Politics
Burke's immigration plan commits to net overseas migration targets

Tony Burke's immigration policy changes are like a Curate's Egg - good in parts, but are they enou ...  
Trump dinner reject Tate's foul-mouthed tirade a Towering charade

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate fails to produce evidence of his Mar-a-Lago dinner after being brutally ...  
First home buyers play Australia's stamp duty postcode lottery

First home buyer's stamp duty can vary from $0 to $40,000 depending on their Australian post ...  
One Nation's immigration plan: A dystopian future for Australia

Imagining a dystopian future that would befall Australia under One Nation's immigration plan ...  
On the road to Mar-a-Lago with Tomahawk Tom and his Porkie Pies

Fourteen years, one mayor and a very expensive detour to end a political career.  
AI giants sound alarm while racing towards superintelligence

AI developers are sounding the alarm over potentially catastrophic risks while continuing the race ...  
Phil Cleary on the Swans, Hanson and ending violence against women

Violence against women remains one of Australia’s most urgent social problems, and tackling it ...  
Muscat initiative offers new path for Gulf security

A Muscat-led regional dialogue could help Gulf states build greater security, cooperation and ...  
Sydney cannot revive nightlife while policing it into the ground

Heavy-handed drug policing is undermining Sydney’s nightlife while doing little to tackle ...  
Australia’s short-term politics are failing our future

Political short-termism is undermining our future, as growing challenges demand courageous, ...  
Hanson’s ‘two-way street’ and the underbelly of male violence

The 'underbelly of disregard for women's rights' allows Pauline Hanson to suggest domestic viole ...  
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EDITORIAL: Hanson’s ‘two-way street’ and the underbelly of male violence

Perhaps the resurgence of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is necessary. Sort of like undergoing a ...  
Macklemore pays the price for killing the joy of ignorance on Palestine

Macklemore sucked the joy of ignorance out of the room by naming the harm, the harm we are all ...  
The load-bearing wall: Vale Dr Harley Dale

A tribute to the late Dr Harley Dale, described by friend Professor Vince Hooper as the load-be ...  
Digital Duty of Care: Making Big Tech socially responsible

Australia's Digital Duty of Care Bill shifts the responsibility to provide a safe online envi ...  
One Nation’s migration maths doesn’t add up

One Nation’s plan to slash temporary migration by 750,000 promises dramatic cuts, but its ...  
Democracy and the secular faith of economics

Economic orthodoxy has survived repeated crises by protecting asset wealth and treating its own ...  
The Labor paradox: Too progressive, not progressive enough

Labor governments face criticism from both sides, but progress requires compromise, consensus and ...  

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