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Future Fund to focus on housing, climate

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund will have a mandate to consider national priorities under a new statement of expectations made by Labor, and UK-made missiles have been fired by Ukraine into Russia.

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Lonelier, unhappier but more welcoming: Younger Australians are a different people altogether

The divide between younger and older Australians is stark on a number of issues — perhaps most of all on how they feel about Australia and who is welcome here.

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Da pacem, Domine: Why Trump is what democracy needs

Alexander the Great is back, only this time he’s wearing a suit and tie.

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The communications minister cited a study in support of a teen social media ban. Its co-author disagrees

University of Oxford professor Andrew Przybylski says the government has ‘misunderstood the purpose and findings of our research’.

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Sydney’s train strikes are Labor’s fault for abolishing wage caps, says former Liberal minister

Andrew Constance said the abolition of NSW’s public sector wage cap has been a ‘disaster’, and urged the train union to sit at the negotiating table.

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Trumpette, Liberal Party VP and expert room reader: Who is Teena McQueen?

From jokes about sexual harassment to being Q+A’s worst-ever panellist, enjoy this recap of the baffling public life of Teena McQueen.

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Peter Dutton wants you to hate foreign students

Peter Dutton has dug into his book of racist smears to launch a campaign of demonisation against foreign students.

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The new misinfo bill has been misunderstood — it won’t censor your conspiracy-loving aunt on Facebook

When you want to regulate a harm online, you first have to define it.

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‘Rights are not handed on a platter’: You can now read 200 history-making speeches by Australian women

Some of the rousing speeches by women in the Madam Speaker archive hit just as hard in 2024 as they did in the 1800s.

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No longer Jonestown? The diminished political power of Alan Jones

The 83-year-old former shock jock still has friends in high places. But his Monday arrest shows just how far the once-mighty has fallen.

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G20 leaders decry ‘not strong enough’ consensus on Russian war in Ukraine

Leaders at the G20 in Brazil are expressing disappointment in the summit’s weak stance on Russia, and Australia is making its pitch as a safe space for investment in renewables.

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To build support, it might be time for the Greens to hang up their movement-style approach to politics

The Greens cannot take for granted that disaffected major party voters, and more specifically disaffected Labor voters, will choose them.

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Documents reveal what the ABC spends on legal fees — but Aunty won’t say how much Lattouf fight has cost

One Sydney barrister estimates the national broadcaster has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting journalist Antoinette Lattouf in court.

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Who’s paying for our trillion-dollar climate transition, and why are there so many oil lobbyists at COP29?

In the shadow of Trump’s reelection, this year’s UN climate conference is all about money — and the sums are truly staggering.

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Australia’s online safety regulator keeps avoiding endorsing the government’s teen social media ban

The government’s proposed teen social media ban has put eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant in an awkward spot.

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Australia’s online safety regulator keeps avoiding endorsing the government’s teen social media ban

The government’s proposed teen social media ban has put eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant in an awkward spot.

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Dutton copies Trump on foreign students as Labor’s migration failure becomes clear

Voters understand that migration is complex and cutting it isn’t a panacea. What a pity politicians don’t seem to get it.

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If you want to see Alan Jones tried fairly, shut up!

As soon as the news of Jones’ arrest broke, social media rained speculation, invective and schadenfreude.

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Albo and Xi patch up the past

Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the G20 summit with both countries committing to stability, and the Coalition has voted against Labor’s cap on international student numbers.

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Teen social media ban might backfire and put young Australians at risk, expert says

A leading children’s online safety expert worries a teen social media ban may end up removing a lifeline for vulnerable young Australians.

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Surveillance of kids is already normalised. The social media ban will further jeopardise their right to privacy

Amid the many valid debates about social media, it’s important to remember that it doesn’t have to be a choice between protecting children and protecting privacy. It can be both.

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‘Definition of fascist’: Trump’s last cabinet picks didn’t last long — or leave quietly

Donald Trump has made a flurry of appointments to his new cabinet, some more extreme than expected. How did his picks work out last time?

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Requiring ID to access social media ‘is for politicians to decide’, says gov’s tech tester

As part of its teen social media ban, the government is testing ways to assess people’s age online. But there’s no ‘silver bullet’ technology, says the man being paid to test it.

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Why has Alan Jones been arrested?

The broadcaster, who was once one of Australia’s most powerful men, has been arrested in Sydney following a nine-month investigation. Crikey explains the allegations against him, and what comes next.

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Discredited Brereton should stop whingeing and resign from the NACC

The National Anti-Corruption Commission head devoted a major speech to explaining why he shouldn’t resign. It perfectly demonstrated why he should.

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