Another High Court rebuke on immigration laws – and a warning on rushed policymaking
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Wartime resilience already exists in multicultural Australia
As fuel and supply pressures build, multicultural Australia offers practical lessons in restraint, cooperation and resilience – but policy has yet to catch up.
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Private health insurance isn’t working – and the numbers show it
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19 March 2026
ACT justice system on the brink from chronic underfunding
Legal Aid, prosecutors and the courts are all under pressure, raising concerns about fairness, workload and the effective operation of the ACT justice system.
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AI's inclination to 'go nuclear'
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Australia’s great wealth transfer divide isn’t between generations
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The Budget needs real tax reform, not tinkering
Australia’s tax system increasingly favours capital and older wealth while leaving younger Australians with rising debts and shrinking opportunities.
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Reclaiming the common good from neoliberalism
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Freedom at last for the Robodebt Six, thanks to the NACC
New findings from the anti-corruption commission clear several figures of corruption over Robodebt, but the affair still exposes profound failures in public administration.
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Ministerial responsibilities and Robodebt
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