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Why the ABC is too important to lose

The Government keeps cutting funding to the ABC, but recent events such as the bushfire disaster ...  
Queensland poll rejected race 'dog whistles' in media

In the State Election, Queensland Labor faced not only political opposition but also attacks and ...  
Proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission would be an LNP weapon

The delayed Integrity Commission proposed by the Government is drawing criticism for its possib ...  
Queensland — it's time to stop swearing at the Queen

With the swathe of recent elections, perhaps it's time to reconsider the absurd nature of the ...  
Sussan Ley's approval of quarry development set to destroy koala habitat

Environment Minister Sussan Ley is defending her approval of a project set to increase the dest ...  
Biden edges closer – Trump looks weak – after closer than predicted U.S. Election

Democrat candidate Joe Biden edges closer to the U.S. presidency. Dr Martin Hirst has ridden the ...  
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EDITORIAL: Biden confident, while Trump declares victory (or fraud)

It was a wild ride on U.S. Presidential Election day. Dr Martin Hirst followed the count all day ...  
Frydenberg and Coalition prioritise Israel, shunning Palestinian aid

The Australian Government continues to endorse Israel and fund in-country projects, while it ...  
Women in politics don't get the credit they deserve

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's career in politics has been downplayed as luck and not ...  
Coronavirus Election: Labor returns in Queensland

Despite her track record of some conservative policies, Annastacia Palaszczuk won a third conse ...  
Inside the 'dangerous' mind of President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has exhibited many signs of a dangerous mental condition during his ...  
Investigation
Criminalising criticism of Israel is not anti-racism

UK Labour has suspended former leader Jeremy Corbyn for allegedly not taking seriously allegations ...  
Labor wins in Queensland, voters playing it safe on virus

Labor’s Queensland Election win confirmed its “safety first” policy managing the pandemic ...  
Incompetence, not the pandemic, has wrecked the economy

Australia’s statistics agency has released job numbers the Coalition and the mainstream media ...  
The coronavirus diaries

Living through lockdown while struggling with anxiety and depression, I believed my home state of ...  
Royal accolades piled on Sir John Kerr after the dismissal

Six weeks after his dismissal of the Whitlam Government, Kerr flew to England and visited the ...  
Politicians have failed to focus on those COVID-19 has hit hardest

Despite the focus on “hard-hat” professions in our political discourse, Australia’s economy ...  
Wren's week: Victoria overcomes with Premier Andrews' leadership

Victoria's recent COVID-19 results are a real accomplishment, writes John Wren.  
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