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Proposed laws tackle hate speech quickly, not well

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Keiran Hardy

Reluctance for 'clear-eyed' look at US is untenable

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Tegan George

Why Rudd, a contentious choice as ambassador, left

Kevin Rudd’s premature departure in March from his post of Australia’s ambassador to the US is a surprise, but perhaps not as unexpected as it...

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Michelle Grattan

What 2026 may bring for China-Aus relationship

When Labor was returned to power in 2022, the China-Australia relationship began to stabilise after what had been a rocky few years. So, where do...

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Guangyi Pan And Edward Sing Yue Chan

What to do in the face of catastrophic fire danger

Across Australia there are a number of fire districts facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger ratings in this ongoing heatwave. In Victoria, the...

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Sarah Mccoll-Gausden

Five lessons from Aust’s battle with tech giants

Big technology companies, including Facebook, Google and Elon Musk’s X, have proven difficult for national governments to control. The Internet has...

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Bill Browne

'Unjust’ electoral finance laws threaten democracy

We’ve all heard a version of the famous Winston Churchill quote about democracy. “No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it...

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Simon Holmes À Court

What economy should be the goal of public policy?

Thirty-six forward thinkers recently gathered at a private symposium hosted by the Melbourne Economic Forum and re-questioned the purpose of...

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Craig Emerson