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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference after visiting Government House to call for an election.

We’re prepared for election of small targets, which is deeply disappointing

Australians deserve better than the kind of visionless politics being dished up by the major parties.

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The cosmetic injectables industry badly needs greater regulation to better protect patients.

Ugly reality of beauty industry demands urgent makeover

It is clear that cosmetic injectables businesses have galloped ahead of regulators. It’s time to put the patients back in focus.

  • The Age's View
Premier Jacinta Allan

Premier Jacinta Allan’s CFMEU rorts response isn’t enough

The Big Build has been on Premier Jacinta Allan’s CV for some years. Any credit for its implementation also comes with responsibility when things go wrong, such as revelations about organised crime links to major projects.

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Those in charge as Big Build rorts flourished must do three things – or quit

Whether we look at the police, the public service or their political masters, this sorry saga has been marked by failures of accountability.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been urged by Queensland to reject the Commonwealth Grants Commission’s GST carve-up recommendations.

Western Australia’s political ransom over GST rort must end

Australia’s continuing failure to divide federal funds equitably looks even more ridiculous in light of WA running budget surpluses of $3.5 billion a year while eastern states face deep budget deficits.

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Clive Palmer at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra last month.

The recurring irritant of Australian politics has returned

Voters have repeatedly rejected Clive Palmer’s attempts to buy electoral success. Now, his Trumpet of Patriots party is parroting the policies of Donald Trump.

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US president Donald Trump welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House before the Oval Office bust-up.

Trump’s Russia-Ukraine approach brings uncertainty to all nations

An end to the war on the terms proposed by Donald Trump’s administration would give Vladimir Putin a victory and change the calculus in conflicts around the world.

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The presumption of secrecy around the government’s activities is eating at the fabric of our democracy.

The scandal behind the many stories we’ve been unable to tell you

Silencing dissent and concealing information is one of the hallmarks of authoritarianism. Yet it is commonplace in Victoria.

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A Chinese army-navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang was spotted 150 nautical miles off the coast of Sydney.

Albanese, Dutton must set out clear China policy for public debate

Chinese warships firing live rounds within a few hundred kilometres of Sydney with only a few hours’ notice is a significant escalation in the posturing of that nation’s forces in our region.

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Public trust in the taxi system is in tatters.

Shameful state of taxi industry shows it is past time to protect customers

It is clear the industry has lost the public’s trust. Now governments must take swift, decisive action to fix the mess.

  • The Age's View

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