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Why do so few public officials get jailed for misconduct in office?

Laws against misconduct in public office are some of the oldest laws in our legal system. They rarely result in consequences.

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A polarised America may be a myth, but partisan American media is real

‘American society is so polarised’ is the frequent refrain of many journalists, politicians, influential commentators and everyday citizens. But the reality may not be so simple.

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Chalmers says spending will remain measured as cost of living bites

Jim Chalmers has refused to commit to ramping up populist cost of living measures in response to Queensland’s election loss, and it’s one week until Americans go to the polls.

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Republican claims of fraud could stoke violence — again

US elections consistently prove to be clean. But a recent study has found that false cries of voter fraud can make some feel political violence is more acceptable.

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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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Why I’m flying into the chaos of Atlanta, Georgia to help monitor the polls for the US election

Make no mistake, what happens on November 5 will have seismic consequences for America and the wider world.

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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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The real threat to refugees like me is politicians who give the green light to neo-Nazis

‘This isn’t the first time that we have been attacked by neo-Nazis on the streets of the city we consider our home.’

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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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Phew! Even with a paywall Daily Mail Australia readers will still enjoy stolen journalism for free

Daily Mail Australia might be introducing a paywall, but it won’t stop its readers accessing what they know and love for free.

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Women in tech still face a torrid time from LinkedIn lechers

The lack of consequences for WiseTech Global’s Richard White suggests not much has changed in the tech industry when it comes to the treatment of women.

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Yes, Australia could have high-speed rail — let’s stop propping up the polluting aviation industry

‘Rail infrastructure is subsidised because of the outsize benefits it brings to citizens. China, Europe and Japan have all understood this.’

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No, Australia couldn’t have high-speed rail — take it from an economist

‘The risk is that if a system isn’t paying for its own infrastructure, it gets run down.’

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Bruce Lehrmann set to haunt the headlines a whole lot longer

‘Lehrmann is targeting the finding of rape, as he must, but on a technical ground that promises an interesting appeal hearing (interesting in the legal sense, not the human one).’

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Australia’s newsroom reviews do more harm than good unless they make good on the harm

‘This could end up worse for staff morale than not commissioning a review in the first place.’

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There’s quite a bit of evidence to suggest Trump possibly, actually, definitely doesn’t want to be president

From 2016 on, Trump gave a lot of indications he didn’t want the presidency and hated the job. Does he want it even less this time around?

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‘American Christian drivel’: Crikey readers on anti-abortion discourse and the final weeks of the US election

What does it mean that some Australian politicians are importing ideas from a country that, according to one reader, ‘has never been a democracy’?

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The job Australians should tell their kids to chase

Electricians can make big bucks.

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QLD: Miles catching, but Crisafulli still leads

The Queensland LNP’s lead is narrowing ahead of tomorrow’s ballot in the Sunshine State, and a star-studded lineup will grace the stage for the Harris campaign in Georgia.

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WIN launches probe into employee, Lehrmann spotted, and we remember Colin Chapman (because the Oz doesn’t)

Plus Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson is spotted among the plebs in economy.

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Silence and deception: How Defence evades accountability for money and lives

What accountability is there for Defence bureaucrats rewarding companies complicit in genocide? In Parliament, none. In the media, very little.

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‘Paying it forward’: The rise and rise of Australia’s independents

Independents are increasingly working together. But does that undermine the very point of them?

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CHOGM to talk climate change (but not slavery reparations)

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting kicks off in Samoa today with climate talks on the table, and despite their best efforts the Libs can’t keep the issue of abortion out of the news.

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