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A residential building that was heavily damaged after a Russian strike on Ternopil in Ukraine on Wednesday.

It’s time to stop paying Putin

The Herald this week launched our latest campaign, “Blood Oil”, showing how oil imported to Australia is helping Vladimir Putin pursue his war on Ukraine. It’s sick, it’s wrong and it needs to end.

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More than 60 members of the National Socialist Network attended the rally on Saturday.

The chilling story we’ve thrown everything at covering

I believe it is the media’s job to call out white supremacists and make sure the public knows how serious the threat is.

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United States President Donald Trump takes questions during a press conference with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Attempts to silence reporters are becoming increasingly troubling

Threats and bullying of our journalists exist on a broad spectrum ranging from public derision to intimidation and acts of physical violence.

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Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sorry, but I struggle to get outraged about Trump’s White House renos

There has been more outrage over the demolition of a boring building than there has been over the US president’s musings about a third term.

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The Go West series culminates this week.

This is the population boom we’re not talking about – but should be

The population of Melbourne’s west is expected to almost double to 1.8 million people by 2050. That’s more than two-thirds the size of Brisbane.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Australia’s US ambassador Kevin Rudd arrive for a breakfast meeting in Washington on Tuesday.

Kevin Rudd is not everyone’s cup of tea. But is he effective? You bet

The successful meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese was bad news for those people in politics or in the media hoping for a spectacular Oval Office blow-up.

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Mike Baird and Jay Weatherill will be joining forces at the Susan McKinnon Foundation.

In the debate about more federal MPs, let’s ask how we get better ones too

Amid the discussion about whether we need more MPs, we should also explore how to get better ones. 

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A still from the new Here’s to reason campaign

Our ‘Here’s to Reason’ campaign lands at a critical time for all of us

I’ve always been a sucker for a good brand slogan or jingle, and there are some crackers floating around out there.

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Alan Jones

The long and controversial story of Alan Jones is about to enter a defining year

Alan Jones denies the allegations and is entitled to his day in court. But this extraordinary story is another reminder of the critical role of investigative journalism.

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Protesters during the March for Australia anti-immigration rally outside Parliament House in Canberra on August 31.

Talking about immigration is uncomfortable but essential

All racists don’t like immigration, but it is not true that all people who are concerned about immigration are racists.

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