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Defence April 27, 2024
Marles’s defence strategy another failed response to China threat
The Albanese government’s new defence strategy fails just as badly as previous documents, conflating two unreconcilable responses to China.
Media April 27, 2024
Exclusive: Albanese fears Facebook will leave Australia
As media companies including News Corp prepare for more redundancies following the loss of payments from Facebook, the government fears the platform will leave Australia entirely.
Politics April 27, 2024
‘A race towards minority’: Labor’s fight for re-election
Labor is looking past ailing polls as it lays the policy groundwork for the next election, while strategists and pollsters say even a minority government may be tough to secure.
Environment April 27, 2024
Dutton’s nuclear policy backfires
Having pushed for nuclear power as a signature energy policy, National MPs are now divided over where to build reactors – which will be disproportionately located in their seats.
Law & Crime April 27, 2024
Why wasn’t the Bondi Junction attack deemed an act of terrorism?
Two horrific stabbing incidents with two very different explanations – one mental health, the other terrorism – demonstrate the disconnect between how violence affects women and how it is treated by authorities.
Media April 27, 2024
The story of Australia’s first free press
Australia owes its press freedom to a former convict, whose battle with local authorities to publish without censorship ultimately ruined him but paved the way for others.
World April 27, 2024
Israel readies for offensive in Rafah
Albanese hikes Kokoda Track with PNG prime minister. Modi calls India’s Muslims ‘infiltrators’. Trump’s ‘catch and kill’ media strategy.
Health April 20, 2024
Sales reps have infiltrated operating theatres
Sales reps for surgical hardware companies are becoming a common presence in operating theatres – selling medical devices, sometimes without the consent of unconscious patients.
News April 20, 2024
Bondi Junction attack: Women are sick of being afraid
Analysis: The killing of six people, most of them women, at a Bondi Junction shopping centre is a reminder of the unique and unaddressed nature of male violence.
Economy April 20, 2024
Inside Albanese’s industrial re-election strategy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is staking a significant part of his re-election on an interventionist plan to revitalise investment in industry.
Law & Crime April 20, 2024
Every player in the Lehrmann scandal
Bruce Lehrmann’s rape of Brittany Higgins has dragged in dozens of people, almost all of them damaged by the scandal and its fallout.
World April 20, 2024
Israel retaliates against Iran attacks
Shadow war in the open. Conflict deepens regional schism. Military campaign in Gaza stepped up.