'Best of our character': heroes save lives in Bondi shooting
While terror reigned on Australia's most famous beach, local heroes stepped up by putting themselves in harm's way to protect innocent strangers.
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The rich get tax advice; the poor get lectures: super tax saga lays bare a skewed system
A new report on the amount of revenue expected to be raised by the changes to superannuation tax on balances over $3m highlights yet again how the tax system is weighted in favour of the rich and that the government never gets thanks for doing what conservative forces demand.
Economy
Economy
Unemployment holds at 4.3%, but weak labour market tells a different story
Unemployment in November remained steady at 4.3% according to the latest figures out today from the Bureau of Statistics.
Economy
Economy
A broken university system is letting Australia down
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Shorter America This Week: American National Security = White Supremacy, Trump’s Pennsylvania “pivot”, Venezuela 

It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. 'Shorter America' is Dr Emma Shortis' weekly column looping you in on what’s going on in America with news and analysis that you can trust.

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Fixing the housing crisis isn’t complicated, governments just don’t want to do it

Richard Denniss

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The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control

Amy Remeikis

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Democracy & Accountability
Amy Remeikis

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‘Economic power is political power’: Grace Blakeley calls for Australians to fight back

Author of Vulture Capitalism, Grace Blakeley, has told Australian consumers they need to stand up to the huge companies which dominate their way of life.

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RBA holds rates as markets overreact to a blip, not an ongoing trend

In a decision that surprised no one, the RBA board left rates on hold in their last meeting of the year. The market’s expectations about what might happen to interest rates next year have been swinging around wildly in recent months. It has shifted from thinking there will be several cuts to now predicting increases.

Economy
Economy
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Liberals twist RBA remarks to sell a false narrative on public spending

This week the Liberal Party shamefully misquoted the head of the Reserve Bank in a weak attempt to justify their criticism of government spending.

Economy
Economy
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‘We call it rip it and ship it’: Canadian leaders slam Woodside’s pipeline projects

Canadian Indigenous leaders have warned Australian gas giant Woodside that pipelines in British Columbia (BC) are driving illegal land seizes, violent police raids and the destruction of pristine ecosystems.

Climate
Climate
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Fact check: Is NSW going to have blackouts?

The claim: “Blackout risk: Grid ‘not ready’ for coal plant closures, solar surge”

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Climate
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Parliamentary entitlements and family reunions: just let the pollie pay

Allan Behm

Democracy & Accountability
Democracy & Accountability
Allan Behm
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First whispers of discontent for Labor are coming from within

Amy Remeikis

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Democracy & Accountability
Amy Remeikis
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FOI documents reveal extent of unreported corruption in Commonwealth agencies

The nation's corruption watchdog has warned federal agencies and departments that gross misconduct may be more prevalent than previously thought.  

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Democracy & Accountability
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“Maximum lethality”: the US military under the Trump administration

Australia’s allegiance to the US is being tested as the Trump administration faces accusations of illegal military action and escalating national security recklessness.

International Affairs
International Affairs
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Australia and New Zealand 'offloading' care crisis to Pacific neighbours: report

New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work has revealed that Australia’s poaching of skilled health workers from Pacific Island nations is leaving their health systems on the brink of collapse.

International Affairs
International Affairs
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"Terrible, irresponsible pronouncement”: alarm over Trump’s push to resume nuclear testing

As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, concerns are mounting over a new nuclear arms race with the US and Russia seemingly putting testing back on the table.

International Affairs
International Affairs
Society & Culture
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Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty

For all the focus on inflation, interest rates and cost-of-living pressures this year, the nation quietly passed a shameful milestone in 2025, ensuring a bleak Christmas for more Australian families than ever.

Society & Culture
Society & Culture
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ACCC: private health insurers’ $4.8 billion covid windfall returned

Private health insurers have returned almost $4.8 billion to Australian customers after pledging not to profit from reduced access to health services during the pandemic. 

Society & Culture
Society & Culture
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We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it

Luke Slawomirski

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