Penbo: Aus Day PC posers owe two apologies
Yet again we’re reminded that the corporate world needs to reflect on its counter-productive role in fostering social change, writes David Penberthy.
Opinion
Bond: Let’s count all of Albo’s greatest hits
The first term is meant to be when a PM convinces us he should get a second dance around the maypole, writes Caleb Bond.
Goers: Another Aussie birthright privatised and sacrificed
It used to be a required activity for all Aussie kids. Now it’s for the rich and the poor are drowning, writes Peter Goers.
Maiden: Parents are right to be angry at public schools
A Catholic school “experiment” should spell the end of Australia’s Choose Your Own Adventure approach to teaching kids.
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‘Shocker’: Tory loss at the hands of a ‘wrecker’
The Conservatives’ loss could have been much worse. But they now face their toughest battle yet after losing on major issues with voters, writes James Campbell.
‘Complete joke’: Comedy of errors led to Sunak’s demise
Voters stopped listening to Rishi Sunak and the Tories months ago and have just been waiting for their chance to kick them out, writes Sky News’ Laura Jayes.
Trump’s secret weapon that crushed Biden
This wasn’t a competition; it was a wipe-out. But there was something Donald Trump did that left Biden appearing frail, confused and dazed, writes body language expert Katia Loisel.
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Penbo: Pro-Palestine ‘idiots’ reveal true anti-Jew motives
The bigotry on display against Jerry Seinfeld across Australia and a despicable attack on a Labor MP leave no more room for excuses, writes David Penberthy.
Biden ‘signed his own death warrant’
The first US presidential debate was a disaster for Joe Biden. It was so bad that, for the first time, his allies finally began to speak publicly about their panic, says Tom Minear.
Goers: We can’t put war criminals on memorials – not even this one
I’ll always believe that Morant was following orders and that he became a scapegoat of empire – but he was also a war criminal, writes Peter Goers.
The ‘heart breaking’ quest to find my dad an aged care bed
Too many frail elderly Aussies like my dad are forced to take up a hospital bed while they wait for aged care, writes Sue Dunlevy. And some are still waiting after six months.
Stop the filth, fear and the sickos
In a week where we learnt terror groups are radicalising autistic kids in Australia, why is it up to a billionaire to take up the fight with social media, Julie Cross argues.
Meta don’t negotiate, they dictate. Parliament must act
Australia cannot surrender on laws to hold social media giants accountable, News Corp Australia executive chairman Michael Miller has told a parliamentary committee.
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