Friday, July 17, 2026
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It costs ten times more to pay the policeman than the gangster in the Strait of Hormuz. Why? International - Binoy Kampmark - 18 comments
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AI can be shameless - make a mistake and it will correct itself and then continue as though it had never been wrong. Science & Technology - John Mikkelsen - 3 comments
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
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With Data Centers, industry, and people demanding a surge in continuous electricity, regulators continue to make themselves a bottleneck rather than a conduit to abundant electricity. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan and Steve Curtis - 3 comments
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The Declaration didn't just create America. It created a permanent revolution. International - Sam Ben-Meir - 1 comment
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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What does Albo's descent into locker room banter tell us about weaponised feminism? Society - Bettina Arndt - 7 comments
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Australia's regions are struggling, not because they have nothing to offer, but because what they have to offer is often vandalised by government. Nation Building - John O'Donnell - 2 comments
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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As midterm campaigns accelerate and disillusionment with Trump's domestic and foreign policies widens, a stark scenario emerges: America faces a perilous inflection point demanding immediate action before democratic erosion becomes irreversible. International - Alon Ben-Meir
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Will Nigel Farage be recycled or binned? Or is it possible the voters of Clacton will redeem him? International - Binoy Kampmark
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Monday, July 13, 2026
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Imagine an economy where nobody ever gets fired; the unemployment rate is always low; GDP always goes up. How wonderful - and even better - we're living in it. Economics - Tim Butler - 2 comments
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Property investors are also considered fair game for a litany of special charges including a 0.5% p.a. impost on their borrowings relative to owner-occupiers. Economics - Brendan O'Reilly - 8 comments
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Friday, July 10, 2026
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If politics is about 'The Economy Stupid' then Australia is actually suffering from a lot of stupid and even more confusion.. Economics - Ben Rees - 9 comments
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What hunger in the human soul chooses chains over courage, a demagogue over the demanding art of freedom? International - Alon Ben-Meir - 4 comments
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Thursday, July 9, 2026
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What happens when Australia's favourite investment stops making financial sense? Economics - Alex Jamieson - 1 comment
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Economies run on transportation, thus logical questions to California political leaders that will expose their energy literacy. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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Will Australia get submarines, or simply become America's southern naval base? International - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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Australia lacks an emotionally satisfying founding event and as a result an expression of national identity. Political Philosophy - Graeme Couch - 25 comments
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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In effect, anti-discrimination laws and expensive associated entitlements are promoting the very type of discrimination they seek to prevent. Law & Liberties - Brendan O'Reilly - 2 comments
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The greatest fantasy changes how we see reality. Today's often just changes the merchandise. The Arts - Sam Ben-Meir - 1 comment
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Monday, July 6, 2026
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Australians believe that trade-offs don't really matter. This is false. Australia is still a constrained system, and we are testing limits. Economics - Tim Butler - 1 comment
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Buried in this feminist report is something genuinely radical: a campaign to redefine due process itself as misconduct. Law & Liberties - Bettina Arndt - 2 comments
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Friday, July 3, 2026
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Modern democracies need less permanent campaigning and more permanent problem-solving. Political Philosophy - Luca Belgiorno-Nettis - 6 comments
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Wind turbines and solar panels only generate electricity - they cannot make anything. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka - 2 comments
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Thursday, July 2, 2026
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Why does the conservative commentariat scrutinise populists more fiercely than the establishment that failed? Domestic Politics - Scott Heathwood - 4 comments
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Labor says Australia is a hotel. One Nation says it's a monoculture. Where does the Coalition stand? Political Philosophy - Graham Young - 5 comments
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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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SBS champions 'wog ball' but when it comes to sport, diversity really is our strength. Sport - Chris Lewis - 3 comments
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Treat fossil fuels like nuclear weapons: phase them out through a global non-proliferation treaty. Environment - Evaggelos Vallianatos - 3 comments
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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Is AUKUS just another expression of long-held Australian xenophobia or racism towards the Chinese? International - Chek Ling - 4 comments
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The primary challenge is not merely the acquisition of new knowledge or technological advancement, but the preservation of the wisdom necessary to apply these capabilities judiciously. Health - Joseph Varon - 1 comment
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Monday, June 29, 2026
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Conservatives are in the middle of a marriage breakdown. Half of Coalition voters have left. Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 12 comments
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The observational study of 408 children between the ages of 12 and 17 found that over 85% of the participants 'reported using social media platforms subject to the Act at follow-up'.. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 1 comment
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Friday, June 26, 2026
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A war launched to reshape the Middle East has instead exposed the limits of force - and the cost of misunderstanding a nation that has spent millennia learning how to endure. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 8 comments
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The Murray Darling Basin is still suffering for policies designed to save South Australia in a world where it never rained. Environment - David Leyonhjelm
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Thursday, June 25, 2026
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With more in-state refinery closures eminent, California Ports are incapable of importing the large volumes of transportation fuels demanded by the 4th largest economy in the world. Environment - Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza - 1 comment
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The Balkan wars ended thirty years ago. For many survivors of sexual violence, the struggle did not. Law & Liberties - Wioletta Rebecka - 1 comment
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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Australia needs foreign workers, but what lessons can we learn from other countries with large worker populations, like Singapore? International - Chris Lewis - 10 comments
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Europe's rape statistics tell two stories: imported misogyny and ever-expanding definitions of sexual crime. Law & Liberties - Bettina Arndt - 4 comments
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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While Pope Leo frets that AI might be used autonomously to target military personnel, reality has leapfrogged him. Science & Technology - Murray Hunter - 3 comments
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Rather than enabling genuine democratic participation, fascist movements transform politics into a spectacle. Political Philosophy - Sam Ben-Meir - 4 comments
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Monday, June 22, 2026
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Notable new psychology-primer, Secure, urges the use of tools and techniques from attachment theory, to create a healthier and more secure life. Society - Stephen Saunders - 3 comments
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Pauline Hanson has spent 30 years attacking the establishment. What happens if she becomes part of it? Domestic Politics - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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