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The long arm of Chinese law
John Coyne | July 3, 2026In another step to extend its dominance abroad, China’s communist party has enacted legislation which can deem the work produced by journalists, think tank analysts, academics and others in Australia unlawful.
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Immigration then and now
Mark Cully | July 2, 2026Modern Australia is a country of immigrants but the reality of immigration today is very different from that of the past and on an entirely different scale.
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Lumpy space process
Marco Galoppo | July 2, 2026Cosmology has long assumed that matter should be evenly distributed throughout the universe, but the latest data suggests this isn’t true and may force a fundamental rethink of this ‘cosmological principle’.
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Metal goes first
David Kirichenko | July 2, 2026Ukraine is building on its successful drone campaign to send robots into the front line to fight off the Russian invaders.
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History isn’t bunk
Frank Bongiorno | July 1, 2026Why are there so few readable, affordable history books written by Australian academics, historians and other authors in the nation’s bookshops?
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Reasons to be cheerful
Kate Griffiths | July 1, 2026Feeling gloomy about the future? You’re not alone. New data shows economic pessimism is growing in Australia, and the implications reach far beyond the hip pocket.
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Free Florence!
Michelle Grattan | July 1, 2026The Liberal Party increasingly resembles a cumbersome machine called Florence which got itself stuck in a tunnel in the new Snowy 2.0 hydro scheme.
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Australia’s warmest winter?
Milton Speer | June 30, 2026Europe is enduring unprecedented summer heat and Australia may also be on track for its warmest ever winter with the prospect of a blistering El Niño year summer to come.
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The Doctor is out
Marcus Harmes | June 30, 2026The disastrous return of Russell T. Davies to helm Doctor Who and the dreadful ratings for Ncuti Gatwa’s tearful, gay club hopping incarnation has left the programme facing an uncertain future, if not complete oblivion.
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Asia’s uncertain future
John West | June 30, 2026After several decades of unprecedented development, Asia has reached a three-way crossroads according to Nick Bisley’s new book “Asian Crucible: Globalization, Geopolitics and the Contest for the Future”.
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Weak prospects for Community Strong?
Phoebe Hayman | June 29, 2026Former independent MPs Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender have announced the formation of their new political party, Community Strong Australia, so what are its prospects for success?
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What is migration for?
Alan Gamlen | June 29, 2026High levels of immigration in Western countries have provoked a backlash, not least in Australia where One Nation is riding high in the polls, so what is migration for?
