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Why Trump wants towers with his name on them

Why Trump wants towers with his name on them

In her 1984 book Missile Envy , Helen Caldicott identified the Freudian motivations behind the impetus of ‘Cold War Warriors’ to build bigger...

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Paul josephson

One Nation gains in polls, budget is poorly received

One Nation gains in polls, budget is poorly received

In three credible post-budget polls, One Nation is up one to three points, with its victory at the May 9 Farrer byelection probably also contributing....

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Adrian Beaumont

Implications of inheritance on your aged pension

Implications of inheritance on your aged pension

Hi, my wife and I are both 72 (73 early next year) and have super balances of $160,000 and $250,000 respectively.  We pay ourselves $1000 a fortnight...

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Craig Sankey

Like a broken record, promises saga plays out

Like a broken record, promises saga plays out

The Albanese government has broken an election promise. The Prime Minister ruled out changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax before the...

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Bill Browne

AUKUS: This could only end in a very bad place

AUKUS: This could only end in a very bad place

Last week’s budget showed AUKUS is getting bigger. The government is putting more money into the agencies, workforce and infrastructure needed for...

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7Am Podcast

Focus on broken promise overlooks the real cruelty

Focus on broken promise overlooks the real cruelty

There has been a lot said about trust and honesty in politics in the days since Labor handed down its budget, but not a lot has had to do with...

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Amy Remeikis

Libs' competition with One Nation is a losing battle

Libs' competition with One Nation is a losing battle

Among the most controversial measures in Tuesday’s budget were the changes to negative gearing, family trusts and capital gains tax. They were a...

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Craig Emerson

Step forward for some, but billions remain on table

Step forward for some, but billions remain on table

Being the land of a fair go has long been a source of Australian pride and identity. But in the past two decades, generous tax concessions have made...

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Sophie Scamps

Coles could face mammoth fines after court ruling

Coles could face mammoth fines after court ruling

Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. In a...

15.05.2026 10

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Jeannie Marie Paterson

Trump steered the budget, and we’re bankrolling it

Trump steered the budget, and we’re bankrolling it

As the Treasurer acknowledged on Budget night, “the world is throwing a lot at us”. Jim Chalmers is certainly right about that. As he said: “War...

15.05.2026 10

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Emma Shortis

Half-hearted govt response to gambling reform push

Half-hearted govt response to gambling reform push

Former MP Peta Murphy, a Labor hero to many, died in December 2023 from cancer that recurred shortly after the 2019 federal election. Despite this...

14.05.2026 10

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Charles Livingstone

How super funds' role in our economy is evolving

How super funds' role in our economy is evolving

Let’s think through the role that superannuation plays in Australia.   Super was introduced because a few smart folks realised in the 1980s that...

14.05.2026 10

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Simon Kuestenmacher

Budget gave us a real-world red/blue button choice

Budget gave us a real-world red/blue button choice

There has been a viral question racing around social media lately, which has become known as the “red/blue button dilemma”. The thought experiment...

14.05.2026 10

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Amy Remeikis

Chalmers says no recession, but slowdown is coming

Chalmers says no recession, but slowdown is coming

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called his budget “ambitious in the face of adversity”. Speaking to reporters in the lockup on Tuesday night, he...

13.05.2026 10

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John Hawkins

Hope for Australians desperate to own a home

Hope for Australians desperate to own a home

I have been writing about budgets for 12 years and for almost all that time the government has been claiming that it wants to do something about...

13.05.2026 10

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Matt Grudnoff

UK local elections herald new kind of politics

UK local elections herald new kind of politics

When One Nation won the Farrer byelection, it signalled a profound shift in support away from major parties, particularly the Liberals and Nationals....

12.05.2026 10

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Stephen Coleman

Budget: Curb spending or risk fuelling inflation

Budget: Curb spending or risk fuelling inflation

Crafting a federal budget is never easy. Tonight’s budget is harder than most. The government faces irreconcilable pressures: Spend more to meet...

12.05.2026 10

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Stephen Bartos

The invisible migrants reshaping Australian work

The invisible migrants reshaping Australian work

Pauline Hanson has spent thirty years warning that foreign workers threaten Australian jobs. She now leads a party polling at historic highs, with One...

11.05.2026 10

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Joel pearson

Questions about Liberal relations with One Nation

Questions about Liberal relations with One Nation

No wonder Jim Chalmers was anxious to use every opportunity on Sunday to weigh in on the Liberals’ “bloodbath” in Farrer. It was extremely good...

11.05.2026 10

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Michelle Grattan

This fury is generational – and it won't be ignored

This fury is generational – and it won't be ignored

Anger is one of our foundational emotions. We can instantly recognise it in another human. And in politics we love to let it drive the drama of...

10.05.2026 10

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Amy Remeikis

Could the govt have blocked return of 'ISIS brides'?

Could the govt have blocked return of 'ISIS brides'?

The Australian government has to manage the return of its citizens, except in very particular circumstances when citizenship can be cancelled, a...

09.05.2026 20

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Abul Rizvi

Farrer vote could remake conservative politics

Farrer vote could remake conservative politics

The seat of Farrer in NSW has been empty since the resignation of former Liberal leader Sussan Ley. Today, a new member will be elected, and while the...

09.05.2026 10

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7Am Podcast

Australians ready to break up with Trump’s US

Australia has long been one of America’s closest and most reliable friends. That means we can see the Trump administration for what it is. More than...

08.05.2026 20

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Emma Shortis

A decade of dog-whistles and lost voters

The Coalition’s path back to government runs through roughly 25 seats. The overwhelming majority of them sit in greater Sydney and greater...

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Kos Samaras

A tragedy in a tent – and still our poorest must pay

An Indigenous woman gave birth to twins in a tent last week. She and her partner had been living in a makeshift tent on the banks of the Murrumbidgee...

07.05.2026 20

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Amy Remeikis

Politicians must realise Australians want honesty

Last week I fantasised in this column about what I’d do as treasurer. I spoke about reforms that I would confront the Australian public with. This...

06.05.2026 20

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Simon Kuestenmacher

King's US visit hit differently for Australia

Our media has been full of praise for the King and his handling of US President Donald Trump on the recent state visit. His mention of AUKUS has been...

06.05.2026 20

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Dennis Altman

Australia and Japan face similar issues with the US

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia this week comes against a turbulent geopolitical backdrop. The war launched by the...

05.05.2026 20

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Ryosuke hanada and adam lockyer

'Brazenly self-enriching’: Trump gets richer, quickly

Since returning to office a little more than a year ago, US President Donald Trump has nearly tripled his net worth, driven in large part by...

05.05.2026 20

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Brad Reed

Rates hikes won't fix inflation from fuel prices

The inflation figures released last week confirm what we already know: Inflation is up, and it’s all because of higher fuel costs. The March figures...

04.05.2026 20

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Matt Grudnoff

Political eyes on 'centre', irrelevancy is the result

The market and financial traders are fairly confident the RBA will raise interest rates again at its meeting on Tuesday, meaning workers are about to...

03.05.2026 20

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Amy Remeikis

Energy shocks are a warning: Australia must act

With conflict again sending shockwaves through global oil and energy markets, and increasing our prices for everyday goods, Australia is being...

02.05.2026 20

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Matt mckee

Key questions left after antisemitism inquiry report

The interim report from the royal commission on antisemitism, set up after the Bondi massacre, leaves hanging more questions than it answers. Perhaps...

02.05.2026 20

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Michelle Grattan

Fuel security needs rethink: Rail is a big part of it

Australia’s reliance on imported fuel, declining reserves and road-heavy transport system have created vulnerabilities that require urgent policy...

01.05.2026 10

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Philip laird and geoff smith

Coalition deal could deliver big win for One Nation

Since 2025, the radical-right One Nation party has experienced a polling surge – regularly polling ahead of the Coalition. In the midst of this...

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Josh sunman

Inflation surge just made RBA rate rise more likely

Australia’s inflation rate surged 1.1 per cent in March, driven by a record jump in fuel prices and making an interest rate hike next Tuesday more...

30.04.2026 20

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Stella Huangfu

'Very least it can do': Big blindspot may cost Labor

“The only thing I am concentrating on when it comes to fuel is supply,” said Anthony Albanese when pushed on gas taxes at a mining breakfast on...

30.04.2026 20

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Amy Remeikis

How shooters swim in big tech’s swamp of hatred

The attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last Saturday night shouldn’t surprise us. Not only does America...

29.04.2026 30

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Thom Hartmann

The demographic case for halving income tax

Imagine being treasurer on budget night. Every colleague arrives with a worthy cause and an open palm. Defence wants submarines. Health wants...

29.04.2026 20

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Simon Kuestenmacher

How much $1000 tax offset would really be worth

When Australian workers lodge a tax return from mid-next year, around six million taxpayers look set to be able to claim up to $1000 with an...

28.04.2026 20

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Fei Gao

Polls keep bouncing, destination doesn’t change

One Nation is up. One Nation is down. What the weekly polling movements are actually telling us and what they are not. In a single week, three...

28.04.2026 20

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Kos Samaras

Why banning smoking for life could backfire badly

The British government wants to create a smoke-free generation by banning cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008. On paper, it is a bold and...

27.04.2026 10

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Rajat Roy

'Not the right time'? Safety first is just not enough

In 2014, Noel Pearson delivered an eulogy for Gough Whitlam. Professor Tom Clark wrote about it for The Conversation and said “Pearson came to...

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Amy Remeikis

Politically for Labor, the baby boomers’ day is done

Politically, it’s a very bad time to be a baby boomer. It is not just that intergenerational equity has rightly become a priority for Labor. It’s...

25.04.2026 20

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Michelle Grattan

Why bequests should be part of estate-planning

Jennie Mackenzie spent her life helping children learn. As a former Play School director and early childhood educator, she believed in nurturing...

24.04.2026 30

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Andrew Leigh

We can’t know if Donald Trump has dementia

Over recent weeks, speculation has grown about US President Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour during the US-Israel war on Iran. While questioning...

24.04.2026 20

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Joyce siette and paul strutt

Woolies, Coles cases could change how we shop

The consumer watchdog’s Federal Court case against Woolworths over its “prices dropped” promotions is under way and will run into next week....

23.04.2026 20

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Jeannie Marie Paterson

NDIS falls victim to familiar scare tactics

A couple of years ago I overheard a conversation between two well-known conservatives, who were speaking about a mutual acquaintance. I’m not going...

23.04.2026 20

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Amy Remeikis

World is getting happier. Western teenagers are not

If you look only at the headlines, the world feels like it is falling apart. Wars, cost-of-living pressures, political polarisation. Yet the data...

22.04.2026 20

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Simon Kuestenmacher

First step to social cohesion is to agree on meaning

In Peter Stahel’s recent The New Daily column The left brought a thesaurus to a knife fight, he writes about the competing “mental models” of...

22.04.2026 10

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Richard Manderson