Opinions
OPINION
How will Australia’s social media ban impact students this school year?
Students are navigating their first school year under Australia’s new social media ban, but the impacts of the ban may be unevenly felt.
OPINION
Coalition shambles can trace its genesis to precisely one spot
The kingdom of Queensland has produced little emperors with no clothes, sure of their power within their branch and electorate.
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International cooperation on firefighting shows the best of the Australia-US alliance
ANZUS is focused on the security of the state, but it can and should be about the welfare of the people.
OPINION
Albo’s Odyssey (and the politics of having your hands tied)
When politicians claim to be constrained, it is too often an excuse to escape responsibility for an unconscionable decision.
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When alliances fail: What’s next?
NATO is in its death throes, with US President Donald Trump smashing the trust that underpins it. But while NATO members have the ability to go their own way, things are not so clear-cut for ANZUS
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Beware the new ‘normal’, it might be about to bite us
Anyone interested in politics would have heard the paraphrased Plato quote at some point – “one of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors”.
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Albo’s going to Dili: Why?
The final months of 2025 saw Prime Minister Albanese undertake a series of embarrassingly underwhelming visits to Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. The focus of the visits was enhanced security arrangements designed more to constrain China’s attempts to strengthen its own security relationships with the Pacific and less to build a sustainable security culture among the nations of the Pacific.
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All the money, none of the submarines: AUKUS deal paying upfront for hopes and dreams
When Kerry Packer bought Channel 9 back from Allan Bond for effectively half the price Bond had sold it to him, Packer famously said “You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I’ve had mine”.
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Abortion is an essential health service that needs to be included in the public health system
How much does an abortion cost in Australia? And why are these costs – for essential healthcare – paid by individuals rather than by our public health system?
