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Both companies are major political donors. Combined, they’d be even more powerful. (Image: Tom Red/Private Media) Star Entertainment’s proposal for a merger with Crown wouldn’t merely create a gambling giant …
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Outsourcing of policy advice doesn’t merely undermine the Australian Public Service, a top public policy expert argues, it increases the risk of corruption. Glyn Davis (Image: AAP/Alan Porritt) One of …
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Disgraced former Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle’s 3AW appearance was billed as a tearful apology to victims. It seemed like anything but. Former Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle (Image: AAP) …
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Australian women are behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to access to long-acting reversible contraceptives. Will the budget change that? The tiny contraceptive implant is one …
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Comedian Sammy J has taken aim at the India travel ban with a spoof of an iconic Aussie song. Sammy J (Image: YouTube) The iconic Peter Allen song turned highly …
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A book written by a prominent doctor in the Indigenous health space has become a core text for anti-vax activists. Dr Archie Kalokerinos on ‘This Is Your Life’ (Image: Supplied) …
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The Reserve Bank has made it clear that monetary policy is being conducted with an eye on employment, not on the equity consequences of rising house prices. Reserve Bank Deputy …
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He may be out of office, but can Donald Trump still threaten the state of democracy, in the US and around the world? Donald Trump (Image: AP/Alex Brandon) In Both …
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When it comes to rorting and theft of taxpayer money, there’s safety in numbers. And this kind of abuse is entrenched in one of the sleaziest governments we’ve ever seen. …
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Juukan Gorge calamity takes centre stage at poorly attended and highly constricted Rio Tinto AGM. Juukan Gorge rock shelters in 2015 (Image: AAP/PKKP and PKKP Aboriginal Corporation) The Australian leg …
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