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Who will win the 2025 federal election and why

Predicting the outcome of a federal election involves numerous variables, public sentiment and, it goes without saying, campaign effectiveness. There…

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Ceasefire agreement in Gaza a ‘moment of hope’ for children

Plan International Australia Media Release While today’s agreement offers a moment of hope for children who have been suffering unimaginable…

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Here there be dragons

"Here there be dragons" was a warning on ancient maps alerting sailors that they would be entering dangerous or unexplored…

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Let’s Ban Division This Australia Day!

This Australia Day it's worth remembering that our ANZACs invaded Turkey so that we could all be free to celebrate…

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‘The Peasants are Revolting – again !’

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is to visit Israel for a week of discussions with the Israeli government – probably not with…

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Democracy: Swings and Merry-go-rounds

Jimmy Carter’s Law Day Speech 4 May 1974: ‘I’m not a qualified to talk to you about law, because in…

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Blame it on the Media?

By James Moore “If you don’t want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the…

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A firestorm of misinformation

Meta's decision to stop factchecking its platforms was announced in the same week as LA continues to be devastated by…

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 6)

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 5 The Lost Archive: Government House Guest Books In 2010, I first requested access…

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Dawn of the Don

By James Moore A few weeks after the recent election, we were having dinner with a small group of friends.…

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