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When the temp is sub-zero in Melbourne but the view is extra hot

A hot air balloon drifts over Yarra Glen on a recent below-zero Melbourne morning.  
Australia must raise the standard of prisoner rights

The high mortality rate in Australian prisons is alarming — as shown by more progressive nati ...  
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in the court of public opinion

When it comes to public opinion, women face harsher trials than men — long before any verdict is ...  
WriteMyEssay review: Rush orders and real results

Can WriteMyEssay handle last-minute deadlines? This review tests its speed, writer selection ...  
Music departures: The Who, the Foo and Jim Morrison

The Who go on farewell tour, the Foo Fighters say goodbye to a key member and a missing piece of ...  
CARTOONS: Mark David is going it alone

Meanwhile, Trump just jumped on a luxury jet.  
Adani, Trump and the undoing of global anti-corruption norms

Trump's suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has signalled to business elites that ...  
Exploiting immigrants on reality TV

Immigrants vying for U.S. citizenship is being pitched for reality TV — exploiting the migrant ...  
Reading in the age of genocide

Does the state of the world turn readers to “escapist” books, or does it just turn readers ...  
The Coalition marriage breakup: A nuclear meltdown

The Liberal and National parties are "on a break", but what does this mean for Australia's poli ...  
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EDITORIAL: The Coalition marriage breakup: A nuclear meltdown

After almost four decades without an official skirmish, the Liberal National Coalition has split ...  
In defence of diplomacy: A path to Australian independence

Australia cannot make diplomacy its first line of defence until it reclaims the independence it ...  
Timor-Leste shows us the true spirit of independence

While Timor-Leste flies flags for a freedom it fought for, Australia still hesitates to claim its ...  
How Australia lost its broadband lead and how to win it back

As the world races toward fibre and 5G, Australia risks being left in the digital dust unless bold ...  
The psychology of colours in web design and their influence on buying decisions

Colour is not an eye property — colour is a feeling stimulus with the ability of evoking feel ...  
Asylum seekers refused at both primary and appeal stages exceeds 50,000

The number of asylum seekers refused at both the primary and appeal stages and still not departed ...  
Undoing the promise of Mabo

More than two decades after Mabo, the promise of enduring native title is being quietly dismantled ...  
Liberal Party can't save itself from foundational flaws

The Liberal Party isn’t just in trouble — it’s in denial. A new leader can't fix foun ...  
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