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Notebook What joy it is to have a friend with a superpower – getting a table at the hottest restaurants

The land of restaurants is increasingly paradoxical. Every day, good ones close. Running costs are punitive and broke customers are eating at home...

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The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

The networker Silicon Valley’s business model is incompatible with the moderation of online horror and hatred

Way back in the mid-1990s, when the web was young and the online world was buzzing with blogs, a worrying problem loomed. If you were an ISP that...

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The Guardian

John Naughton

Three extraordinary events signal the end of ‘she’ll be right’ era

The great English winger Willie Waggle-Dagger, out of Stratford-upon-Avon, put it well: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Three extraordinary events signal the end of ‘she’ll be right’ era

The great English winger Willie Waggle-Dagger, out of Stratford-upon-Avon, put it well: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at...

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WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Three extraordinary events signal the end of ‘she’ll be right’ era

The great English winger Willie Waggle-Dagger, out of Stratford-upon-Avon, put it well: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at...

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The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Three extraordinary events signal the end of ‘she’ll be right’ era

The great English winger Willie Waggle-Dagger, out of Stratford-upon-Avon, put it well: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at...

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Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Do the maths: Rescuing Rebels would be throwing more borrowed money after bad

Australian rugby has been playing Super Rugby musical chairs with four chairs and five guests for about a decade, and now the music has stopped...

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The Age

Paul Cully

It’s been a bad week to be a baby

Just when you thought our love affair with red tape and rules had reached its infuriating peak, Australia has turned its collective attention to a...

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The Age

Thomas Mitchell

Do the maths: Rescuing Rebels would be throwing more borrowed money after bad

Australian rugby has been playing Super Rugby musical chairs with four chairs and five guests for about a decade, and now the music has stopped...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Cully

Do the maths: Rescuing Rebels would be throwing more borrowed money after bad

Australian rugby has been playing Super Rugby musical chairs with four chairs and five guests for about a decade, and now the music has stopped...

6

WA Today

Paul Cully

‘Woke’ isn’t dead – it’s entered the mainstream. No wonder the right is furious

Is woke dead? Is it over? Has it “peaked”, run its course before we’ve even properly agreed on what this endlessly controversial but somehow...

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The Guardian

Gaby Hinsliff

The overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is an affront to women

Usually, rape isn’t reported. When it is reported, it is often not charged. And when it is charged, it rarely leads to a conviction. These facts...

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The Guardian

Moira Donegan

World Peace: Australia’s Role in Global Demilitarization

By Denis Hay Discover how Australia can be a role model for world peace, utilizing currency sovereignty to lead global disarmament initiatives...

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The AIM Network

The Aim Network

Tories have always had a fear of political extinction. After the next election, they could be right

There is a morose mood in the Conservative party. It isn’t just that the Tories expect to lose the next election – they fear that the coming...

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The Guardian

Samuel Earle

Uncommitted voters are not apathetic. The Democratic party is

The US is just months away from the 2024 election, and the prospect of a second Trump presidency grows each day as he evades repercussions for the...

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The Guardian

Camonghne Felix

We may have equal marriage – but LGBTQ+ people are still locked out of equal parenthood

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act is 10 years old. In the UK, any couple can marry. Likewise, thanks to this courageous pair, any couple can now...

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The Guardian

Freddy Mcconnell

Semitic semantics

By Bert Hetebry Where did the term ‘Semitic’ come from and what did it mean? Look closely and see how mythology defines people in a very real...

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The AIM Network

The Aim Network

Australian Futures: Conventional Strategic Wisdom Versus the Long…

By Denis Bright The strategic game of Chinese checkers has replaced the warm handshakes between neoliberal leaders and the leaders of Chinese...

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The AIM Network

The Aim Network

Should parents be held responsible for juvenile crime?

The courts should go after parents of repeat juvenile offenders and prosecute them for criminal culpability. Laws exist in Australia, but are never...

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The Examiner

Barry Prismall

Liz Truss and the West: A Failed Former…

It is unfortunate that column space should be dedicated to Britain’s shortest termed prime minister and, arguably, one of its most imbecilic and...

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The AIM Network

Binoy Kampmark

One in two people who need social housing in northern Tasmania miss out

One in two people who need social and affordable housing to avoid homelessness in Braddon and Bass are missing out. We need to build - and not just...

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The Examiner

Wendy Hayhurst

Spice Girls remind us how good life was before social media stole our souls

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph Author

Copycat university protests prove education sector is woke beyond a joke

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph Author

Credlin: Do you trust Albanese to decide what you watch?

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph Author

Bad news for social media show-offs in Europe this summer

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph Author

Penbo: It’s the Aussie people versus another free speech hustler

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph Author

Penbo: It’s the Aussie people versus another free speech hustler

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Herald Sun

Sa News

Olympic Chief Bach Backs World Doping Body Over Positive Chinese Tests

The head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach has backed the World Anti-Doping Agency in a row over its handling of positive drug...

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International Business Times

Adam Plowright

Hamas Studying New Israeli Truce Proposal As Mediators Seek To Revive Talks

Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from...

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International Business Times

Laurie Churchman

Migrants Eyeing Europe Bide Their Time In Tunisia

Thousands of sub-Saharan migrants have huddled in Tunisian olive groves for months, living in makeshift tents and surviving on meagre rations while...

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International Business Times

Francoise Kadri

Kenyan Patients Suffer As Doctors' Strike Grinds On

Desperate to have her five-month-old daughter treated for a skin infection in Kenya, Celine Nyaga rode for an hour on the back of a motorcycle,...

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International Business Times

Hillary Orinde And Kate Oglesby

A celebrity politician has been jailed for rape. Will Czech women be listened to now?

He was spoken of as an extraordinary talent. A rising star with a million followers on Instagram, who made politics relevant for younger...

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The Guardian

Apolena Rychlíková And Jakub Zelenka

What are Australia’s core values?

Are we on the right track as a nation? How do we even tackle such an issue? We must ignore things that are outside of our control and test if our...

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The New Daily

Simon Kuestenmacher

Do the maths: Rescuing Rebels would be throwing more borrowed money after bad

Australian rugby has been playing Super Rugby musical chairs with four chairs and five guests for about a decade, and now the music has stopped...

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Brisbane Times

Paul Cully

The Week in Patriarchy Discussing Sonia Sotomayor’s retirement is not sexist – it’s strategic

A month ago Josh Barro (a man) at the Atlantic wrote a piece headlined Sonia Sotomayor Should Retire Now. Around the same time the Guardian’s...

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The Guardian

Arwa Mahdawi

Civil War is a terrifying film, but Trump: The Sequel will be a real-life horror show

Director, cast and critics all agree: Civil War, the movie depicting America tearing itself to bloody bits while a cowardly, authoritarian...

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The Guardian

Simon Tisdall

Want to stretch money like a solo parent? Here are our 11 best hacks

You are welcome to debate me – pensioners are absolutely aficionados at surviving on low income – but I believe no one stretches money like a...

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WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Want to stretch money like a solo parent? Here are our 11 best hacks

You are welcome to debate me – pensioners are absolutely aficionados at surviving on low income – but I believe no one stretches money like a...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Want to stretch money like a solo parent? Here are our 11 best hacks

You are welcome to debate me – pensioners are absolutely aficionados at surviving on low income – but I believe no one stretches money like a...

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The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Lehrmann and the engagement of ministerial staff

In the oceanic commentary on the Bruce Lehrmann cases, little attention seems to have been given as to how he actually got into Senator Linda...

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Canberra Times

Paddy Gourley

I've lived in Canberra for 40 years and have only just realised this

I've lived in Canberra for just shy of 40 years and I've always believed the northside/southside rivalry to be something of a cliche. $0/ (min cost...

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Canberra Times

Karen Hardy

The great greenwashing myth being sold to Australians

Nobody likes to be hoodwinked, but that's what big companies are essentially doing when they engage in greenwashing - giving consumers the false...

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Canberra Times

Ebony Bennett

The gap between immediate risk and long-term capability is concerning

The release of the Albanese government's National Defence Strategy (NDS), and the accompanying Integrated Investment Program (IIP), fulfills a...

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Canberra Times

Malcolm Davis

Here's the glaring casualty of the mothers of intervention

Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers have put their future in the Labor pantheon at high risk with their new protectionism. $0/ (min cost $0) Login or...

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Canberra Times

Jack Waterford

A newfound appreciation for nostalgia or signs of a city past its prime?

"Memories light the corners of my mind $0/ (min cost $0) Login or signup to continue reading Misty watercolour memories Of the way we were. Can it...

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Canberra Times

Ian Warden

Want to stretch money like a solo parent? Here are our 11 best hacks

You are welcome to debate me – pensioners are absolutely aficionados at surviving on low income – but I believe no one stretches money like a...

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Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Why is retirement spending so difficult to navigate?

Retirement is really hard to navigate. But what is it exactly that makes it so difficult? For most of our working lives, once we make life...

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WA Today

Bec Wilson

Why is retirement spending so difficult to navigate?

Retirement is really hard to navigate. But what is it exactly that makes it so difficult? For most of our working lives, once we make life...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

The great greenwashing myth being sold to Australians

Nobody likes to be hoodwinked, but that's what big companies are essentially doing when they engage in greenwashing - giving consumers the false...

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The Examiner

Ebony Bennett

Why is retirement spending so difficult to navigate?

Retirement is really hard to navigate. But what is it exactly that makes it so difficult? For most of our working lives, once we make life...

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The Age

Bec Wilson

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