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- Building Bad
Allan’s CFMEU stonewalling is a failure of leadership
The past week’s CFMEU revelations have shocked Victorians. They deserve to know how the state ended up paying billions to bikies.
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- Protests
The right is to protest peacefully – there’s no place for hate
The visit to Australia of Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has highlighted the complexities of our bedrock rights.
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- Property development
It’s well past time to put Defence’s surplus land to good use
Decades of reviews have produced little action. It is hoped this latest audit will prompt a response that will help ease the housing crisis.
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- One Nation
Despite the polls, One Nation is still a fringe party
One Nation may be surging in the polls, but voters need to ask, what does the party stand for?
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- School funding
Victoria’s ‘Education State’ slogan rings hollow
More than a decade since state Labor vowed to fully fund Victorian schools to the Gonski standard, the Allan government continues to fall short of its promise to make education a top priority.
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- Nationals
Coalition’s dispiriting meltdown has consequences far beyond its own ranks
The nation needs a functioning opposition and careful, thoughtful debate in these difficult days. Neither looks likely to surface before parliament resumes.
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- Opinion
Kazem Hamad arrest a welcome breakthrough in the fight against illicit tobacco
The arrest in Iraq of kingpin Kazem Hamad is positive news but law enforcement and governments will need to be constantly vigilant.
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- Victoria bushfires
A funding squeeze and ageing fire trucks are a choice the government has made
Fighting fires is, like the health sector, an essential service, and it is under pressure due to budget strain.
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- Bondi shooting
Wilcox cartoon was divisive – and we apologise for the hurt it has caused
Although there is no place in this country for hate speech, there must be room for people to express their views on politics and world events.
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- Opinion
An inquiry too long in coming should be given space for its work
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism and the Bondi attack. It is now important the inquiry complete its work without a political focus.
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