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John Hanscombe

What to do when the world's powers target the marginalised? Don't agonise.

There's nothing worse than being told you don't exist. Login or signup to continue reading Ask the trans and gender-diverse people in the US who...

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John Falzon

Trump is essentially above the law with a loaded weapon in his hands

Trump is essentially above the law with a loaded weapon in his hands

In his second presidency, President Donald Trump is clearly trying to reshape the American constitution and its system of government to a more...

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Allan Hall

Does Australia have the guts to follow through on its social media ban?

Does Australia have the guts to follow through on its social media ban?

Introducing Australia's world-leading Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act was relatively easy. What now matters is what comes...

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Toni Hassan

Many are choosing between medicine and rent. It doesn't have to be this way

Many are choosing between medicine and rent. It doesn't have to be this way

Community pharmacists are privileged to have a window into the everyday lives of Australians, often when they are at their most vulnerable. Login...

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Trent Twomey

Jails are failing at reducing crime. There is a better way

Jails are failing at reducing crime. There is a better way

Most Australians would agree that being sent to prison should be a turning point - a chance for rehabilitation that steers individuals away from...

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Ian Goodwin-Smith

It's a sobering thought. But the lessons to learn from Trump aren't all bad

It's a sobering thought. But the lessons to learn from Trump aren't all bad

If there was any doubt that we've entered a new age of strongman impunity, the gushing re-embrace of Donald Trump has settled the question. Login...

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Mark Kenny

Once more with feeling: why bots will never replace real poets

Once more with feeling: why bots will never replace real poets

The public conversation of the world is alive with feverish discussion of AI (Artificial Intelligence), with conflicting speculations about whether...

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Ian Warden

Yes, let's have an inquiry into the smelly Dural caravan affair

Yes, let's have an inquiry into the smelly Dural caravan affair

The Dural caravan affair stinks to high heaven. If I were Anthony Albanese I would bow, with every appearance of reluctance, to Peter Dutton's...

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Jack Waterford

This is pure snake oil. And it's a diversion from policies that have made our lives better

This is pure snake oil. And it's a diversion from policies that have made our lives better

There was much sound and fury in Australia, and among our allies, when China introduced trade sanctions on Australia in 2020; at least in part...

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Simon Cowan

War of the Tulips: Why Barr's World Cup Floriade excuse is a flop

War of the Tulips: Why Barr's World Cup Floriade excuse is a flop

Something about Andrew Barr's whole Rugby World Cup-Floriade excuse just doesn't add up. Login or signup to continue reading And, as a mathematical...

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David Polkinghorne

We don't need an inquiry into the caravan affair but we do need some answers

We don't need an inquiry into the caravan affair but we do need some answers

The battle to contain anti-Semitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they'd otherwise abhor. Login or signup to...

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Michelle Grattan

I remember when an insidious predator preyed on us. Stupidity will bring it back

I remember when an insidious predator preyed on us. Stupidity will bring it back

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Garry Linnell

Don't hate on our Brutalist buildings, watch this Hollywood epic instead

Don't hate on our Brutalist buildings, watch this Hollywood epic instead

There's a line in the film The Brutalist that's had me thinking about some of our buildings in Canberra: "It's not the journey, it's the...

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Sally Pryor

Mandatory minimum sentencing is proven to be bad policy. It won't stop hate crimes

Mandatory minimum sentencing is proven to be bad policy. It won't stop hate crimes

Weeks after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced his support for mandatory minimum jail terms for anti-Semitic offences, the government has...

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Lorana Bartels

Watch the economy dry up if we just abandon the environment

Watch the economy dry up if we just abandon the environment

The Albanese government has become the latest in a string of Australian governments that have set out to reform Australia's environmental...

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Patrick O&x27Connor

While Trump shocks and blusters, Musk is quietly going about something utterly evil

While Trump shocks and blusters, Musk is quietly going about something utterly evil

Sneaky old Donald. At a time when colonisation is truly out of fashion, he says he's going to swoop on devastated Gaza and turn it into Florida or...

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Jenna Price

There's nothing quite as uplifting as a magpie's warbling

There's nothing quite as uplifting as a magpie's warbling

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John Hanscombe

The ACT's community sector needs additional funding

The ACT's community sector needs additional funding

Earlier this week, the government announced a mid-year funding boost of $227 million for public health services (about 9 per cent ). It cited a "...

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Devin Bowles

Trump wants the US to 'take over' Gaza and relocate the people. It's not even legal

Trump wants the US to 'take over' Gaza and relocate the people. It's not even legal

In an astonishing news conference in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed the United States "take over" the Gaza Strip and permanently...

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Tamer Morris