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The moments after the deadline are the times to be cherished.
12/12/2022

The moments after the deadline are the times to be cherished.

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"It's time we gave the opportunity to our 16 and 17-year-olds while they're still young enough to believe they can chang...
09/12/2022

"It's time we gave the opportunity to our 16 and 17-year-olds while they're still young enough to believe they can change the world," writes Garry Linnell.

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Australia has the worst extinction rate for mammals in the world.
08/12/2022

Australia has the worst extinction rate for mammals in the world.

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Australia's food revolution started with post-war migration.
07/12/2022

Australia's food revolution started with post-war migration.

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The smartphone is too often the master and not the servant it should be.
06/12/2022

The smartphone is too often the master and not the servant it should be.

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For all the good the local club does, there's a terrible downside writes John Hanscombe.
05/12/2022

For all the good the local club does, there's a terrible downside writes John Hanscombe.

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"Why is it so hard to say sorry when you've done the wrong thing, especially if you're a man?"
01/12/2022

"Why is it so hard to say sorry when you've done the wrong thing, especially if you're a man?"

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“For an old curmudgeon who grew up amid the excitement of the Apollo era, the return of humans to space exploration has ...
30/11/2022

“For an old curmudgeon who grew up amid the excitement of the Apollo era, the return of humans to space exploration has reawakened that little boy within.”

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Pork barrelling might be great for the marginal seats but the whole country is poorer for the practice writes John Hansc...
29/11/2022

Pork barrelling might be great for the marginal seats but the whole country is poorer for the practice writes John Hanscombe.

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Should we incinerate waste to generate power?
28/11/2022

Should we incinerate waste to generate power?

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The Lucky Country has become a nation of tight arses writes Garry Linnell.
25/11/2022

The Lucky Country has become a nation of tight arses writes Garry Linnell.

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"Intending visitors, if they want to arrive in one piece, will need to slow down. Right down."
24/11/2022

"Intending visitors, if they want to arrive in one piece, will need to slow down. Right down."

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Chefs say gas is hurting the planet and endangering children’s health.
23/11/2022

Chefs say gas is hurting the planet and endangering children’s health.

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The way diesel's going, it will soon be cheaper to holiday overseas.
22/11/2022

The way diesel's going, it will soon be cheaper to holiday overseas.

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Australia's food waste over the festive season will spike by about 30 per cent.
21/11/2022

Australia's food waste over the festive season will spike by about 30 per cent.

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“Our euthanasia laws were supposed to replace God's procrastinating ways. But our dogs remain better off.”
18/11/2022

“Our euthanasia laws were supposed to replace God's procrastinating ways. But our dogs remain better off.”

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"We don't have Thanksgiving in Australia but ... we could give thanks for not having the most divisive figure in living ...
17/11/2022

"We don't have Thanksgiving in Australia but ... we could give thanks for not having the most divisive figure in living memory on our political stage."

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"One name will stay with me forever: Allan Tull."
16/11/2022

"One name will stay with me forever: Allan Tull."

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"Accustomed to the constant rumble of city traffic, the beachside quiet was deafening."
15/11/2022

"Accustomed to the constant rumble of city traffic, the beachside quiet was deafening."

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Whatever value the once-coveted Twitter blue tick might have had has turned to dust.
14/11/2022

Whatever value the once-coveted Twitter blue tick might have had has turned to dust.

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"The only comparable experience is placing a cautious hand in a tank of piranhas high on the scent of blood."
11/11/2022

"The only comparable experience is placing a cautious hand in a tank of piranhas high on the scent of blood."

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We are drowning in plastic.
10/11/2022

We are drowning in plastic.

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"Senate estimates is no place to grandstand on some culture war raging in your own head."
09/11/2022

"Senate estimates is no place to grandstand on some culture war raging in your own head."

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The Trump horror show is real and it looks like it's coming back to a screen near you.
08/11/2022

The Trump horror show is real and it looks like it's coming back to a screen near you.

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"If we can kick one noxious habit, we can kick another."
07/11/2022

"If we can kick one noxious habit, we can kick another."

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"You see, for decades I have suffered from the absurd misapprehension that "customer service" means just that."
04/11/2022

"You see, for decades I have suffered from the absurd misapprehension that "customer service" means just that."

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"Nowadays, fanatics, bigots and the downright deranged tend to lurk behind keyboards, spewing their bile on social media...
03/11/2022

"Nowadays, fanatics, bigots and the downright deranged tend to lurk behind keyboards, spewing their bile on social media - Twitter, we're watching you."

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"Woke is a blunt-axe insult, lazy invective long overdue for retirement, along with a host of other words and phrases th...
02/11/2022

"Woke is a blunt-axe insult, lazy invective long overdue for retirement, along with a host of other words and phrases that also raise the blood pressure."

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"Punters with skin in the financial game are wondering whether the RBA will lift the cash rate by 25 or 50 basis points....
01/11/2022

"Punters with skin in the financial game are wondering whether the RBA will lift the cash rate by 25 or 50 basis points. Either way, it's going to hurt."

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"A whole generation has grown up with the sorry spectacle of question time's highlights being played out on the nightly ...
31/10/2022

"A whole generation has grown up with the sorry spectacle of question time's highlights being played out on the nightly news. It wasn't always that way."

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"Should players have the right to walk away from sponsors whose practices they disagree with? Has the era of self-entitl...
28/10/2022

"Should players have the right to walk away from sponsors whose practices they disagree with? Has the era of self-entitlement gone too far?"

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"From where I sit the cows can be heard lowing in the distance. But the whiff of bu****it is emanating right here from t...
27/10/2022

"From where I sit the cows can be heard lowing in the distance. But the whiff of bu****it is emanating right here from the news feed on my laptop."

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"It's always seemed cruel, this insistence in some professions of forcing men and women to dress entirely inappropriatel...
26/10/2022

"It's always seemed cruel, this insistence in some professions of forcing men and women to dress entirely inappropriately for the climate."

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"From Stephen King's Pennywise in It to Joaquin Phoenix's The Joker to Boris Johnson and Donald Trump, they're terrifyin...
25/10/2022

"From Stephen King's Pennywise in It to Joaquin Phoenix's The Joker to Boris Johnson and Donald Trump, they're terrifying."

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"I'm thinking of investing in lettuce futures after my super balance went backwards last financial year."
24/10/2022

"I'm thinking of investing in lettuce futures after my super balance went backwards last financial year."

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"It is clear my past behaviour has incorrectly caused some to conclude that I have become a grumpy old bastard."
14/10/2022

"It is clear my past behaviour has incorrectly caused some to conclude that I have become a grumpy old bastard."

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"Perhaps it's time we abandoned our expectations politicians' promises will be kept and accepted that as circumstances c...
13/10/2022

"Perhaps it's time we abandoned our expectations politicians' promises will be kept and accepted that as circumstances change, so too will policy."

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"Old habits die hard, especially in politics."
12/10/2022

"Old habits die hard, especially in politics."

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"A national conversation free of moral panic and with an eye on overseas experience seems long overdue."
11/10/2022

"A national conversation free of moral panic and with an eye on overseas experience seems long overdue."

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"The ultras of many religions believe wacky things that the rest of us, including people of some faith like me, don't ta...
10/10/2022

"The ultras of many religions believe wacky things that the rest of us, including people of some faith like me, don't take much notice of."

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