A beautiful mosaic: celebrating multicultural Australia
Multicultural Australia has enriched the nation’s cultural life, creativity and global standing. These achievements deserve recognition and defence at a time of growing hostility to migration.
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AUKUS meets reality – UK ‘all in’ a mess (Part 2)
Australia is betting on a British program plagued by delays, underinvestment and workforce shortages – a gamble that risks leaving the country without any sovereign submarine capability.
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The market lie at the heart of public education policy
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Blame, grief and responsibility after Bondi
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How Sofronoff became a foot soldier in a war against woke
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Font of all knowledge? Of Rubio, Rupert and playing to type
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