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How the US midterm election results redefine Australia's security

How the US midterm election results redefine Australia's security

The United States Congress will transform dramatically in January following the historic Republican defeat at the midterm elections. With Democrats...

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Why Canberra's knife crime compromise puts ideology over safety

Why Canberra's knife crime compromise puts ideology over safety

Canberra is facing a growing knife crime crisis that the territory government can no longer ignore. Last year, the attorney-general confidently...

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What a sudden Democratic sweep would mean for US foreign policy

What a sudden Democratic sweep would mean for US foreign policy

The prevailing argument defining the upcoming United States midterm elections is that even though the Democrats are no prize, and their recent shift...

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How a regulatory turf war let school directors escape penalty

How a regulatory turf war let school directors escape penalty

The collapse of Brindabella Christian College left a trail of financial devastation, yet the regulators assigned to hold the responsible parties to...

31.10.2026 30

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Let the city stadium debate drive a rethink of how the capital is funded

The renewed push for a city stadium, this time in Commonwealth Park close to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, offers an overdue opportunity to...

22.10.2026 30

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This alleged attack will spell a reckoning for public discourse

Political violence has, allegedly, come to the streets of an Australian country town in the most brutal and banal way imaginable. Subscribe now for...

21.10.2026 20

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Councils act on smart glasses as federal lawmakers fall behind

Councils in Australia are moving faster than federal and state governments to address the threats to privacy from "smart glasses" which...

19.10.2026 30

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Abandoning electronic monitoring a poor life-and-death choice on safety

The meeting of Australia's political leaders was convened to address what the Prime Minister acknowledged as the "national crisis of...

18.10.2026 30

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ACT must not let human rights law shield illegal tobacco

Readers could be forgiven for having done a double-take at the news that human rights are a consideration when shutting down illegal tobacco shops....

17.10.2026 100

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Desperate Trump is playing with fire

As the mid-term elections in the United States approach, the Trump administration is resorting to ever more desperate measures to try to defy opinion...

16.10.2026 30

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Albanese govt needs to strike the right balance with public sector pay

After months of negotiations over federal public servants' pay and conditions, the Albanese government has put an offer on the table. Subscribe...

15.10.2026 30

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ANU records worst ever global ranking amid $100m revenue loss

The Australian National University has recorded its worst ever result in the latest global academic rankings. While a slide down the Times Higher...

01.10.2026 50

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You have no idea what that local police officer just faced

The ceremony at the National Police Memorial in Canberra on Tuesday, September 29, serves as a solemn and necessary reminder of the ultimate sacrifice...

29.09.2026 40

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Why our casual approach to AI is dangerous

They called it "misaligned model activity", when perhaps it's better to just call it what it is - "hacking". Subscribe now...

25.09.2026 50

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We need transparency over school budgets

The majority of ACT public school principals are facing difficult choices as they grapple with their school budgets for 2027. Subscribe now for...

24.09.2026 50

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The real reason Albanese's UN Security Council bid could backfire

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a bid for Australia to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2029-2030,...

23.09.2026 50

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Challenges loom in a tough Assembly. But there are opportunities, too

The ACT government was left hanging by a thread last week, with Labor clinging on to minority rule despite no longer having formal agreements in place...

22.09.2026 50

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Nobody likes school closures. Teachers say it is necessary

When the Australian Education Union announced this Thursday's two-hour strike, parents braced for yet another disruption. Subscribe now for...

20.09.2026 50

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Catherine King accepts Qantas lifetime perk after $1m in flights

Federal Transport Minister Catherine King has accepted a lifetime Platinum status from Qantas. This astonishingly generous perk, accrued over a...

18.09.2026 50

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Could Bruce be a real stadium solution, or more delay?

It's a solution of some kind, or a step closer. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading But it could be a...

13.09.2026 50

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Labor's pork-barrelling: why voter trust is the real casualty

The federal government is fending off accusations of hypocrisy following the revelation its Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program is little...

11.09.2026 60

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Latest cuts to infrastructure agency simply don't add up

This week's announcement of job cuts at Infrastructure Canberra may not be particularly surprising, but comes as just the latest confused signal...

06.09.2026 50

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Cutting tobacco tax to fight crime is a deadly mistake we can't afford to make

The federal opposition's proposal to slash the tobacco excise by 80 per cent is its response to a policy dilemma that pits economics against...

04.09.2026 60

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Smith breaks his slumber on governance, but will it be enough to save his seat?

The federal Labor member for Bean, David Smith, has burst from his political slumber to offer unsolicited advice on the way the Australian Capital...

30.08.2026 50

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The devastating ripple effect of a senseless Canberra cycling tragedy

Tragedy struck Canberra in the early hours of Thursday morning when a 32-year-old woman lost her life on Gungahlin Drive. She died while taking part...

29.08.2026 60

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The devastating family testimony that closed the Bondi terror inquiry

Rabbi Yehoram Ulman delivered devastating testimony as the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion officially closed its public hearings...

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How Labor and Coalition co-operation is changing parliamentary power

The Federal Parliament delivered a rare display of bipartisan co-operation last week. The government and opposition successfully negotiated the...

24.08.2026 60

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The ACT's unique geography makes the gun buyback scheme essential

The ACT has sensibly agreed to participate in the Albanese government's national gun buyback scheme launched in response to the devastating Bondi...

23.08.2026 60

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How financial ruin and deep scandals brought the ANU to its knees

The troubled Australian National University has secured a highly regarded public servant to guide it through a major crisis of governance. Subscribe...

18.08.2026 60

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How many times a day do you look at your face in the mirror?

How many times a day do you look at your face in the mirror? Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading How often do you...

17.08.2026 50

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CIT's crisis is a chance to examine all options on the table

Another sorry chapter has been written in the saga of the Canberra Institute of Technology's drawn-out leadership instability. Subscribe now for...

13.08.2026 60

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Prime Minister, what's gambling really costing you?

As Federal Parliament returns to Canberra after a five-week winter hiatus, the Albanese government is gambling with its credibility as it pushes for...

12.08.2026 60

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Time to show some intelligence on AI

We are at the turning point of a revolution which will change all our lives and which some fear could go as far as to destroy human life on this...

11.08.2026 50

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We must hold the line on AI eating up the Australian story

When long-running speaker of the US House of Representatives Tip O'Neill popularised the maxim "all politics is local" in the 1980s, he...

07.08.2026 60

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Broken promises and broken hearts: what hurts most with Holt Hub crisis

The impending closure of the Hub Disability Day Program in Holt reveals a deeply troubling gap in support for some of Canberra's most vulnerable...

30.07.2026 80

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A $200k soft landing? Why Yvette Berry should leave the Legislative Assembly

The release of the ACT Integrity Commission's Operation Kingfisher report has brought truth to a dark chapter in territory politics. After a...

25.07.2026 70

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Australian Signals Directorate warns foreign hackers targeting vital services

Modern wars are not just fought on the land, in the air, or at sea. They are increasingly contested in real time in cyberspace. The bad news is that...

17.07.2026 60

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PM's AI plan must please big tech, creatives and the union movement

There was much to like in the Prime Minister's speech on the government's response to the challenges and opportunities created by artificial...

16.07.2026 70

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The glaring questions Chris Bowen must answer on energy sovereignty

It's probably not something that is said very often, but hopefully we will be hearing sometime very soon from Energy Minister Chris Bowen....

15.07.2026 80

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Winter isn't a season of discontent, it's a time for quiet reflection

This Thursday marks the very depths of the frosty months, dropping humanity right into the middle of the seasonal chill. Mid-year often feels like a...

13.07.2026 60

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Telstra outage proves vital infrastructure is still very vulnerable

How is it that just 10 months after the 13-hour Optus outage last September that shut down the triple-zero emergency service and was linked to at...

10.07.2026 60

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In an age of division, the power of being a good neighbour has never been greater than today

A quick glance at the daily news presents a grim picture of modern Australia. Headlines routinely suggest a nation permanently on the brink of...

29.06.2026 70

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Socceroos flex tactical muscles to advance to World Cup knockout stage

Could Australia be heading for one of its best performances at a FIFA World Cup? Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue...

27.06.2026 80

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A teal party of two: inside a high stakes gamble for political survival

There is something both Monty Pythonesque and Groucho Marx-ist about the decision by two of the nine Climate 200-backed teals in the Parliament to...

26.06.2026 60

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Latest Phillip pool report exposes serious failure of ACT government oversight

A damning Auditor-General's report has exposed a startling lack of ministerial oversight over the Phillip pool saga, leaving the Woden community...

25.06.2026 90

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Secretary salaries don't pass pub test

The sums paid to departmental secretaries and other top public servants have grown beyond the expectations of the public, but reform should be done...

16.06.2026 70

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Defence vs. cost of living: Why more military spending is a hard sell

While some of the criticism of the defence strategy announced by Defence Minister Richard Marles in Canberra on Thursday was so extreme as to render...

18.04.2026 70

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Corio refinery blaze is more fuel on the fire of a national crisis

The fire that broke out at Viva Energy's Corio refinery near Geelong on Wednesday night could not have come at a worse time for Australians or...

17.04.2026 80

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Canberrans' coffee now includes a 5% fuel levy. This is a warning of looming pain

The days of a cheap cappuccino, a familiar, affordable morning habit, are a rapidly fading memory, a quaint artefact of an era unlikely to return....

16.04.2026 90

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It was short on detail, but this speech gave us a window into the Libs' soul

Angus Taylor's wide-ranging remarks on immigration on Tuesday were less of a policy statement than they were an illuminating insight into the...

15.04.2026 70

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