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Khamenei proxy sign of defiance

Iran’s ayatollah has made an unprecedented move to secure his regime’s survival by appointing a brutal enforcer as his heir apparent.

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More tax is the problem, not the reform solution

The common theme in the timely interventions by former treasurer Peter Costello and former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty is that the trajectory of our national economic future is at stark odds with what it was in the past.

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New doubts about gender drugs

The potential side-effects on vulnerable children from gender drugs are too serious to ignore. It is not good enough that Australia’s medical safety officials have been flying blind due to lack of data.

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Quality beats self-promotion

Education remains a major export industry.

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Protest party One Nation still lacks workable policies

Pauline Hanson has not got a viable plan to tackle the many needs of Australia.

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Despite Trump, free trade matters

Don Farrell will argue the nation’s case at G’Day USA 2026 this week.

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Green and gold dazzle in snow

From a land famed for beaches and swimming pools rather than snow and ice, the Australian spirit and our extraordinary athletes in green and gold have triumphed in the Italian Alps.

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Government has failed its duty on ISIS bride return

It is increasingly clear that through incompetence or design the Albanese government has failed Australians with its hands-off approach to repatriation of the so-called ISIS brides.

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Royal scandal fallout has far to go: Andrew’s records will be scrutinised in detail

The arrest of Prince Andrew over alleged misconduct marks an unprecedented moment for a modern royal. Beyond personal disgrace, it raises troubling questions for the British establishment and the House of Windsor.

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Iran diaspora has suffered decades of brutal treatment

Regime change in Tehran would reverberate around the world.

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Rubio opts for partnership over provocation

The fate of Ukraine remains central to the security of Europe.

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Danger in Tame’s lack of grace

Grace Tame’s ‘globalise the intifada’ chant at a protest against Israel President Isaac Herzog risks legitimising extremist rhetoric and inflaming tensions at home.

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Game on as Taylor fields best team to tackle Labor

The economic focus of the new shadow ministry should be an asset.

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IR needs productivity reform

Workplace Relations Minister Amanda Rishworth preaches workplace harmony while representing a system where 87 per cent of workers reject union membership yet face increasingly centralised industrial laws.

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Energy and economy the priority issues for Taylor

Voters are showing signs of fatigue on Labor’s climate change plan in a clash with affordability and Angus Taylor has returned to the energy debate as Opposition Leader at a critical moment.

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Putin’s Stalin-like subversion

International forensic scientists have exposed Vladimir Putin’s ‘terrorist state’ methods by proving Alexei Navalny likely died from poison found only in South American rainforests.

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Vulnerable minors deserve better

Much will depend on a review to develop new guidelines for treating gender-distressed minors.

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UN backs Iran’s cruelty to women

Secretary-general Antonio Guterres has turned the body into a farce.

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Balancing books will help intergenerational equity

Punitive taxes on success will not encourage incentive, investment.

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Herzog’s visit to Australia was deeply significant

The Palestine Action Group warrants close scrutiny by authorities.

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Dream run into sporting history for Woods

Ranked a 100-1 outsider, Cooper Woods stunned the field in the Italian Alps to claim moguls gold, delivering a rare and remarkable triumph for Australian winter sport.

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Taylor steps up to lead Liberals’ existential battle – it was the right move

The nation will be stronger for a robust contest of policies and ideas.

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Indonesia leads way in Gaza Stabilisation Force

President Prabowo Subianto has set an example to other Muslim nations.

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Opposition revival depends on good policy foundation

For the sake of the nation, the government needs to be challenged.

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Budget blows as $1 trillion debt milestone draws close

Angus Taylor’s most important test will be his economic narrative.

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