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Iran war and super El Nino are a recipe for food insecurity

Iran war and super El Nino are a recipe for food insecurity

The cost of living is at the centre of Australians' concern and a major political battleground, but one of the biggest inflation threats is...

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Canberra Times

Neil Greet

Winter isn't a season of discontent, it's a time for quiet reflection

Winter isn't a season of discontent, it's a time for quiet reflection

This Thursday marks the very depths of the frosty months, dropping humanity right into the middle of the seasonal chill. Mid-year often feels like a...

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Teaching our kids to be safe on the roads is so tough

Teaching our kids to be safe on the roads is so tough

Anyone reading the story of that 19-year-old hooning around would have been relieved that the kid was caught before he killed himself or anyone else....

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Jenna Price

The music conversation with my daughter that broke my heart a little

The music conversation with my daughter that broke my heart a little

I recently had the strangest conversation with my 14-year-old. We had just finished watching 10 Things I Hate About You, as part of a private campaign...

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Sally Pryor

Why the tide may be turning against global political intolerance

Why the tide may be turning against global political intolerance

Call me naive, but might there be a correction coming - a global renaissance of the human heart? Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup...

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Mark Kenny

Stop panicking and don't listen to pollies. Falling house prices are a win

Stop panicking and don't listen to pollies. Falling house prices are a win

Last month's fall in house prices is good news. Further falls would be welcome. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue...

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Peter Tulip

Football, Messi and make-believe: Warden's World Cup delirium

Football, Messi and make-believe: Warden's World Cup delirium

"Some believe football [soccer] is a matter of life and death - but it's much, much more important than that." Subscribe now for...

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Ian Warden

Jewish Australians deserve protection. But nations shouldn't be shielded from criticism

Jewish Australians deserve protection. But nations shouldn't be shielded from criticism

The royal commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion has heard convincing evidence that Jewish Australians have encountered increasing levels...

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Canberra Times

Jack Waterford

Telstra outage proves vital infrastructure is still very vulnerable

Telstra outage proves vital infrastructure is still very vulnerable

How is it that just 10 months after the 13-hour Optus outage last September that shut down the triple-zero emergency service and was linked to at...

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AI has the potential to pull us out of this slump, but we can't just 'let it rip'

AI has the potential to pull us out of this slump, but we can't just 'let it rip'

If you are feeling financially depleted personally, and pessimistic about the economic outlook generally, figures released this week won't cheer...

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Michelle Grattan

It's not that I need to control everything. Everything just runs more smoothly when I do.

It's not that I need to control everything. Everything just runs more smoothly when I do.

The burden is heavy, let me tell you. I have been carrying the world on my shoulders for more than half a century. No rest. No respite. But you...

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Garry Linnell

In a Gungahlin cafe, I discovered what being Australian is all about

In a Gungahlin cafe, I discovered what being Australian is all about

The chatter in a café in the Canberra suburb of Harrison suddenly fell silent as the Socceroos prepared for the penalty shootout against Egypt. For a...

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Canberra Times

Mainul Haque

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

Earlier this week, Australians woke up to a major outage affecting Telstra, the largest telecommunications network in the country. But mobile phones...

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Faraz Hasan

We know how to prevent an outage like this. Here's why we can't

We know how to prevent an outage like this. Here's why we can't

I have a few personal habits which I feel may be distinctive to me. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading I am so...

09.07.2026 10

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Jenna Price

How Steve Jobs put Australians off sex

How Steve Jobs put Australians off sex

Something very odd happened after the introduction of the iPhone, the world's first smartphone. We stopped having so many babies. Subscribe now...

09.07.2026 10

Canberra Times

Steve Evans

Why you can't entirely blame the government for this slump

Why you can't entirely blame the government for this slump

The think tank for the world's rich countries had some bad news for Australia last week. The OECD found that Australia's productivity growth...

09.07.2026 10

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Adam Triggs

We have to make every research dollar count if we want to solve our biggest problems

We have to make every research dollar count if we want to solve our biggest problems

A century ago, Australian science was at an inflection point. Australia was, said the then-prime minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce, a land of...

08.07.2026 8

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Tim Ayres

Is Pauline Hanson's populist anger a recipe for Australia's ruin?

Is Pauline Hanson's populist anger a recipe for Australia's ruin?

There's a particular kind of political rhetoric that thrives in moments of uncertainty. It doesn't offer solutions, or reforms, or even...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Ask Property: How do we help the kids without putting ourselves in a worse financial position?

Ask Property: How do we help the kids without putting ourselves in a worse financial position?

Welcome to Ask Property, our new weekly column where we answer your real estate dilemmas. Our Ask Property columnist Nina Hendy is here to hunt down...

08.07.2026 20

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Nina Hendy

Trump should get a red card and so should FIFA

Trump should get a red card and so should FIFA

Justice was done. The United States were bundled out of the World Cup despite a grubby intervention by the President of the United States. Mr Trump...

08.07.2026 10

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Steve Evans

The costly tax mistakes property investors make every year

The costly tax mistakes property investors make every year

Every tax season, tax professionals hear the same comment from property investors. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue...

07.07.2026 10

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Mark Chapman

Trump's power grabs echo the very tyranny America was founded to escape

Trump's power grabs echo the very tyranny America was founded to escape

There was much to celebrate and be grateful for last Saturday as the US marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Subscribe now...

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Crispin Hull

The Prime Minister should tell the lynch mobs to shag off

The Prime Minister should tell the lynch mobs to shag off

Let me say unapologetically that I would "shag" Kylie Minogue. As the Prime Minister has also perceived, they all seem to have a very...

06.07.2026 20

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Steve Evans

Forget chatbots, here's the real AI revolution government services need now

Forget chatbots, here's the real AI revolution government services need now

Across government, public servants are drowning in a broken operating model. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading...

06.07.2026 10

Canberra Times

Ryan van Leent

Doomscrolling? I'd much rather be joyscrolling, thanks

Doomscrolling? I'd much rather be joyscrolling, thanks

Good morning to the burrow, it's Jenna Price here - our email banner hasn't received the message about John's time off. Subscribe now...

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Jenna Price

Expert's guide to why your son is hooked on screens and how to help him

Expert's guide to why your son is hooked on screens and how to help him

Co-host of TV's Parental Guidance and podcast Happy Families DR JUSTIN COULSON says boys lost to screens and algorithms designed to be addictive...

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Canberra Times

Justin Coulson

The post on Kambah Community Noticeboard that struck fear into my heart

The post on Kambah Community Noticeboard that struck fear into my heart

A friend on Thursday afternoon sent me a screenshot of a post on the Kambah Community Noticeboard that stopped me in my tracks. Subscribe now for...

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Canberra Times

Megan Doherty

Dutton was high risk. Now Taylor wants to do something even crazier

Dutton was high risk. Now Taylor wants to do something even crazier

Remember the pious hand-wringing a few years back as Liberals and their media friends warned that electing community independents meant the end of the...

05.07.2026 10

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Monetising grievance: in Australia it's harder than you think

Monetising grievance: in Australia it's harder than you think

Karl Stefanovic and Nine parted ways last week, immediately, rather than at the end of the year as originally agreed. The trigger was a podcast...

04.07.2026 20

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Kos Samaras

After decades of hugely helping the rich, can the rest of us finally get ahead now?

After decades of hugely helping the rich, can the rest of us finally get ahead now?

The biggest and best tax reforms in 25 years just passed the Parliament. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading In...

04.07.2026 20

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Ebony Bennett

Australia has a rare chance to lead the world's next energy revolution

Australia has a rare chance to lead the world's next energy revolution

Last week, China unveiled a new five-year plan to reshape its energy system: focusing heavily on electrification and clean energy. Subscribe now for...

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Canberra Times

Tim Buckley

Pauline the Appalling v Albo the Inadequate

Pauline the Appalling v Albo the Inadequate

"Whoever wants to preach effectively must preach with love." Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading Saint...

04.07.2026 20

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Ian Warden

Our leaders are gutless prisoners of entrenched corruption

Our leaders are gutless prisoners of entrenched corruption

I cannot pretend to be terribly surprised or shocked to learn that the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption is to soon hold public hearings...

04.07.2026 20

Canberra Times

Jack Waterford

How a basketball story can teach boys about grief, friendship and hope

How a basketball story can teach boys about grief, friendship and hope

Boys often struggle to express themselves, but books can help them process their feelings safely and in their own way. For author FIONA HARRIS,...

03.07.2026 20

Canberra Times

Fiona Harris

The unspoken rules of saying a final farewell to a loved one who is dying

The unspoken rules of saying a final farewell to a loved one who is dying

It's usually great seeing old friends. You don't have to plan what to say, watch your words, suffer awkward silences, or try to guide and...

03.07.2026 10

Canberra Times

James O'Loghlin

It's not just Trump: the real reasons we're falling out of love with the US

03.07.2026 10

Canberra Times

Michael Turtle

Well done, Serena. You sullied a supreme legacy to flog some weight-loss drugs

Well done, Serena. You sullied a supreme legacy to flog some weight-loss drugs

I can't recall exactly what tickets to the local Olympics cost - but I do know I ended up with a massive credit card debt, which built up as...

03.07.2026 20

Canberra Times

Jenna Price

Hey Nick, you know what'd really hurt Civic? Mass public service job cuts

Hey Nick, you know what'd really hurt Civic? Mass public service job cuts

The ACT economy is always stronger when the Commonwealth government invests in our city and region. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...

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Katy Gallagher

Albanese wants Labor's national conference to 'showcase' the party - but not its AUKUS division

Albanese wants Labor's national conference to 'showcase' the party - but not its AUKUS division

As Labor parliamentarians fled Canberra late this week for their long winter break, they could reassure themselves the bruises sustained in a...

03.07.2026 20

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Michelle Grattan

What if the trees are watching us? A film to change how you think about plants

What if the trees are watching us? A film to change how you think about plants

Silent Friend (M, 147 mins) This gorgeous, unusual film never lets us lose sight or the sound of the natural world. Subscribe now for unlimited...

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Jane Freebury

The deadly arms race playing out on suburban roads

The deadly arms race playing out on suburban roads

If you stood outside your local primary school at pick-up time two decades ago you witnessed a procession of Commodores, Falcons, Corollas and the odd...

03.07.2026 10

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Garry Linnell

The glaring difference between a real leader and a political celebrity

The glaring difference between a real leader and a political celebrity

Leaders are meant to bring out the best in us. They draw us into being our better selves, to being a part of something bigger and better than our own...

02.07.2026 20

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Amanda Vanstone

The government has a big four problem it can no longer ignore

The government has a big four problem it can no longer ignore

Children. Nothing but trouble. Except Deborah O'Neill, 65. Her parents would be very proud. And Albo should be acknowledging the NSW...

02.07.2026 20

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Jenna Price

From private school boy to cocaine boss: I spent 20 years in Canberra's criminal underworld

*As told to police reporter Bageshri Savyasachi on the condition of anonymity. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading...

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Bageshri Savyasachi

How to love beer and hate alcohol at the same time

Don't get me wrong. I love an ice cold beer. That refreshing fizz. The shock of bitterness. It's an instant party for the palate. Subscribe...

01.07.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

'Ripped apart': why Shane Drumgold still thinks a lot about Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann

Devastated. Absolutely devastated. Fearing for the safety of his family. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading That...

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Jenna Price

How Trump's Hormuz gambit could sink the treaty that ensures free trade

United States President Donald Trump's innate inability to empathise with others and lack of intelligence to foresee consequences are likely to...

30.06.2026 10

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Crispin Hull

I tried the viral sudoku packing hack - and it's changed the way I travel

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Danielle Norton

Global memory lapse as AI gobbles all the chips

They're calling it RAMageddon, the extreme shortage of computer memory chips caused by the AI industry's rapacious appetite for them. The...

30.06.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

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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