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The Times They Are a-Changin’
Panizza Allmark | February 10, 2026Protest singers like Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan drew popular attention to social issues and civil rights in the United States through their songs, so will a new generation of artists carry the torch against the appalling excesses of Donald Trump?
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Crisis? What crisis? Aristocratic terrorism
Bernard Paul Corden | February 10, 2026In a new 3-part series, Bernard Cordon argues the Chicago school of monetarist economics in the 1970s and the neo-liberal political movement which followed in the 1980s set the scene for Donald Trump’s thuggish dismantling of the USA today.
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The track through the scribbly gums
Roger Chao | February 10, 2026Your local track through the scribbly gums reminded us that a good society does not only build things that make money. It preserves things that make life bearable.
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Scrapping VicHealth makes no sense
Vicki Brown | February 9, 2026Despite the proven potential for prevention initiatives to improve health and save money, Australian governments have consistently under-invested in them and the proposed scrapping of VicHealth is another blow to sensible policy making.
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Slaves to the machine
Lukasz Swiatek | February 9, 2026The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has warned young people will suffer the most as an AI “tsunami” wipes out many entry-level roles in coming years. Unfortunately, she’s probably right, so what can young people do faced with the prospect of a worthless degree and no career opportunities?
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The day my Medicare card saved my life
Roger Chao | February 9, 2026It doesn’t matter how young and fit you are – anyone can have an accident which lands them in a public emergency room and make them realise just how precious the health system is despite its many problems.
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Standing in front of a painting I didn’t understand
Roger Chao | February 8, 2026Public art galleries offer a rare forum in which contemplation and ‘slow thinking’ are encouraged. Encounters with art, no matter how new or strange or challenging, remain a precious opportunity to engage with ourselves, our nation and each other.
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Could the madness of Donald Trump revitalise the rules-based order?
Jolyon Ford | February 8, 2026America’s withdrawal from international bodies and agreements might compel democratic powers to strengthen their commitments in response, given the collective threat they face from countries like China, Russia and – apparently – the USA interested only in conquest and power.
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Six of the best
Caitlin Macdonald | February 8, 2026Six Australian podcasts approach the world of books in very different forms but all contribute to audio has ironically become such an important medium for contemporary reading.
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Stand with Ukraine
Bernie O'Kane | February 7, 2026As a new book on the war by Serhii Plokhy makes clear, Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion remains the most important issue of our time. It is the fight of freedom against tyranny, the future against the past and hope verses resignation and despair. As President Trump seems more interested in becoming an imperialist autocrat rather than opposing them, we must all stand with Ukraine.
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The day the slide broke
Roger Chao | February 7, 2026Our cities’ precious parks are always under threat from neglect, misuse and housing development, but they remain a precious green oasis in the urban sprawl where children of all ages can play and learn together.
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The sole of the matter
Yenny Vandalita | February 7, 2026Your dad always said you should have good tyres on your car and your mum told you to wear proper shoes on your feet and, as usual, they were both right.
