Stick with Shorten
Adam Gartrell Bill Shorten is about to make history by becoming the first federal Labor leader to serve a full term since the turn of the century.
Treatment of aged care residents a disgrace
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Sarah Russell Too many aged care providers care more about money than their residents, argues Dr Sarah Russell.
ABC's directionless Vote Compass
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Andrew Masterson Whatever happened to the battle for ideas, asks Andrew Masterson.
Goodbye Clive, it's been real
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Annabel Crabb Dear Clive, It's hard to believe we're saying goodbye already.
High heels are a foothill in the sexism debate
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Rowan Pelling 1:38 AM There are higher hurdles to face in the fight for equality than the style of footwear a woman wears, writes Rowan Pelling
Is Barnaby becoming our rural Trump?
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Jacqueline Maley If you self-identify as a politician, it's time to get real.
NBN Co makes no apologies
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Ziggy Switkowski A year ago, the board of NBN set the commercial objectives for which the CEO and his executive team would be held accountable in the 2015-16 operating year.
Face that launched a thousand rip-offs
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Martin Flanagan There were plenty of good-looking actresses around in her day but, as a star, she has outshone them all.
More penis than you can poke a stick at
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Wendy Squires It hasn't come soon enough for certain actresses who have been lobbying for men to share the bare.
Coming clean on a sordid sexual secret
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Danny Katz On Saturday morning I wake up early, creep out of bed, and quietly clean the house while my wife sleeps in.
Hey, minister, leave those texts alone
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Monika Wagner On Thursday, Victorian Education Minister James Merlino ordered the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA) to review its text selection process for VCE English, literature, drama and theatre studies.
What on earth is this election about?
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Waleed Aly There are flashpoints – negative gearing, maybe some health funding, possibly even boats – but there's no central, definitive theme.
Progress on myki, but glitches will remain
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Daniel Bowen You still won't be able to buy or top-up a ticket on a tram, nor buy a single-use ticket anywhere
Another day, another billion dollars
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Jessica Irvine It happened again on Wednesday, at precisely 11am. It's the sleeper issue of this election.
'They know when you're awake'
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Edward Snowden To an intelligence analyst, metadata is more important than content.
Forget about the black holes, they're not there
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Peter Martin The tally of costings released at the end of a campaign almost always adds up and always puts the budget slightly ahead.