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The Oppenheimer imperative: Normalising atomic terror

The atomic bomb created a philosophy of acceptable cruelty, worthy extinction and legitimate ...  
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Questions for the Treasurer on his early Intergenerational Report

With a new Intergenerational Report being released three years early, questions are being raised ...  
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Global wealth report confirms Coalition incompetence right to the end

The steady decay in Australia’s wealth generation capacity continued throughout the Liberal ...  
Labor fails on the environment at national conference

Is Anthony Albanese an environmental Luddite, asks Sue Arnold.  
POEM: Time alone

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (fiction category) entry.  
National Cabinet’s housing plan ambitious but lacking detail

While Labor is striving to fix the national housing crisis, its latest housing plan is a strategy ...  
JOHN SCHUMANN: Redgum's political messages were ahead of their time

John Schumann reflects on gigging in the dark days of the Bjelke-Petersen regime and finds Redg ...  
Cracks in Reynolds' Lehrmann trial testimony

Contradictions have appeared in evidence given by Linda Reynolds as to what happened on the night ...  
Warring Matildas

Whether it's sport or war, or indeed the war of sport, Australia has more than enough reasons to ...  
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EDITORIAL: Warring Matildas

Whether it's sport or war, or indeed the war of sport, Australia has more than enough reasons to ...  
Voice Referendum can move forward by learning from the past

Taking into account what made past referenda successful will strengthen the 'Yes' campaign for the ...  
The super-rich are getting away with murder

Wealth inequality is a global crisis and taxing the super-rich is a pathway to saving the planet ...  
ABC's Kitchen Cabinet in need of a good clean

A series is returning to our screens claiming to show us the authentic side of politicians while ...  
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Sofronoff Inquiry failed to question rogue Lehrmann juror

The Sofronoff Inquiry's failure to address the juror who caused the Lehrmann rape trial to be ...  
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Murdoch's commentators poisoning Voice debate

Agents of News Corp have been propagating patently false information about The Voice, leaving us ...  
LGBTQ+ discrimination bills keeping bigotry alive

New religious discrimination legislation passed through NSW Parliament will likely do more harm ...  
Albanese’s team making progress on Whitlam’s promise to women

The latest global report on the gender gap shows Australia reversing its recent sharp downward ...  
U.S. grip over Australia strips us of sovereignty

The Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) has further surrendered sovereignty and ...  
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