Editorial
Editorial
US election
The thousand-yard stare that could end Biden’s presidency
The US candidates debate was truly a disaster.
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Violence
Violence must never be allowed to creep into our national discourse
A recent spate of concerning events involving electorate offices of state or federal MPs should ring alarm bells for those who believe in democratic values.
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Defamation nation
Defamation law reforms helpful, but they should be nationally uniform
The media faces a formidable task breaking difficult stories, but new reforms to defamation laws may make the job of exposing injustice and fraud easier.
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Assange saga
After 12 years, freeing Julian Assange was long overdue
Julian Assange’s sorry saga finally looks to be nearly over after vexing governments on multiple continents for more than a decade.
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Guns
People with violent history or mental health issues should hang up their guns
People with histories of mental illness and violence are successfully challenging police objections to them being given guns.
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Nuclear energy
Dutton’s tight-lipped nuclear policy takes people for fools
Nuclear power is line-ball when it comes to support or opposition, but many people think it’s worth being investigated.
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Police
In praise of courage and discipline at Bondi Junction
The unforgettable footage of NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott running towards danger reminds how the human spirit can give meaning to life even amid death and horror.
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Trump's White House
Trump redux a clear and present challenge to our foreign policy
The problem facing Australia’s foreign policy under another Donald Trump presidency? Many of his utterances seem shaped by 1950s American daytime games shows.
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Nuclear energy
Dutton’s much-hyped nuclear ‘announcement’ is fantasy-land stuff
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says never mind the cost, trust me on nuclear power stations.
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NSW budget
Sydney’s housing misery underwrites Labor’s second budget
Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and Premier Chris Minns are cursed by Sydney’s absurd property market yet blessed by it.
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Crime
Domestic violence is the silent killer in NSW murder statistics
The Minns government is expected to announce a domestic violence package as a keystone in Tuesday’s state budget. It could not have come sooner.
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