Daggers uncloaked: ASIO’s world of secrets and spooks
A fascinating new exhibition tells the story of Australia’s security agencies with photos, intelligence memos and several spy gadgets.
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As threats mount, we must start taking defence seriously Let’s take defence seriously
Australia cannot defend itself against any big, militarily capable adversary, despite a $40 billion a year defence budget.
THE INCONSTANT CONSIGLIERE
Michael Cohen’s testimony about Donald Trump is compelling, but undermined by his credibility gap.
Hanoi chaos clashes with drama in DC
Americans had a choice yesterday: they could view Donald Trump as contender for the Nobel Peace Prize or as a criminal conman.
PLANE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
The argument for widening the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft is gaining ground.
Without closure, the emotional wounds cannot heal
Not knowing the whereabouts of the remains of her beloved sister and brother-in-law compounds the grief for Jeanette Maguire.
A case in which justice never had a fair chance
ABC and former Fairfax journalists spent years seeking to ensure George Pell was in the dock as an ogre, not a defendant.
The ultimate cardinal sin
It was in the most holy of places that George Pell was found to have committed a sex attack on two 13-year-old choirboys.
ABC CAN BELIEVE IN ITA
The media icon has universal admiration and respect.
RISK OF A BUSH WHACKING
Minority rule looms for NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
A REEL CONTENDER
The thought of Lady Gaga winning the Oscar for best actress tomorrow is scandalous, especially against this masterpiece.
Rise of the fashionistas: the biggest names in style are now no longer men
Karl Lagerfeld’s death coincides with a changing of the guard in the industry.
The Condor racket
Investors in Condor Blanco Mines were duped by a repeat offender.
British political realignment goes beyond a few splitters
The ‘sensible centre’ holds little appeal as a divided nation approaches the Brexit deadline.
Tribal warfare saps our energy Tribal warfare saps our energy
A fossil fuel-endowed nation enriched by its resources is set against a middle-class moralism hooked on climate action.
PM’s pathway to victory passes through slippery terrain
Helloworld and Michaelia Cash aside, the government can take some rare cheer from recent events.
facing up to the truth and trolls
Defamation, for those exposed to it, can be a terrible, destructive force; ruined relationships, careers and mud that sticks long after vindication.
Shorten’s hubris puts a spring in the PM’s step
A great deal will depend on what happens in the interim, but the election is now up for grabs.
Radical move cleverly disguised
Ahead of meeting portly Stalinist Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump isn’t getting enough credit for his least recognised but signature skill.
Unions waking up to ALP’s perversity
On Adani this week, Labor’s perennial problem was totally exposed. Who does it actually stand for?
Climate evangelists use lawfare to target perceived ‘offenders’ Climate evangelists use lawfare to target ‘offenders’ in the energy industry
Lawfare has added a highly effective weapon to climate warriors’ arsenal.
A visionary’s legacy: teach first and ask questions later
Schoolchildren are being denied valuable lessons because of ideological reading wars.
Palmer unlikely to upend our stable two-party tradition
The AEC made a big mistake allowing Clive Palmer to establish his own UAP and present himself as a political heir.
True words of wisdom and a touching moment of tears
In front of a packed Sydney crowd, Jordan Peterson revealed he had to change one of his 12 rules for life. And then he cried.
The value of international students remains debatable
Conspiracy is a strong term, so let’s call the relationship between government and the international student industry ‘cosy’.
Blood tests on the tracks of an irresistible con woman
Charmed by Elizabeth Holmes, men who should have known better ignored all the alarm bells.
Parties pick campaign tactics
Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten agree that the Coalition can’t win the next election on the single issue of border protection.
In life after Labor, important concepts take shape in fiction
Lindsay Tanner has a successful business career and his second novel was published this week.
Failing a test of fairness
Are HSC students disadvantaged by the marks awarded to a rival certificate?
Retirees in the crosshairs
It’s a time of reckoning for middle-class retirees who held the flawed assumption that concessions in the past would remain in the future.
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