Australasia
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John Howard wrecked Aged Care for all Australians
The Aged Care Bill 1997 (Cth) was introduced as part of the new Howard Government’s 1996 Budget measures. Mark Buckley AIM…
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Australia: The clever country?
Instead, we have become the stupid country. We now have the trade pattern of a poor developing nation. Ian Lowe…
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Julian Assange’s wife says ‘we’re the closest we’ve ever been’ to securing his release
Julian Assange’s release from prison has never been closer, his wife says, as she urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to…
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The government has launched its Voice referendum information campaign. Here’s what it looks like
An information program on the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum is being launched by the federal government, involving television and…
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Why government action to thwart neo-Nazi groups is far more difficult than it appears
This statement by a Victoria Police spokeswoman could not have been clearer. Greg Barton The Conversation Hate and prejudice are most certainly…
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Inspired by the First People, Diamond Rozakeas discovers how to live with Filotimo
“When I end up in the community, I’m just so inspired by the spirit of the land, the spirit of…
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National gathering of First Nations women aims to bring ‘gender justice’ to Indigenous issues
Conference will help to design institute to ensure Indigenous women and girls have input into policies that govern their lives…
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‘I’m Armidaleian’: Ezidi refugees put down new roots in New England
When Shiroqe Majid Talo Ali was a child, her friends called her Doctor Shiroque. by Michael Burge; photography by Simon Scott…
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An argument for an Australian Republic
For most of Australia, the Monarch’s or Queen’s Birthday, a public holiday and a long held tradition since 1788, is…
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Attorney-Generals criminalising 13 year olds is a national disgrace
It’s called SCAGS, the Standing Committee of Attorney-Generals. Greg Barns Pearls and Irritations For many years now the Commonwealth, state…
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‘We’d be getting it from both sides, which was horrendous’: Australian political players on our brutal refugee policies
At one point in our discussion he told me: Jordana Silverstein The Conversation He continued, explaining: ‘We’d be getting …
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Immigration system set for overhaul in wake of review’s damning findings
Touted as the biggest review of immigration since the 1988 FitzGerald Report, the Parkinson Review covers issues as diverse as…
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A majority of First Nations people support the voice. Why don’t non-Indigenous Australians believe this?
Conducting focus groups of non-Indigenous Australians on their attitudes to the voice can be tough going, even for someone whose…
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He walks among them: Remembering Father Bob
I got to know him in 2015 when working on The Fighter, a book exploring the life of ex-boxer and youth…
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Squeezed out of the Australian dream: Two-thirds of young people are giving up on home ownership
Young Australians and middle-income earners have given up on ever buying their own homes amid mounting evidence the nation’s dysfunctional…
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‘Kick in the guts for army’: Landmark defence review to create winners and losers
Local defence companies are bracing for major cuts to orders of Australian-made naval vessels and infantry fighting vehicles as the…
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