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News Corp killed most of its local papers in Qld, now pundits are left to guess at what results mean

The Queensland election marked the end of the first full parliamentary term since News Corp decided to shut most of its chain of daily newspapers from the Sunshine Coast to Townsville. The result? We have no real idea why people voted the way they did.

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This American Carnage: The WaPo boycott, Harris reclaims the Ellipse, and it’s 1939 at Madison Square Gardens again.

Kamala Harris has picked a symbolic place to deliver her closing arguments, while Donald Trump’s supporters are being a touch more explicit.

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Queenslanders capitulate to fear after a relentlessly cynical campaign

Political strategies don’t come out of a vacuum. The most effective capitalise on existing moods, prejudices and beliefs.

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Crunching the numbers on the Queensland election results, including silver linings for Labor

While this was undoubtedly a less-than-brilliant performance by the ALP, it could have been a lot worse.

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David Crisafulli and LNP take Queensland

The LNP is on track to take at least 48 seats in Queensland after its state election victory over the weekend, and the RBA’s November meeting could ‘slam the door’ on the possibility of a 2024 rate cut.

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The Guardian view on the budget: Rachel Reeves must have a narrative, not just numbers

Editorial: Any chancellor can fire off forecasts, policies and measures, but the most impactful governments back it up with a bold political vision

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The Guardian view on UK-EU security cooperation: some red lines must be blurred

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer should not assume that defence cooperation can be kept separate from the thornier issue of trade integration

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Newcastle's early to bed, early to rise lark a snooze fest

Wake-up call: Vibrant global cities don't do shut-eye at 10pm

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Labour can find money for the great god of infrastructure – but what about actual people?

A new report lays bare the scandal of special needs provision, a crisis that sums up just how expensive austerity ends up being, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Democracy won the 20th century. But has its success bred lethal complacency in the 21st?

We never know who is going to rule but the beauty of democracy is that we know we can always get rid of them. So why wouldn’t we fight like blazes to preserve it?

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Want to understand British irony, humour and politics? Visit the NHS suggestions website

Put a Wetherspoon’s in every hospital? Make Larry the Cat the health minister? The public’s ideas are like British banter bingo – but they show how much we care, writes Emma Beddington

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Sick of overpriced gig tickets? Here’s the Cure

Robert Smith, defiant leader of the post-punk stalwarts, has shown that secondary markets can be bypassed, enabling ordinary people to benefit from culture

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Britons are dying in a blizzard of cheap cocaine. Why is so little being done to save them?

Deaths rose 30% last year, partly due to a rise in purity, but the stigma over drug abuse still stands in the way of funding the means to stop the toll

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Be under no illusions, Keir Starmer: a Trump presidency will be a harrowing nightmare

The Republican contender is a clear and present danger to the UK’s most vital national interests

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What sort of society rations support for children with special learning needs?

Instead of receiving early help, pupils and parents face a vicious cycle of trying to get treatment

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Babooshkas rejoice! Kate Bush is every woman’s teenage soul – which is why men don’t get her

Only female fans can truly appreciate the singer’s allure, and the thrill that talk of a new album brings

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Our first political prisoner? No. Locking up dissenters is an ignoble British tradition

Voices on the right who now criticise the jailing of rioters for racial hate wilfully ignore history

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Many benefits flow from living in hope

Hopeful adults have better physical health

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The BBC has rehabilitated Michael Gove from Brexit hysteric into genial radio jock

In handing him his own series, the corporation is relaunching yet another failed politician

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If fossil fuel dependency is a global addiction, climate activists are prophets trying to save us from our stupor

Legions of young people are getting organised, skilling up, raising their voices and placing their bodies in the path of those who profit from our addiction

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Why we decided to back a motion to close the Women’s Equality party

Setting up the WE was not so much brave as a no-brainer, but the world has changed

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The Observer view: Americans who believe in democracy have no choice but to vote for Harris

The US remains a great country with many strengths and many problems – and Trump is not the answer

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Why you should give your child a dumbphone if you want them to be smarter

New research reveals how app usage affects grades, adding to parents’ worries about mental health

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Joe Biden’s big blunder: how the war in Ukraine became a global disaster

Failure to contain the conflict has led to huge suffering and geopolitical shifts. Why didn’t the US commit to Nato?

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Our perverse respect for immense wealth allows Musk and Zuckerberg to run riot

The megalomaniacs who control X and Facebook are only able to pollute the public sphere and undermine democracy because of our deference to money

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