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Nobel Prize
Nobel peace prize provides a timely warning on threats to journalism
The awarding of the 2021 prize to two journalists is welcome affirmation of the important part that free and vibrant journalism plays in the preservation of democracy.
- The Age's View
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Melbourne after COVID
A big step on path back to normality
Victorians have embraced vaccination as the one and only way out.
- The Age's View
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Coronavirus Pandemic Live
As schools reopen, be wary of challenges ahead
While we celebrate the essential return to the classroom, be in no doubt: while one journey into the unknown has come to an end, another is only beginning.
- The Age's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Andrews is right to press ahead with reopening, but it’s going to be a rocky ride
The state government’s successful vaccination drive and its cautious approach should allow Victorians to take this significant step with some confidence.
- The Age's View
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LGBT
Dutton should find better ways to spend his time
Peter Dutton’s intervention to ban Defence morning teas celebrating LGBTQI staffers was unwarranted and hurtful to many of those involved.
- The Age's View
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Tax reform
Reform of Australia’s tax system neglected for too long
Whichever party wins the next election needs to use the momentum of victory to make the case for change.
- The Age's View
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IBAC Labor inquiry
The verdict is in on the need to end branch stacking
Until we clean up the processes by which candidates are selected and seated, we will keep getting MPs with no real incentive to do the right thing and whose primary loyalty is to powerbrokers.
- The Age's View
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Gaming & wagering
Star allegations must be tested publicly
It is imperative we have a well-resourced, energetic gambling regulator acting vigorously in the public interest and in the light of day.
- The Age's View
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Vaccination
Vaccines may not be perfect panacea, but they are vital
Vaccinations may not be the panacea, but they have been fundamental in getting to a post-COVID normal.
- The Age's View
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Social media
Regulation of social media giants is long overdue
The appetite for more intrusive legislation into is clearly growing – and the arguments against it are diminishing.
- The Age's View
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Yoo-rrook Justice Commission
Let the truth of Victoria’s past and present be heard
We can’t have true reconciliation with Indigenous people without first acknowledging what has happened here.
- The Age's View