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Australia must hit back if Trump’s tariffs go ahead

Readers are angered by the possible imposition of tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium by the Trump administration.

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I agree with your editorial that young people need help negotiate social media’s minefield of misinformation (“Civic’s classes key to health of democracy”, 10 February). Most young adults today get their news from various social media platforms, where algorithms determine a user’s feed. Unless social media users are educated in media literacy and critical thinking, they will not have the skills to decide what is an accurate news source and whether items they are being fed are actually misinformation or propaganda. Much is put upon the school curriculum to educate young people in today’s world and for the future, but media literacy and critical thinking are surely a high priority, perhaps for both teachers and students. Levane Abdoolcader, Padstow Heights

Civics lessons will help our youth survive a minefield of misinformation

Younger Australians need help to negotiate social media’s rising torrent of lies, writes a reader.

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A daily dose of data to stay focused in Trump’s chaos

Julia Baird’s retelling of the starfish story is a timely reminder that we can make a difference to this world.

Neo-Nazi groups are running riot on social media platform X.

Online neo-Nazis highlight the danger of misinformation

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has taken the dramatic decision to list misinformation and disinformation as an existential threat to the world.

Chris Minns and UFC Fighter Tai Tuivasa after announcing UFC 293 will take place in Sydney.

Premier’s UFC bromance is a kick in the guts for taxpayers

Readers are not impressed with Chris Minns’ $16 million deal to bring Ultimate Fighting Championship to town.

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We do not need Dutton following Trump’s way

Niki Savva paints a disturbing picture of Peter Dutton borrowing from Donald Trump’s playbook in his bid for our top job

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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address the media at the White House.

Trump’s disturbing plan to redevelop Gaza is a violation of international law

The US president should be thinking of rebuilding Gaza for the people who lost everything, instead of turning it into a tourist resort, writes Saba Mustafa.

Jo Haylen Nick Moir composite.

Haylen’s resignation was vital to preserve Labor’s credibility

Politicians’ guidelines on the use of taxpayer-funded transport need to be tightened up, writes one reader.

The fog of inflation is lifting.

Dutton plan: Free lunches, cuts to services

Stand by for the whole gamut of Trump’s MAGA suite of anti-government moves, which would make our lives more difficult.

Transport Minister Jo Haylen apologises on Sunday.

Haylen could learn from a stint on public transport

The experience would enable the Transport Minister, who used official transport for a private trip, to see where improvements are needed, writes Sue Dyer.

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