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News
18 Feb 2017
Centrelink’s debt collection ‘pushed him over the edge’
An artless system that aggressively demands fictional debts from our most vulnerable people has, unsurprisingly, caused considerable misery.
Martin McKenzie-Murray
As Centrelink continues its campaign of flawed and inscrutable debt collection, a young man commits suicide.
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Opinion
18 Feb 2017
Recalibrating Australia's Defence focus and budget
There is no requirement under ANZUS to spend more than we need on defence to enable us to join militarily with the US in its global aspirations.
Mike Gilligan
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News
18 Feb 2017
Changes to citizenship to also reopen debate on Australian identity
For the past month, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has been flagging changes that would have would-be citizens’ backgrounds scrutinised more thoroughly and require them to sign up to a more specific set of values and obligations.
Karen Middleton
With the government preparing security-driven changes to citizenship, it is also readying to kickstart a new debate on Australian values.
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18 Feb 2017
Disability Employment Services causing heartache
Tom wants what others have: a job and the self-respect that comes with having a job. He wants a chance.
Anonymous
While the government claims to offer expert employment support to those with a disability or health condition, the flawed system is being abused, much to the detriment of the job seekers’ dignity and self-confidence.
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News
18 Feb 2017
Malcolm Turnbull’s switch on power sources
It’s sad to see someone who was once prepared to stake his leadership on addressing climate change now betray all that he once stood for.
Mike Seccombe
The further Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gets into defending the Coalition’s climate change policy, the clearer it becomes that he is living two lives.
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News
18 Feb 2017
The death of broadcast television
Michael Bodey
As the number of traditional viewers fall, what does the future of broadcast television look like?
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Opinion
18 Feb 2017
Parliamentary attacks reveal politics out of touch
Political attacks often thrill partisans but appear puerile to innocent bystanders. They reinforce the impression that the politicians are more interested in themselves than voters’ concerns.
Paul Bongiorno
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World
18 Feb 2017
Flynn out as Russian connections linger
Hamish McDonald
Kim Jong-un’s brother murdered; Jokowi’s hopes for Jakarta governor; Lú-Olo poised in Timor-Leste
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Culture
18 Feb 2017
Stake in kidney
Tommy Murphy's stage show portrays ABC journalist Mark Colvin and business adviser Mary-Ellen Field’s relationship after the News of the World hacking scandal.
Tommy Murphy
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Diary
18 Feb 2017
Gadfly: The munificent Seven
Diarist-at-large Richard Ackland flies about the nation.
Richard Ackland
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Art
18 Feb 2017
Reflective surfaces
Amid a deluge of data, land and lore tell a compelling story of the actual over the virtual world.
Patrick Hartigan
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Food
18 Feb 2017
French toast with caramelised figs, burnt honey and mascarpone
From breakfast to dessert to hangover cure, French toast ticks all the boxes.
Andrew McConnell
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Books
18 Feb 2017
Michael Rosen, The Disappearance of Zola
Reviewer: CG
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Books
18 Feb 2017
Jessa Crispin, Why I Am Not a Feminist
Reviewer: DV
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Books
18 Feb 2017
Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees
Reviewer: CR
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Travel
17 Feb 2017
Polar bare
Watching polar bears in the wild tundra offers the thrill of a close encounter, but the terrible feeling such experiences may soon be impossible.
Patricia Maunder
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Science
18 Feb 2017
Post-nuclear families
Britain has approved an IVF technique to prevent mitochondrial disease from being passed on to children, resulting in babies with three biological parents.
Kemal Atlay
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Portrait
18 Feb 2017
Designer and film historian Peter Dietze
Kate Holden
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Quiz
18 Feb 2017
Name the lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses.
Test your general knowledge with our weekly quiz.
Cindy MacDonald
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Sport
18 Feb 2017
Strike force
Jason Belmonte on the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the international tenpin bowling tour.
Richard Cooke