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The high-risk policy trap that could make or break the opposition

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Michelle Grattan

The great gas rip off: how the govt can stop us all getting burned

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Ebony Bennett

We got 50 demands for an apology in two hours. Here's how we responded

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John Paul Moloney

For healthy food trust your gut and get real

For healthy food trust your gut and get real

Before the era of barcodes and biometrics, dinner was the easiest decision of the day. You looked in the pantry, not at a food influencer's post....

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Garry Linnell

Poor men. They're not getting murdered every week. But what a terrible year for them

Poor men. They're not getting murdered every week. But what a terrible year for them

It's been a terrible year for men. Login or signup to continue reading Sure, it's not like they are murdered by their partners every other week but...

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Jenna Price

After the ban parents must lead by example

After the ban parents must lead by example

Six more sleeps. No, not until Santa squeezes down the chimney. But many parents will receive an early Christmas present on December 10. That's...

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John Hanscombe

Albanese's wedding guestlist a mudmap to his inner power sanctum

Albanese's wedding guestlist a mudmap to his inner power sanctum

Those wanting to chart who's in the Prime Minister's inner sanctum need go no further than the political guests invited to his Saturday wedding....

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Michelle Grattan

Workplaces are squandering an opportunity to build resilience and clarity

Workplaces are squandering an opportunity to build resilience and clarity

December arrives with a peculiar tyranny. Login or signup to continue reading Offices suddenly hum with artificial urgency, as if the calendar...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Euphemisms and false balance: how the media is helping to normalise far-right views

Euphemisms and false balance: how the media is helping to normalise far-right views

This year, a series of rallies organised by neo-Nazi groups in Australian cities sparked public outrage and concern about the extreme right. Login...

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Imogen Richards

The good, the bad and the ugly of our politics

The good, the bad and the ugly of our politics

As much as I tried to resist, temptation got the better of me. Only briefly, mind you, because what I saw from the other side of the world seemed...

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John Hanscombe

Protecting our natural assets isn't just a moral imperative - it's an economic one

Protecting our natural assets isn't just a moral imperative - it's an economic one

Australia is home to some of the planet's most extraordinary natural assets - many found nowhere else in the world. From our unique biodiversity to...

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Joe Speicher

Access to decent work is critical to productivity

Access to decent work is critical to productivity

"It's harsh but true to say that Australia no longer has an effective coherent national employment services system." Login or signup to continue...

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Travers Mcleod

The customer is always right? Large companies now have a different mantra

The customer is always right? Large companies now have a different mantra

The Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, Andrew Leigh, has been busy recently on putting a stop to a number of...

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Crispin Hull

One final postcard, this time from home

One final postcard, this time from home

The homecoming did not go as expected. Login or signup to continue reading Instead of the long queues at the e-passport kiosk, there was no wait....

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John Hanscombe

Build it: why we're calling for a yes vote for the Macquarie Point stadium

Build it: why we're calling for a yes vote for the Macquarie Point stadium

Rare is a day when a decision is made that shapes our future. Login or signup to continue reading This week, the Tasmanian Parliament will have a...

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Editorial

We should encourage kids to stand up to bullies, right? Here's what the evidence says

We should encourage kids to stand up to bullies, right? Here's what the evidence says

School bullying is one of the most serious issues facing Australian schools. Students who are bullied can be left psychologically and emotionally...

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Karyn Healy