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1.1KEconomyMedicare: the co-payment lives!
Tony Abbott says the Medicare co-payment is ‘dead, buried and cremated’. But it’s already arising from the political crematorium as a much...
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827History
The song of the Bali Two executioners: Jokowi vs Gibran
As time seemingly ticks down on the condemned Bali Two, contributing editor-at-large for Independent Australia TESS LAWRENCE makes a last ditch plea...
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1.1KCoroner & Legal
Dying Like An Animal: The Price Of Empathy And How Governments Use Yours Against You
Want to know why some people are more moved by greyhound baiting, than by an Aboriginal death in custody? Why the Abbott...
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838Coroner & Legal
NATION: You should care about Brandis’s Creeper Laws. Jamal Rifi. 4-Corners …
The right to privacy is taken for granted by many. Australians assume they can conduct their daily ablutions in peace. They can...
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829Economy
The Intergenerational Report focuses on the old, when the future belongs to the young
Releasing Australia’s fourth Intergenerational Report, Joe Hockey described it as the “social compact between generations”, which would help “identify where the future...
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836Economy
IGR: An alarming piece of sloppy propaganda
Liberal brains trust … Treasurer Hockey, PM Abbott, Julie Bishop, Warren Truss Side-stepping convention, tiptoeing around the climate elephant in the room,...
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960Media
High Court rejects attempt to make media watchdog toothless
Media accountability in Australia has taken an important step forward with a cut-through High Court decision on the powers of the broadcasting...
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986Coroner & Legal
Julian Burnside: Independent media for reality’s sake
Human rights advocate and barrister Julian Burnside AO QC talks about his disenchantment with newspapers and the vital need for more than...
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1.0KEconomy
Carmen’s call
*Pic: Portrait of Dr Carmen Lawrence, Subject: Dr Carmen Lawrence, Artist: Deanne Haddow. From here I first met Carmen Lawrence at a...
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891History
Real leaders … and real equality
This long weekend, we are invited to wake up and think about the women in our lives, focus on women’s achievements, and...
