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Christine MiddapAssociate editor, chief writer

Christine Middap is associate editor and chief writer at The Australian. She was previously editor of The Weekend Australian Magazine for 11 years. Christine worked as a journalist and editor in Tasmania, Queensland and NSW, and at The Times in London. She is a former foreign correspondent and London bureau chief for News Corp’s Australian newspapers.

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Uncomfortable Conversations podcast and Youtuber Josh Szeps quit his ABC radio hosting role live on air because he wanted to wrestle with ideas he couldn't broach on the national broadcaster. His new set up will be discussing racial identity at the upcoming festival of dangerous ideas. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

‘Free to say what I like’: Josh Szeps on life after the ABC

He was ‘too spicy’’ for the ABC, quitting live on-air and citing the penalties for speaking bluntly. Now Josh Szeps can say what he likes … and no topics are off limits.

Christine Middap

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Left to right Chris Ainsworth with Charlotte Smith and her partner Keith Kerridge on their property at Bannaby NSW, the are one of the many owners who have lost the battle with Transgrid to prevent controversial transmission lines running through their land.

‘Bullying, bulldozing tactic’: forced acquisition threat now a reality

As Transgrid forges ahead with its giant renewables project, across southern NSW the wealthy and connected, quiet generational farmers and young mums and dads are receiving acqusition notices, a process they say is like ‘waiting for an axe to fall’.

Christine Middap

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Anatomy of a failed assassination: what drove Thomas Crooks?

An ordinary boy from an ordinary middle-class suburb gets a clear shot at a former president and stuns the world. A week on and with no obvious trail, authorities are piecing together a motive.

Christine Middap

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Wind turbines in Bannister, near Goulburn NSW. Footage: Max Mason-Hubers

Renewables ‘biggest change since white man turned up with sheep’

The land will be vastly altered: solar panels on the flats, wind turbines on the ridges and new high-voltage towers connecting it all, but the residents of these towns have more pragmatic things on their minds than rural scenery.

Christine Middap

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EMBARGO FOR TWAM 08 JUNE 2024. FEE MAY APPLY., , Nanette and Adam Charleson on the grounds of their new home which was once a Methodist church in the Adelaide Hills. Bri Hammond/TWAM

Sold! How prayer made way for a property boom

The sell-off of country churches is a boon for savvy buyers – but what are the ethical and practical issues that new owners face when turning God’s house into their own?

Christine Middap

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Sad child, domestic violence, sex abuse concept. Generic picture from istock. No identification.

Carers told not to help teen mum with newborn

As the NSW government struggles to fix a child protection system in crisis it would do well to read the case of a young mum and the unfolding tragedies of her life within foster care.

Christine Middap

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Artwork to illustrate story on four young indigenous children who were traumatised by their contact with the NSW Government. [4x3]

Foster care shame: system ‘damaged kids’

A foster child in the care of the NSW government had rotten teeth requiring removal and his appendix was infested with worms, but that’s not the worst the little boy endured, a magistrate has found.

Christine Middap

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 19: A shopper signs a condolence book during the re-opening of Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre on April 19, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre re-opened for business on Friday following a stabbing attack on April 13, 2024 that killed seven, including the offender. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

One week on from the horror, shock still ruffles Sydney

Some stores remain closed and extra security patrol in stab-proof vests as the full horror of the Bondi Junction shopping centre attack comes to light.

Christine Middap

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Saturday’s stabbings proof tragedy doesn’t discriminate

The heart-rending list of victims from Saturday’s stabbing spree at Bondi Junction is a snapshot of quintessential Australia.

Christine Middap

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Emilia Tortorella Artwork for Bill Shorten x NDIS story 26-03-2024Version: (4x3)COPYRIGHT: The Australian's artists each have different copyright agreements in place regarding re-use of their work in other publications.Please seek advice from the artists themselves or the Managing Editor of The Australian regarding re-use.

Shorten moves to keep criminals off the NDIS

Bill Shorten warns states shouldn’t use the scheme to fund support for violent criminals that are the responsibility of justice and corrections departments.

Christine Middap, Ellie Dudley and Stephen Lunn

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