‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills at least 9 in Gaza, says it will break truce aid terms
“Israel is working extremely hard to blow up this ceasefire,” said one observer after IDF troops shot dead Palestinians trying to return to their homes in the largely flattened strip.
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A deserved defeat for Albanese on freedom of information
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Gaza: The peace of the genocide alliance
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Vanity, defence or just wanting to show off?
For a demagogue, what could be more stirring than to take the salute on a raised dais as thousands of armed men and women march past like robots in perfect synchronisation?
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Remembering my Palestinian father
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Four reasons Australia's superannuation system isn't the world's best
When Australia embarked on its unique retirement incomes system in 1992, the World Bank was quick to encourage other countries to take the same approach to averting the old age crisis, claiming it would protect the old and promote growth.
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De-Googling during a genocide: Reorienting digital life in the age of AI
I first signed up for a Gmail account at an internet cafe in Vietnam in March 2006. Like many at the time I had been a Hotmail user for years, but Gmail felt cleaner and simpler (and cooler) by comparison.
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Ceasefire sparks fresh calls for global media access to Gaza
Press groups are also demanding justice for the more than 200 journalists slaughtered in Palestinian territory over the past two years.
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Reclaiming care in the age of AI
Sixty years ago, the patient-doctor interaction was, at its best, about human beings connecting, engaging, listening, observing and caring.
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Who are 'Advance' and what are they doing to our politics?
Launched in 2018 as a conservative answer to GetUp!, the group Advance likes to style itself as the voice of the average person against “the elite.
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Embedding free, prior and informed consent in Australia’s legal framework
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