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Posted inFeatured, National, Something to Think About

Too many Indigenous Australians die before getting to claim the age pension. We need to make retirement fairer

2 days ago10 September 2025

Indigenous Australians face a stark challenge: with a median age at death of just 63, around four years below pension eligibility, many never live long enough to claim the age pension, exposing deep retirement inequities.

Posted inFeatured, Opinion, Social

1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food

4 days ago10 September 2025

Around one in eight Australian households, or 1.3 million people, could not afford enough food in 2023. Rising housing and energy costs are cutting into food budgets, forcing families to buy less nutritious food or skip meals.

Posted inFeatured, National, Opinion

Australia will soon have its own ‘centre for disease control’. Let’s not repeat the chaos of the US

5 days ago10 September 2025

Australia is moving toward a national CDC set to launch in 2026. To succeed, it must learn from the US by staying independent and transparent while protecting public health from political influence and bureaucratic chaos.

Posted inFeatured, Social

A tale of two hospitals

6 days ago11 September 2025

RK Crosby writes that in her recent hospital stay in Armidale and Tamworth, she had two very different – and very educational – experiences.

Posted inFeatured, National

Reforming Australia’s migration to favour skilled workers, not family reunion

10 September 202510 September 2025

Australia’s migration programme has failed to deliver what it promises. It brings in relatively few genuinely skilled workers, while favouring family migration.

Posted inFeatured, Social

Mr Squiggle entertained Australia’s children for 40 years. Now, he’s back in the spotlight

9 September 20259 September 2025

For 40 years, Mr Squiggle turned children’s scribbles into magic with his pencil nose. Now, the beloved man from the Moon is back in the spotlight at the National Museum of Australia’s new exhibition.

Posted inLetters, Political

Letter: Trains’ needs need raising in parliament

5 September 20258 September 2025

Rick Banyard says the New England is being strangled by the lack of rail transport, yet Parliament raised barely a murmur. He urges MPs to get on track and deliver safer, faster, and environmentally sound trains for the region.

Posted inColumns, Featured, Opinion

Anti-Immigration vs. Scapegoating Immigrants for the Failures of the State

4 September 202510 September 2025

Siri Gamage says: Immigrants aren’t the problem — they’ve become pawns in a bigger political game. The real issue is rising costs, poor planning, and neglect of regional infrastructure and connectivity.

Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Parliament’s New Epidemic – The Dunning-Kruger Outbreak

3 September 20252 September 2025

Denise McHugh says the real contagion sweeping through Federal Parliament isn’t COVID or RSV, but the Dunning-Kruger effect – where the least informed speak the loudest and facts rarely stand a chance.

Posted inPolitical, Something to Think About

Why isn’t Australia securing its critical research?

30 August 202510 September 2025

UQ’s Dr Brendan Walker-Munro raises some questions about Australia lack of research security that has us left out of a new global network.

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