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Reflections and new resolutions

We resolve to keep reporting the stories that matter. And wish you, our readers, enjoy a happy and prosperous new year.

The hardest part of any resolution is the keeping of it. The hardest part of daring to dream is the risk it won't come true.

Goodbye to 2016, a year of great change

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Times of uncertainty bring out the best and worst in us. We must do what we can to foster the former, and look to the future with hope and confidence.

We mustn't give in to forces of hate

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There is no doubt the events of Friday will cast a pall over Christmas for many. But is important to remember that this is the time for peace on earth, and goodwill to all. We must work together.

Canberra's political games hurting Victoria

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News this week that the federal government will allocate Victoria just 7.7 per cent of the national infrastructure budget is bitterly disappointing and a prime example of politicking triumphing over sound reason.

Indonesia tested by the raging mob

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama during his trial at the North Jakarta District Court in Jakarta on Dececember 13.

On Tuesday, an extraordinary trial will resume that sees the Christian governor of Jakarta, capital the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, charged with blasphemy against Islam. The case carries monumental importance for Indonesia, and sends a worrisome signal about the political and social trajectory of Australia's most significant neighbour.

We'll pay if nothing is done on climate

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The abolition of the carbon price, married with the government’s failure to introduce anything in its place to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, is now actually increasing costs for consumers.