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From extremists to the left, 800 days of neglect let hatred take hold

Long after October 7, will our leaders continue to treat antisemitism and violence against Jews as a political problem to manage, rather than the...

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Julian Leeser

Rio Tinto and BHP could both want Glencore. This is why

The European miner is attractive in the era of geopolitical rivalry, as physical trading businesses can be a useful hedge against uncertain market...

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Huw Mckay

The centre-right is going extinct as a political species

Ley leads a hopelessly divided Liberal party at war with itself. She’s had more positions on combating hate speech than the Kama Sutra, and none as...

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Terry Barnes

Bondi’s response shows politics truly downstream of culture

While politicians contemplated policing speech, an important part of civil society showed it was incapable of self-regulating key norms of...

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The Afr View

Greenland is why Rudd’s DC replacement must be a diplomat not ALP mate

This is not the time to send a Les Patterson type figure or drag an old Labor mare from the stables for one last trot on the diplomatic circuit.

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James Curran

Big business thumbs its nose at ASIC alumni

Accepting a commissioner appointment at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is not recommended for those seeking careers on a top-...

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Tony Boyd

Ley’s has no credibility after not lifting a finger on hate speech laws

The Coalition’s complaint that the government’s legislation was “rushed” is utterly childish, given its incessant demands for parliament to be...

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Lidija Ivanovski

Two centuries on, what would Adam Smith make of Australia?

The father of economics, championing competitive markets, free trade and a narrow role for government, would be perplexed by what’s happening in...

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Joseph Healy

Europe must resist Trump’s shakedown on Greenland

Using tariffs as leverage to seize foreign territories should be a red line for Europe, and for other Western democracies.

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Jessica Gardner

Second Bondi backdown leaves the PM diminished. So, too, Sussan Ley

This is a government that applies a crass political calculus to almost every action. Mostly it works. Not this time.

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Phillip Coorey

Albo turned the Bondi tragedy into a political stunt

The hate speech bill’s real purpose appears to be for use as a platform for the prime minister to settle scores with the Coalition and his real...

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John Black

Big retailers risk losing their souls in the rush to AI

The key will be to ensure the new retail experiences are better and more efficient without inadvertently bungling the rollout or alienating loyal...

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Joyce Moullakis

I’m a lawyer. Religious freedom shouldn’t hinge on hate speech law

If the law passes, the freedoms of speech, conscience and religion in Australia would thereafter pivot on a novel, imprecise and arbitrary “...

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Mark Fowler

Abdel-Fattah doxxed me. Outrage over her removal exposes hypocrisy

The Adelaide Writers’ Festival hypocrisy is glaring. When Jewish people come together to engage in support and activism, double standards seem to...

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Lee Kofman

Why Australians can’t see their MPs’ conflicts of interest

Ignorance of disclosure rules feeds into a broader “Canberra bubble” culture that is increasingly complacent about the integrity it is sworn to...

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The Afr View

The Trump lesson Australia cannot ignore about RBA independence

Attacks on the US Federal Reserve’s impartiality are truly worrying. If they succeed, they could damage not just America but also the global...

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John Simon

Trump’s war on the Fed shows why RBA independence matters

While political interference in the RBA is far less insidious here, we shouldn’t be complacent about the potential for undue influence.

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The Afr View

Writers’ boycott shows just how broken our culture has become

The seriousness of the change that has overcome this country lies in the sudden waning of the taboo on antisemitic thought that had prevailed for...

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John Carroll

The war on hate must be fought online

Whether it’s a Labor or Coalition bill that become law, our politicians are fighting a 21st century problem with a 20th century solution.

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Ronald Mizen

Fighting antisemitism with sloppy hate laws is a dangerous gamble

When dealing with laws that substantially affect our rights and freedoms, getting the wording right is not a technicality – it is the substance.

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Lorraine Finlay

Australia’s universities are talking about antisemitism, not stopping it

Action in relation to the now normalised antisemitism at our universities is lacking a sense of urgency.

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David Knoll