Maiden: What’s really behind Albo’s man problem
You might have heard of the Liberal party’s issues with women but they polls says Labor has it’s own gender troubles, writes Samantha Maiden.
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Downer: Zero sense as angry Aussies’ bills blow up
Climate change is obvious but that doesn’t mean Australia’s high-price fix adds up, writes Alexander Downer.
Minister: No more unfulfilled promises, kicking the can down the road
In recognition of the Bruce Highway’s national importance, the federal government is funding 80 per cent of its upgrade, writes Catherine King.
Editor’s view: Multibillion-dollar highway fix a win for Queensland
Today’s funding announcement for the Bruce Highway is a massive win for Queensland – and for the power of journalism, writes the editor.
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Downer: It’s not that complex. The West needs to win
There are many complex problems the world faces, but the “total destruction of Israel would be the beginning of the end”, writes Alexander Downer.
Bond: Aus Day U-turns are huge wins for silent majority
Let’s hope this idea of paying attention to what Australians really think catches on, writes Caleb Bond.
Downer: My enemies are right. I am very privileged
My parents made a bold choice back in the 1960s that looks very wise in hindsight, writes Alexander Downer.
Mind-boggling security breakdown puts Trump at risk again
How could Mr Trump not already have the highest level of protection, having been shot once and also made the target of an Iranian assassination plot, asks Tom Minear.
Greens exposed as hate-peddlers, hypocrites and cowards in protests
We have seen the violent and virulent hatred of the Greens and professional protest movement laid bare, as anti-Israel protesters – parading as pacifists – viciously attacked law enforcement in a week-long campaign of antisemitism, Andrew Wallace writes.
Penbo: Howard bowls a bitter pill for Aussie Trump-lovers
The man many call Australia’s greatest PM had some words that both right and left wingers should hear, writes David Penberthy.
Bond: ‘Hate speech’ warriors won’t give up this easily
Labor’s last-minute backdown has spared Australia from a set of dangerous new laws – for now, writes Caleb Bond.
Maiden: Tanya’s angst over kids’ social media use proves ban is right
Tanya Plibersek summed it up perfectly when she revealed her own angst and guilt about her children’s social media use – and why things need to change, writes Samantha Maiden.
Three reasons why social media ban must be for 16yo
One blanket, minimum age to access social media for all Australians will spare parents, schools and young people themselves from unintended negative consequences of a two-tier system, argues Dr Simon Wilksch.
When a six year old wants to be an influencer, we must rethink social
As the debates have already started in our house over social media and its uses, I’m glad the Aussie prime minister is supportive of upping the age limit on accounts, writes Letea Cavander
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