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If I had known what I was getting myself and my son into when I bought him an X-Box and the Minecraft game for his 8th birthday, I would have put it right back on the shelf.
Belgium has always been stubbornly obtuse when it comes to dealing with security threats and aggression.
Comment: Last night, I pray, sleep eluded Tia Palmer's killer.
The Islamic State-inspired bombings in Brussels on Tuesday appear to presage a frightening new reality for Europe – that of semi-regular terrorist attacks against vulnerable soft targets.
Plans to make airports appealing places to spend time and money are in conflict with the need to keep travellers safe.
Midlife offers people the chance to take the big risks precisely because their foundation is already secure.
As the roll call of those departing gets longer people these days are neither fearing nor denying but are accepting death.
A lot of circumstances are beyond the Prime Minister's control as he bets on a double-dissolution election.
I've never been strong on belief. Sin, virtue, damnation, eternity; none of it has had me altogether persuaded. But one question I can't walk round. Is climate change proof of sin? Not punishment; evidence. Is it final, irreducible proof (for us diehard boneheads) that that the Seven Deadly Sins are exactly that?
A knee-jerk reaction to the Brussels bombings is not the answer. We need a calmer, more nuanced approach.
In the fight against terrorism, Australia is fully committed to playing a leading role.
There are no easy answers in Europe, but Australia is heading in the right direction: raid early and raid often.
Shane Rattenbury is ignoring the potentially contentious nature of the Safe Schools program.
Rationally considered we should do everything possible to overcome the nation state.
And it's always a good idea to check whether a new slogan isn't already being used as a vacuous politi-speak punchline. Your news of the day, reduced to a snarky rant.
Donald Horne's warning are "even more urgent''.
Understanding the challenge as a transnational ideological movement rather than focusing on each individual terrorist event can help us better respond to the threat.
Killing at fruit shop
The Prime Minister uses discredited analysis to exaggerate reasons to reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
Saturday's stunning election result in Australia's largest council was testament to holding one's nerve, and a further repudiation of negative politics without evidence.
With tax reform debate falling further down the rabbit hole, discussion is shifting to areas less prone to brute partisanship: our cities.
Liberal societies must continue to function with the degree of openness and freedom that defines them.
In the shallow waters off Cape York Peninsula's east coast, the Great Barrier Reef is in the midst of a severe bleaching event, the worst in 15 years. Meanwhile, Tasmania still reels from fires of unprecedented severity that reduced ancient forests to charcoal. Tragically, we knew both events were highly likely, yet we failed to act.
The Turnbull government gives succour to the notion that LGBTI children are the problem, not the school environment.
Allowing free movement of people across Europe helps terrorists and puts innocent lives in danger.
It was meant to be a trip to watch the Tiwi AFL grand final, it ended up being a lesson in father and son relationships.
The attacks of March 22 in Brussels were shocking, but not surprising. They reinforced what many have known for years: Belgium has a serious problem with terrorism.
A commitment to quality journalism does not mesh with a ruthless drive to keep cutting the workforce.
Here is the new rule for student groups on campus at one of our leading universities: you can have any faith you like, as long as it's not any faith in particular.
Unlike other areas of endeavour, politicians do a poor job of learning from success or failure. That's because winners think they are perfect, and losers usually try to blame someone else.
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