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New plan needed to deliver 6G technological and revenue benefits

6G may deliver another technological revolution, but it may not deliver much hoped-for revenue ...  
Australia's housing crisis exposes the failures of capitalism

Australia’s worsening housing crisis exposes an economic system that puts profit before people ...  
Trump gives China a boost, but Taiwan remains Xi’s biggest dilemma

As Trump undermines America’s global standing, China gains influence, but Xi Jinping’s ambi ...  
Budget tough love could deliver Labor an election-winning surplus

Treasurer Jim Chalmers could turn Labor’s political fortunes around with spending cuts that ...  
Politicians ignore permanent migration program planning at their peril

Australia’s major political parties are failing to address growing permanent visa backlogs ...  
Beyond AUKUS: Rethinking what makes Australia secure

Australia should measure security by the crises it prevents, not the wars for which it prepares ...  
Shoebridge portends change, but maybe not for the better

Senator David Shoebridge’s landmark speech in Canberra last week has raised serious concerns.  
Proposed GST rise will cause political pain for little gain

An expanded GST – proposed by the Grattan Institute – won’t benefit Australians; in fact, it ...  
Coral spawning dredges up fears for Great Barrier Reef

Money or the Environment? Renewed fears for the Great Barrier Reef off North Queensland.  
Albanese's politics of civility in an age of cruelty

As Donald Trump reshapes the global political order, Anthony Albanese risks being left behind by ...  
Failure to protect whistleblowers comes at a billion-dollar cost

Australia’s failure to adopt proven whistleblower protections is costing taxpayers billions in ...  
Labor must embrace the Greens or risk losing its political future

Labor’s reluctance to embrace the Greens and abandon fossil fuels threatens its political future ...  
The corporations paying diddly squat in tax, putting the burden on the rest of us

It's not too presumptuous for the community to expect legitimate tax loopholes to be eliminated ...  
AUKUS and the dangerous illusion of national security

The Hormuz crisis shows why Australia cannot fight this century’s war with last century’s ...  
Global elections put billionaire power and democracy to the test

As crucial elections unfold in Israel and the United States, voters face a choice between billi ...  
Hi, I’m Tony Abbott, welcome to my blog

Tony Abbott has a blog, buckle up because this blog has no character limit, no post limit, and no ...  
Bullying the next generation out of democracy: A 15-year-old’s view from the gallery

Parliament's culture of bullying, hostility and political theatre is driving young Australians ...  
'End Times Fascism' and the billionaires gambling with humanity's future

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor expose how fascism, religious extremism and billionaire tech elites ...  
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