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We asked women to identify their barriers in business. The answers shocked us

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Bruce Billson

When school leaders thrive, so too do students and teachers

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Paul Kidson

In every China-US war game scenario I've seen, America has lost

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Chris Barrie

It may be the unloved v the unelectable. But therein lies a deadly trap for each side

It may be the unloved v the unelectable. But therein lies a deadly trap for each side

After Australian voters fired John Howard in 2007 even removing him from Parliament, shattered Liberals fumbled about for a replacement. Login or...

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Mark Kenny

Here's the measure of both Labor and the Coalition's ineptitude

Here's the measure of both Labor and the Coalition's ineptitude

Community independents, including teals, are expected to do well at the May 3 election. Their capacity to widen the space in the middle ground of...

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Jack Waterford

Our laws were in danger of doing what they were supposed to do - so they were changed

Our laws were in danger of doing what they were supposed to do - so they were changed

While all eyes were on the budget, the Albanese government gutted Australia's environmental laws this week. The changes are great for the salmon...

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Ebony Bennett

Think your devices are listening to you? Well, one of them could be now

Think your devices are listening to you? Well, one of them could be now

Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered "agentic...

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Kathy Reid

Do you look on the bright side of life? Or like me, expect the worst?

Do you look on the bright side of life? Or like me, expect the worst?

The only dependable law of life - everything always turns out worse than you thought it was going to be. Login or signup to continue reading -...

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Ian Warden

Neither side should be confident. So every moment from here will be crucial

Neither side should be confident. So every moment from here will be crucial

The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival. Login or signup to continue...

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Michelle Grattan

Our bazaar of shonky hustlers peddling bribes

Our bazaar of shonky hustlers peddling bribes

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Garry Linnell

There's something largely missing from our country's higher honours

There's something largely missing from our country's higher honours

When I was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for my service to Canberra's multicultural community, I felt a profound sense of honour - not just...

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Mainul Haque

My mistakenly sent texts have hurt feelings. But I haven't been this stupid

My mistakenly sent texts have hurt feelings. But I haven't been this stupid

I love it when I have something in common with politicians. Just this week, in the budget lock-up, Katy Gallagher thought she'd lost her phone....

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Jenna Price

Diplomacy mugged in broad daylight by foolish frat chat

Diplomacy mugged in broad daylight by foolish frat chat

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John Hanscombe

Let's call this the Albanese extinction clause

Let's call this the Albanese extinction clause

Anthony Albanese's bid to legislate protections for the Tasmanian aquaculture sector - shielding it from the consequences of its own environmental...

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Tim Beshara

The next Black Summer is coming. Let's vote like our lives depend on it

The next Black Summer is coming. Let's vote like our lives depend on it

I've spent more than 50 years fighting on the front line of disasters. First as a volunteer, then a career firefighter, then as Fire and Rescue NSW...

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Greg Mullins