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Governments should seize the moment on a broken energy network
The moment for reform on energy markets is here — a business-as-usual approach by governments won’t cut it.
Australia confronts a homelessness crisis as living costs surge
There’s been a huge drop in donations to homeless support services and it’s now becoming a matter of life or death.
Lowest paid to get big pay bump — but will still fall behind
Minimum wages will go up by 5.2% on July 1, the Fair Work Commission has announced, but workers will still fall behind inflation.
China relations show signs of a thaw but there’s still plenty of fire and ice
The drums of a khaki war are no longer beating and the temperature has been turned down. But it’s too early to get too excited.
Court approves $8.9b Crown takeover
The federal court has approved Blackstone’s $8.9 billion takeover of Crown Resorts, with James Packer to receive more than $3b from the deal.
A question of integrity: dark arts of lobbying robs Qld government of trust
Politicians shouldn’t have to be dragged kicking and screaming to integrity and accountability. It should be their working principle.
China’s crisis of confidence: has Xi taken a giant leap backwards?
China’s economy is in freefall due to Xi Jinping’s mismanagement, raising the question: can the great power still compete on the world stage?
Australia’s mainstream media is stumbling from crisis to crisis
Australia’s media landscape is turning into a disaster area littered by examples of spectacular misjudgment.
If streaming services are the digital coalmine canary, Australian news and entertainment are going to have to rework their business model.
Stripping people of their rights as citizens is a punishment, and the High Court says that’s its bailiwick — not that of governments.
A biography of bullshit: some of the greatest lies in history
In this week spent highlighting the lies and falsehoods of our current prime minister, we need to remember that, in historical terms, he’s an amateur.
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Australia at the reform crossroads: NSW charges ahead — but who’ll back it?
The NSW government is combining more spending in childcare with a risky strategy of tax reform. It should be encouraged to keep going.
The NDIA abandons best practice to save pennies in this blind man’s tribunal case
This legally blind man says the National Disability Insurance Agency doesn’t cooperate with people with disabilities. Instead it fights them.
The ABC speaks a mistruth to power, and Buttrose takes control
ABC chair Ita Buttrose has established an independent ombudsman to handle complaints, delighting its harshest critics.
Rebel Wilson, Bevan Shields and the art of the Twitter (non) apology
While attempting to handle the backlash against his paper’s outing of Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald editor Bevan Shields’ ‘apology’ copped a backlash all its own.
John Barilaro to be paid $715,000 by Google over friendlyjordies YouTube videos
The former NSW deputy premier has received a significant payout over defamation claims. It’s a stark reminder of the legal responsibilities of online platforms.
Another legal threat to reputation: trial by lawyer’s media statement
Plaintiff lawyers have long persuaded compliant reporters to promote class actions that may end up amounting to nothing. A recent news story takes that to a new level.
The pandemic exposed our broken mental health system. It’s time to fix it
A surge in suicide-related ambulance calls across the pandemic suggests a worrying trend in Australians’ mental health.
Dear minister for health, here’s an agenda for change from someone in the system
Addressing the social and economic drivers of health inequality in Australia is of vital importance. We should not waste a day.
Remember COVID? It’s still changing politics
Both major parties largely avoided mentioning COVID during the election, but the results show how much of an issue it was, and still is, for some communities.
What happens when a loved one is consumed by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories? In Dyani’s case, she wrote a book
First came the texts. Then the links to YouTube videos claiming to know the ‘truth’ behind COVID-19.
This year, 6000 Australians have died from COVID. Is that ‘living’ with it?
COVID-19 is the leading cause of death in Australia. But not all deaths are equal, with the country’s marginalised more likely to die from the virus.
Why don’t we hear ‘I told you so’ more?
Even as evidence mounts that climate change is very real and very dangerous, those who warned us aren’t crowing about it.
Does Zali Steggall have a solution to Labor’s twin dilemmas on climate?
Labor should look at the independent’s bill for a climate commission as a way to lock out the Greens and boost the teals.
Voter revolution delivers new politics
The major parties are looking at a new scenario — they can no longer hold urban seats while trying to keep ‘mainstream Australia’ happy.
Off the coast of Yemen, a timebomb bigger than the Exxon Valdez is primed to explode
A derelict tanker holding more than 1 million barrels of crude oil sits in the Red Sea, teetering on collapse.
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