayor Margot Davis

Broken promises and broken hearts: what hurts most with Holt Hub crisis

Broken promises and broken hearts: what hurts most with Holt Hub crisis

The impending closure of the Hub Disability Day Program in Holt reveals a deeply troubling gap in support for some of Canberra's most vulnerable...

30.07.2026 20

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The Canberra Times

If you keep barracking for your side like it's sport, the big loser will be democracy

If you keep barracking for your side like it's sport, the big loser will be democracy

Why is it that so many Aussies will confidently share their views on Trump, Netanyahu, Meloni, Macron, but might not be able to name their own local...

30.07.2026 10

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Amanda Vanstone

Older people's media literacy can be boosted in just 60 minutes: new study

Older people's media literacy can be boosted in just 60 minutes: new study

Consider these scenarios. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading An influential political commentator posts a reel on...

30.07.2026 10

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Saffron Howden

Forget unboxing videos - it's time to wrap rage

Forget unboxing videos - it's time to wrap rage

Hell hath no fury like ... me trying to get past stupid packaging to the product I paid good money for and I want to use now. Not in an hour's...

30.07.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

'Relational trust': why it's the key to saving local news from AI and apathy

'Relational trust': why it's the key to saving local news from AI and apathy

In many regional communities, local news is more than a source of information. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading...

29.07.2026 20

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Sora Park

When vows of loyalty foretell acts of betrayal

Amid all the drama in the deposing of Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan - her early defiance, the acceptance of the inevitable, the resignation speech...

29.07.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Why your community pharmacist can now do more than just fill your scripts

Over the past decade, community pharmacy has been steadily changing. Pharmacists have taken on a widening range of services beyond the supply of...

28.07.2026 10

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Associate Professor John Smithson

How you're helping us build the digital future of trusted local news

To our digital subscribers, loyal newspaper readers and long-time advertising partners: thank you. Your continuing support for this masthead and its...

28.07.2026 20

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Tony Kendall

Labor's path to government is clear, but the Senate is a looming crisis

Since the recent rise of One Nation, pollsters have had to deduce not just a Labor-Coalition two-party-preferred tally but also a Labor-One Nation...

28.07.2026 20

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Crispin Hull

I wonder how many crises went ignored before the govt bothered to tell us our lifeline was cut

In 1979 my mother, Val French, received a grant to survey the needs of rural Australians. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...

28.07.2026 20

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Jackie French

Nonstop to New York or London is my idea of hell

28.07.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Europe's fires remind us to be alert if not alarmed

By this time of year, the longing begins. The buds on the liquidambars and the London plane tree are checked for the first signs of swelling. Note is...

28.07.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Voters should be angry. But a bigger question remains about our corruption 'sniffer dog'

Last Thursday was a sad day in ACT politics, with the local Integrity Commission making a finding of serious corrupt conduct against two public...

27.07.2026 10

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Gary Humphries

Nonstop to New York or London is my idea of hell

It usually begins three hours into the flight. A gnawing restlessness and intensifying, often irrational intolerance for other passengers. Subscribe...

27.07.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

The policy and mindset shift which will get 350,000 people in work

Australian employers are thinking the wrong way about workers with disability. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading...

27.07.2026 20

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Owain Emslie

Where did it all go wrong for the Liberal Party?

Implicitly at least, a landmark new book, The Twilight of Exceptionalism: The Liberal and Conservative Era, might equally have been titled,...

26.07.2026 30

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Mark Kenny

A $200k soft landing? Why Yvette Berry should leave the Legislative Assembly

The release of the ACT Integrity Commission's Operation Kingfisher report has brought truth to a dark chapter in territory politics. After a...

25.07.2026 30

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The Canberra Times

Over-regulating AI could kill productivity's golden goose

Just when you imagined the burden of business regulation in Australia could not become heavier, along comes a new government regime to manage the roll...

25.07.2026 20

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Stephen Walters