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A growing number of people in Australia remain stuck in immigration limbo.
~ Dr Abul Rizvi

A clogged visa system only rewards the unscrupulous
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A clogged visa system only rewards the unscrupulous
A growing number of people in Australia remain stuck in immigration limbo.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Penny Wong’s cautious diplomacy reveals Australia’s struggle to balance loyalty to the U.S. with the need for genuine independence on the world stage.

Wong’s world: Diplomacy under the shadow of America
~ Mark Beeson
Wong’s world: Diplomacy under the shadow of America
Penny Wong’s cautious diplomacy reveals Australia’s struggle to balance loyalty to the U.S. with the need for genuine independence on the world stage.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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While hailed as a model of fairness, compulsory voting may be breeding apathy instead.

Compulsory voting under scrutiny amid claims it breeds political apathy
~ Dr Binoy Kampmark

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Compulsory voting under scrutiny amid claims it breeds political apathy
While hailed as a model of fairness, compulsory voting may be breeding apathy instead.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Australia may be online, but a growing gap in speed, skills and strategy shows we’re losing pace with global digital leaders.

Online but outpaced: Australia’s digital drift
~ Paul Budde
Online but outpaced: Australia’s digital drift
Australia may be online, but a growing gap in speed, skills and strategy shows we’re losing pace with global digital leaders.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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A brutal reckoning with the West’s complicity, as Gaza shatters the illusion of morality and exposes empire’s true reflection.

Unseeing genocide: How the West lost Its moral compass in Gaza
~ Yuki Lindley

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Unseeing genocide: How the West lost Its moral compass in Gaza
A brutal reckoning with the West’s complicity, as Gaza shatters the illusion of morality and exposes empire’s true reflection.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Through Olivia Laing’s The Garden Against Time, the garden becomes more than a refuge — it’s a living battleground of beauty, class and conscience.

Cultivating paradise: Olivia Laing and the politics of the garden
~ Dr Rosemary Sorensen

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Cultivating paradise: Olivia Laing and the politics of the garden
Through Olivia Laing’s The Garden Against Time, the garden becomes more than a refuge — it’s a living battleground of beauty, class and conscience.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Implacable, unswerving, innovative, incorruptible – standing up to bullies – no one does it like IA. You'll miss it when it's gone.
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No one does news like Independent Australia: The facts say #SaveIA!
Implacable, unswerving, innovative, incorruptible –  standing up to bullies — no-one does it like IA. Help save Independent Australia! You'll miss it when it's gone.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Implacable, unswerving, innovative, incorruptible – standing up to bullies – no one does it like IA. You'll miss it when it's gone.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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From economic wreckage to recovery, Chalmers and Gallagher’s budget repair stands as Labor’s quiet triumph.

Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher — the quiet achievers of budget repair
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Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher — the quiet achievers of budget repair
From economic wreckage to recovery, Chalmers and Gallagher’s budget repair stands as Labor’s quiet triumph.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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The United States, Russia and China are spending tens of billions of dollars on new nuclear weapons, modernising their missiles, strategic bomber aircraft and nuclear submarines.

JEFF MCMULLEN: Counting nuclear warheads in the new arms race

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JEFF MCMULLEN: Counting nuclear warheads in the new arms race
The United States, Russia and China are spending tens of billions of dollars on new nuclear weapons, modernising their missiles, strategic bomber aircraft and nuclear submarines.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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November 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Workers, doctors and lawyers unite in calls for urgent reform to fix a system described as adversarial, outdated and unfair.

Calls for reform as remote work exposes compensation gaps
~ Andrew Klein

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Calls for reform as remote work exposes compensation gaps
Workers, doctors and lawyers unite in calls for urgent reform to fix a system described as adversarial, outdated and unfair.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Prices, jobs, growth and debt all confirm the Coalition parties have run out of puff.

Contrasting outcomes consign Coalition to the compost heap of history
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Contrasting outcomes consign Coalition to the compost heap of history
Prices, jobs, growth and debt all confirm the Coalition parties have run out of puff.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.
St Andrews Market memories: Cheap soup!
~ Bill McAuley
St Andrews Market memories: Cheap soup!
This heart-warming photo of Megan Jack (L) and Chris Wright enjoying the relaxed vibe at St Andrews Community Market was taken in 1986.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Once rich with magnesium and life, Australia’s soils are running on empty — and so are we.

The silent mineral deficiency no one talks about
~ Nick Potter
The silent mineral deficiency no one talks about
Once rich with magnesium and life, Australia’s soils are running on empty — and so are we.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Young people are struggling — but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide.
~ Carl Rhodes

Young Australians deserve more than a rigged future
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Young Australians deserve more than a rigged future
Young people are struggling — but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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A sharp and unsettling examination of how Australia’s foreign policy is being shaped, steered and stretched by the strategic ambitions of a Trump-led United States.

'Turbulence' examines Australia’s role in Trump-era power plays
~ Bevan Ramsden

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'Turbulence' examines Australia’s role in Trump-era power plays
A new book provides a sharp and unsettling examination of how Australia’s foreign policy is being shaped, steered and stretched by the strategic ambitions of a Trump-led United States.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Meanwhile, Coalition climate credibility is under the wrecking ball...
CARTOONS: Mark David is building his ballroom
~ Mark David Cartoons
CARTOONS: Mark David is building his ballroom
Meanwhile, Coalition climate credibility is under the wrecking ball.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Trump is an unpredictable force reshaping global politics and international behaviour, reframing diplomacy, institutions and public discourse in his wake.

The world needs Mr Trump's orange renaissance
~ Vince Hooper
The world needs Mr Trump's orange renaissance
Trump is an unpredictable force reshaping global politics and international behaviour, reframing diplomacy, institutions and public discourse in his wake..
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November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Indigenous people don’t offer us hope — they offer truth, which demands we dismantle the systems that made hope necessary.
~ Yuki Lindley

The Amazon storms the COP30 climate summit
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The Amazon storms the COP30 climate summit
Indigenous people don’t offer us hope — they offer truth, which demands we dismantle the systems that made hope necessary.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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The combination of moral authority and strategic location could make Timor-Leste an unexpected mediator in regional disputes. ~ Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Timor-Leste joins ASEAN: A small-state voice amidst great‑power competition
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Timor-Leste joins ASEAN: A small-state voice amidst great‑power competition
The combination of moral authority and strategic location could make Timor-Leste an unexpected mediator in regional disputes.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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The combination of moral authority and strategic location could make Timor-Leste an unexpected mediator in regional disputes. ~ Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Timor-Leste joins ASEAN: A small-state voice amidst great‑power competition
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Timor-Leste joins ASEAN: A small-state voice amidst great‑power competition
The combination of moral authority and strategic location could make Timor-Leste an unexpected mediator in regional disputes.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Newly released documents reveal how Australia’s covert role in Chile’s 1973 coup fed the tensions that ultimately consumed the Whitlam Government.

Declassified files expose Chile coup links to Whitlam’s Dismissal
~ Jemma Nott

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Declassified files expose Chile coup links to Whitlam’s Dismissal
Newly released documents reveal how Australia’s covert role in Chile’s 1973 coup fed the tensions that ultimately consumed the Whitlam Government
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November 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Despite repeated overwhelming public support, Labor continues to stall on signing the nuclear weapons ban Treaty highlighted in a damning Four Corners report.

Pressure mounts on Albanese Government over failure to sign nuclear ban Treaty
~ Bevan Ramsden

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Pressure mounts on Albanese Government over failure to sign nuclear ban Treaty
Despite overwhelming public support, Labor continues to stall on signing the nuclear weapons ban Treaty highlighted in a damning Four Corners report.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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A bold satellite plan risks repeating Optus-style failures unless Australia builds resilience and real oversight into every layer of its digital infrastructure.

Lessons from Optus and the political risks of relying on LEO satellite technology
~ Paul Budde
Lessons from Optus and the political risks of relying on LEO satellite technology
A bold satellite plan risks repeating Optus-style failures unless Australia builds resilience, redundancy and real oversight into every layer of its digital infrastructure.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM