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Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

23 December 20259 January 2026

From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account 

Posted inNational, Something to Think About

In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

22 December 20259 January 2026

The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.

Posted inNational, Something to Think About

Australia’s social media age ban has started. Here is what it really means

21 December 20259 January 2026

Public debate on the ban has focused on parenting choices. But the real issue is corporate compliance, technical design, and safe spaces for young people.

Posted inNational

Bondi attack came after huge increase in online antisemitism: research

16 December 202516 January 2026

At least 16 people – including a ten-year-old child – are dead after two men opened fire on a crowd of people celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on Sunday in a public park at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Many more are injured.

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When wheat prices soar, so do house prices in the grain belt

14 October 20251 November 2025

House prices in Australia’s wheat belt have surged 85% over the past decade, outpacing wheat’s 26% rise. This analysis of 11 key regions shows how weather booms, La Niña cycles, and shifting interest rates drive periods of perfect synchrony – and sudden disconnection – between crops and country property.

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

15 September 202527 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 inNational, Opinion

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

12 September 202527 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.

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

10 September 202527 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 inNational, Something to Think About

What do you think: Will Labor fix higher education?

21 June 20255 July 2025

The recent federal election victory of the Albanese Labor government, which secured a larger majority in parliament, presents a unique opportunity to implement meaningful reforms in Australian higher education.

Posted inNational, Something to Think About

Social media takes over news sites as main source of news as trust falls

19 June 202519 June 2025

A major global survey reveals that social media has overtaken news sites as Australians’ main source of news amid falling trust in news, growing concern over misinformation, and rising news avoidance.

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