Australia is no model for assisted dying
There is more dissent in the country – where assisted dying is legal – than MPs in the UK have…
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Picnic at Hanging Rock’s vision of girlhood
Peter Weir’s 1975 film, like Joan Lindsey’s original novel, understands that being a teenage girl is an experience full of…
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The Australian Liberals gambled on the culture wars, and lost
Desperate to win big, Peter Dutton has tacked right and attacked woke. It might have cost him the election.
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Australia’s Brexit moment: why the Indigenous Voice referendum failed
The Yes campaign failed to provide voters with a consistent, compelling message.
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The glazed professionalism of Holly and Phil on This Morning
I used to think the worst words in the English language were “a rail replacement service is in operation”. Now…
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Australian Labor would never have run Labour’s Sunak attack adverts
Anthony Albanese won by recognising that voters were tired of lazy, divisive and dishonest politics.
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Australian Labor is showing what progressives can achieve in power
Just as Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese changed his party, Keir Starmer has changed the Labour Party here.
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Subscriber of the week: Paul Pearce
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Albert Namatjira: outsider of the outback
Only in his paintings could the Aboriginal artist overcome the prejudice of white Australia.
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The Brexiteers’ trade delusions have been exposed
We knew deals with Australia and New Zealand were of little economic value – they were a PR exercise for…
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Dangerous skies over the South China Sea
Australia accuses China of endangering its aircraft in a close encounter. Beijing says it has done nothing wrong.
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The diplomatic battle for the South Pacific
Duelling visits by the Chinese and Australian foreign ministers have focused international attention on the region.
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Blue Wall Australians voted for climate action; Boris Johnson should take note
Conservatives in the UK and Australia have relied on the same tactics to win power. But Australia’s election results show…
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Labor’s win in Australia isn’t decisive – but it marks a reshaping of politics
The spectacular defeat of Scott Morrison exposes the long-term decline of both of the country’s main parties.
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Australian Labor’s victory shows how the left can neutralise the culture wars
The new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, successfully argued that Scott Morrison was fixated on reactionary talking points because he had…
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Will the Australian elections finally spark action on climate change?
Catastrophic weather is making Australia unliveable, yet its government avoids action at all costs. A new breed of politicians has…
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How many Australians have been vaccinated against Covid-19?
The country immersed in a legal battle with Novak Djokovic has a higher vaccination rate than most others.
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Novak Djokovic and why the world is turning on anti-vaxxers
The tennis star has won his battle in Australia, but patience with the unvaccinated is running out.
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The US is boycotting the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. China’s not happy.
Chinese officials have condemned Joe Biden’s decision but could other countries follow suit?
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Australia’s draconian streak means that it is struggling to find the Covid exit lane
A zero-Covid strategy can come at the expense of basic human decency.
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