Opinion
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The problems with Porter
Christian Porter, a product of the cliquey Perth elite, is a classic example. His paternal grandfather was a minister in…
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Morrison’s China ‘strategy’ makes us less, not more, secure
Questions like: How do submarines actually contribute to our national security? Kevin Rudd Τhe Sydney Morning Herald And now, it…
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Living with disability in a world only built for ‘the normate’ is a ‘draining’ experience
In fact, the short stroll from Aurora Disability Services to the Glenorchy bus mall in Hobart’s northern suburbs provides enough…
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First Nations Voice to Parliament: It’s time to rethink democracy
Our collective failure to embrace the Uluru Statement from the Heart represents a missed opportunity to accelerate Australia’s journey to…
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Hostage Diplomacy Is Against China’s Interests
The fates of the two Michaels are test cases for the direction Beijing chooses. Susana Malcorra The Diplomat Over the…
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COVID-19 exposes Australia’s stark health inequalities — and threatens to entrench them further
Generally, people enjoy a high standard of living and access to universal health care, and Australia consistently ranks well on…
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When human life begins is a question of politics – not biology
The Texas law went into effect on Sept. 1, 2021, and severely limits the right to have an abortion in…
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De-Erdoganisation
The Taliban warned that despite ‘historic, cultural and religious bonds with the Muslim people of Turkey’, they would view such…
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Twenty years since Tampa, can we turn the tide on empathy?
Tampa was the moment that has determined our asylum seeker policies ever since, especially our brutal practice of indefinite, offshore…
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Better late than never: BHP’s $18.5 billion nod to the environment
“The Big Australian”, which now prides itself for investing in future-facing commodities like copper and nickel, was slow to act…
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The Tories see culture as something that needs to be protected, but it’s a shifting landscape transformed by each generation
The culture war, much like the war on drugs or the war on terror, is a metaphorical state that seems…
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Open letter to UN Security Council: The second Turkish invasion of the Republic of Cyprus on 14 August 1974
14 August 2021 Your Excellencies Re: The second Turkish invasion of the Republic of Cyprus on 14 August 1974 As…
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Racism and the lesson that is never learnt
We’re all so educated. We’re over-educated. Perhaps we’re over education. Greg Baum The Sydney Morning Herald Listen to Taylor Walker in…
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Dead white man’s clothes
Many of the clothes we donate to charity end up dumped in landfill, creating an environmental catastrophe on the other…
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Think classical sculptures were all white marble?
Is there a link between racist ideology and the blinding whiteness of classical sculpture? Daniel Browning ABC News Did Leonardo…
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Turkey and Pakistan Working in Tandem
In this article, I wish to highlight Ankara’s success story in getting its own man fill in one of the…
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