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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...

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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....

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 10

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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...

01.08.2026 10

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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...

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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 10

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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 8

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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 10

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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 10

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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 8

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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...

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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 5

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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...

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Sora Park

When vows of loyalty foretell acts of betrayal

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

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...

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Associate Professor John Smithson

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

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

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

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 10

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Jackie French

Nonstop to New York or London is my idea of hell

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John Hanscombe

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

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'

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

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...

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John Hanscombe

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

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 10

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Owain Emslie

Where did it all go wrong for the Liberal Party?

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 20

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Mark Kenny

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

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...

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The Canberra Times

Over-regulating AI could kill productivity's golden goose

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

Fostering a child was my worst nightmare, until I met John

Fostering a child was my worst nightmare, until I met John

I recently saw a story on Instagram claiming that the English TV talent show judge Simon Cowell intends to leave his estimated $600 million fortune to...

25.07.2026 20

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Denis Moriarty

The one thing that transforms even the ugliest Canberra suburb

The one thing that transforms even the ugliest Canberra suburb

Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading over the federal capital city - This columnist's respectful Canberra...

25.07.2026 20

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Ian Warden

'Badly let down'. Again. Was Yvette Berry just the unluckiest minister ever?

The twin debacles of the Campbell Primary School procurement process and the phantom needs analysis report on aquatic facilities for Woden - each...

24.07.2026 20

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Megan Doherty

Labor's smugness about Pauline is about to get them into deep trouble

Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party have set their course for facing the next federal election. It's not a bold strategy, but it's a...

24.07.2026 20

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Jack Waterford

Another barking mad performance posing a million-dollar question for Joyce's voters

First of all, please stop complaining about Sarah Ferguson. Sure, she's not perfect. Me neither. But when she dragged Barnaby Joyce over the...

24.07.2026 20

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Jenna Price

'Seize the moment, seize the money': a chance for energetic reform squashed

Bill Kelty has been a member of the Labor Party since 1964 but he is not among the hundreds of delegates at the party's national conference in...

24.07.2026 20

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Michelle Grattan

I'm sorry but no apology gets Telstra off the hook

The apology arrived in millions of inboxes around the country brimming with the usual bloodless verbiage and condescending prattle we now expect from...

24.07.2026 20

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Garry Linnell

Gambling debate must be based on facts, not demonisation

No decent person could read the circumstances surrounding Raimo and Marlene Kasurinen without recognising the profound distress experienced by their...

23.07.2026 20

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Craig Shannon

In a world where everything seems busted, here's the surprising truth about our economy

The word of the day is resilience. It was in the title of the Treasurer's budget speech and then appeared another 13 times after that. In the...

23.07.2026 20

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Adam Triggs

We take fewer sick days, which is quite unhealthy

My powers have been low the past few days. Scratchy cough, runny nose, generally out of sorts, nothing alarming just a typical winter lurgy, most...

23.07.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Groomed and exploited to death: why this couple won't be the last harmed by Hellenic

Where to begin, the details of this case are just so disturbing on many levels, that as an advocate for gambling reform and someone who experienced...

22.07.2026 20

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Kate Seselja

Barking mad, Barnaby dogged in the limelight

I don't often feel sorry for Barnaby Joyce but I did the other night. There he was, mid-interview with 7.30's Sarah Ferguson, rarely a...

22.07.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

Why office workers should wake up to the power nap

Workers need to put a new demand in for enterprise bargaining agreement negotiations: entitlement to a nap in the afternoon. Subscribe now for...

21.07.2026 20

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Steve Evans

Getting our fair share from gas giants could fix huge problems for Australia and the PM

Many delegates attending this week's ALP National Conference no doubt feel the motto of this government is: "Do nothing for as long as...

21.07.2026 20

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Crispin Hull