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PM crazy to back Rudd’s UN dream
MALCOLM Turnbull’s support for Kevin Rudd’s bid to become UN Secretary-General betrays Liberal values and could backfire on the Prime Minister, writes Andrew Bolt.
Assange is a hero of the Right
THE leaking of the emails that have damaged Hillary Clinton at the Democratic Convention is another sign of Julian Assange’s shift to the Right, writes James Campbell.
If Hinch plan is wrong then tell us what’s right
DERRYN Hinch has been criticised for his calls for a public sex offender database, but we must do something, writes Wendy Tuohy.
Locking up kids will never solve our crime problems
THE problems at the NT’s Don Dale detention centre lie not with the facility, but with a broken system that fails to rehabilitate kids, writes Kerry McGrath.
Full story on youth justice must be told
THE ABC’s exposure of the NT’s Don Dale youth detention centre was shocking, and the abuse disgraceful, but there was more to the story than was told, writes Andrew Bolt.
A century on, our soldiers remain heroes
WHEN Australian troops captured Pozieres on July 23, 1916, it was, literally, only half the battle. Much bloodshed and horror lay ahead, writes Hugh Sebag-Montefiores.
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Census stress to hit elderly
SOME older Australians are in danger of being left out of next month’s online census because they either don’t use the internet or don’t own a computer.
Child abuses shame us all
AN appalling treatment of child prisoners has been revealed by security videos from a Northern Territory youth detention centre.
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PM crazy to back Rudd’s UN dream
MALCOLM Turnbull’s support for Kevin Rudd’s bid to become UN Secretary-General betrays Liberal values and could backfire on the Prime Minister, writes Andrew Bolt.
No justice in Nick Stevens’ jail term
WE MAY soon have indefinite sentences for convicted terrorists, but thugs like Nick Stevens get just a few months in jail. Where’s the justice in that, asks Susie O’Brien.
The ‘intervention’ that could influence RBA
THE Reserve Bank is waiting to finalise its decision on whether to cut interest rates. Except this month there’s an unusual “intervention” in process, writes Terry McCrann.
A vicious price for free speech
OPINION: Australia’s climate of censorship is becoming intolerably oppressive, with moral guardians ready to condemn anyone daring to stray from accepted Leftist doctrine.
It’s time for hard questions
IT IS now 16 days since a well-liked wife, mother and small-business owner walked out of the family home and didn’t come back. It’s time for hard questions, writes Andrew Rule.
We should be tackling crime New York-style
AUSTRALIA is a soft society that too often finds excuses for bad behaviour. As a result brazen gang members offend at will without fear of retribution, writes Tom Elliott.
The rise and fall of Anthony Weiner
FILM REVIEW: This incredible documentary is a searing portrait in real time of a man’s hopes and dreams going up in flames.
Assange is a hero of the Right
THE leaking of the emails that have damaged Hillary Clinton at the Democratic Convention is another sign of Julian Assange’s shift to the Right, writes James Campbell.
If Hinch plan is wrong then tell us what’s right
DERRYN Hinch has been criticised for his calls for a public sex offender database, but we must do something, writes Wendy Tuohy.
Nationals showed us how it’s done
THE Nationals fought an old-style campaign during the election and their success is a lesson the Liberals and Labor should take note of, writes Laurie Oakes.
Fun gone from tainted Games
OUR faith in the Olympics started to dissipate years ago but drugs and official posturing means that there is now no fun in the Games, writes Patrick Carlyon.
Women’s league will alter footy
THE women’s league is a fantastic concept that will boost the AFL — all it needs is time and support to be turning point for the footy community, writes Beverley O’Connor.
Census stress to hit elderly
SOME older Australians are in danger of being left out of next month’s online census because they either don’t use the internet or don’t own a computer.