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POEM: A Nation of Apologies

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
Paying a King's ransom

King Charles-the-whatever is coming to Australia on 18 October until some other date you can no ...  
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EDITORIAL: Paying a King's ransom

King Charles-the-whatever is coming to Australia on 18 October until some other date you can no ...  
Why you should test for asbestos before any home renovations

Asbestos testing is a critical step that homeowners should prioritise before initiating any ...  
Mates, mud, mountains and pub meals — a mythical motorcycle tour

Bazza regales the blokes at the pub with tales of his recent motorcycle adventure through the ...  
POEM: There are no Australians

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
Olympic breakdancing controversy ignores sport's cultural roots

The conversation following Australia's entry into the Olympic breakdancing category largely ...  
A state divided

Is it the fate of Tasmanians to constantly be at odds with each other?  
Australian victims on their own in 'honey pot' for scammers

As scammers continue to defraud Australians of billions each year, paid bank lobbyists are ...  
Two-party system fuels opposition for opposition's sake

Electoral reform would eliminate the nonsensical need for opposition parties to dream up unhelpful ...  
Well done Australia! Paris proves bipartisanship actually works

Government funding for sport over the decades has been money well spent, as Alan Austin reports ...  
Media, government, spies — collectively they're memory-holing neo-Nazism

Neo-Nazis have risen to organisational prominence in Australia lately. If "authorities" remain th ...  
Antidepressant overkill: One woman's nightmare

Avid overprescribing of SSRIs only further clouded Mary Jane Crowley's medical misery, delaying ...  
Aussie antics in the swimming pool pure gold

Bazza drops a bomb of Olympic proportions during a catch-up with mates at the pub.  
Concorde rubs shoulders with Sydney skyscrapers

This photo was taken from an aeroplane flying close enough to the supersonic Concorde as it roared ...  
A century of compulsory voting in Australia

Since being enforced federally in 1924, compulsory voting is now seen as a community event — a ...  
The next frontier in Australian STEM education: Opportunities in early childhood education

James Deehan, Emma McGarrity and Lena Danaia discuss the impacts of STEM learning in early chil ...  
Tenacious D comedy-rocker makes gag — prepare the gallows!

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses Tenacious D band member Kyle Gass' inappropriate joke and ...  
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