Trump’s TikTok save is illegal – does anyone care?
Donald Trump and TikTok’s owners are defying the law in their plot to save the popular app. Tom Minear argues it is a reminder of how deeply unserious US politics has become.
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Goers: Instant fix for Gen Z’s housing grind
The young endlessly complain that they’ll never afford a house but they are merrily drinking their deposits one $7 latte at a time, writes Peter Goers.
Bond: Albo either loves this minister or hates her guts
Spare a thought for the Labor MP that just inherited responsibility for fixing the biggest mess in Australian politics, writes Caleb Bond.
Ironic Year 12 twist no one mentions until you fail
This is what falling short of your high school or uni course targets really looks like, writes Tom Bowden.
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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.
Why a new era awaits Trump’s presidency
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Penbo: Molly the Magpie’s biggest threat is flocks of feral stickybeaks
Just as the joyless bureaucrats back off, the owners of the beloved native bird face a new miserable twist, writes David Penberthy.
Bond: Ironic twist in Gen Alpha’s sudden climate shift
I don’t mean to gloat while people are suffering, but I saw this coming, writes Caleb Bond.
Penbo: Bizarre snub confirms Qantas is now a national joke
You’re not a national carrier if foreign airlines do a better job of serving Australians than you will, writes David Penberthy.
Maiden: It’s a war of words as senators fight it out
The extraordinary stoush over Fatima Payman’s citizenship sparked by Pauline Hanson resulted in chaotic scenes, writes Samantha Maiden.
Penbo: Albo might ban you from commenting on this article
This isn’t a self-serving rant. I’ll get special protections under these laws that you won’t, writes David Penberthy.
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