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It's been a busy week for Australia’s most “colourful” politician, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate, the subject of this publication’s close to ten-year-long, detailed “Tate Town” investigation.

TATE TOWN: Tom Tate and Tozer's very big week
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TATE TOWN: Tom Tate and Tozer's very big week
It has been a busy week for Australia’s most “colourful” politician, Gold Coast City Mayor Tom Tate, the subject of this publication’s close to ten-year-long, detailed “Tate Town” invest...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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With 2025 drawing to a close, there is a range of unexpectedly favourable news on the economy.

Australia's economic momentum builds despite inflation jitters
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Analysts expect new ABS data to show net migration holding steady around 315,000, defying claims of both a rebound and a collapse.

Australia’s migration numbers defy both camps
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Australia’s migration numbers defy both camps
Analysts expect new ABS data to show net migration holding steady around 315,000, defying claims of both a rebound and a collapse.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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FIFA invents a “Peace Prize” to flatter Donald Trump, proving once again that football’s governing body never misses an open goal for global embarrassment.

Trump scores an own goal for FIFA
~ Kate Zarb

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Trump scores an own goal for FIFA
FIFA invents a “Peace Prize” to flatter Donald Trump, proving once again that football’s governing body never misses an open goal for global embarrassment.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path.

Australia’s economy strengthens as the rest of the world struggles
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Australia’s economy strengthens as the rest of the world struggles
Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.
'Australia's golden girl of fashion': Prue Acton
~ Bill McAuley
'Australia's golden girl of fashion': Prue Acton
Prue Acton OBE is an Australian fashion designer who started her own business in Melbourne in 1963, later becoming the first Australian female designer to mount a show of her own range in New York.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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It’s been a rough week with a number of brilliant musicians departing for the great gig in the sky.
~ David Kowalski

The ARIAs and a trademark feud with Eminem no one saw coming
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The ARIAs and a trademark feud with Eminem no one saw coming
It’s been a rough week with a number of brilliant musicians departing for the great gig in the sky.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Thousands of Australians who retired to France now find themselves trapped in bureaucratic limbo, cut off from their age pensions.

Aussie retirees in France face pension limbo
~ Judy Crozier

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December 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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The inequality is starkest in criminal justice — the poor are still disproportionately incarcerated.
~ Gerry Georgatos

Australia's justice system still protects the wealthy
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Australia's justice system still protects the wealthy
The inequality is starkest in criminal justice. The poor are disproportionately incarcerated.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Since Labor’s victory, the threat of right‑wing populism has not gone away — it has grown increasingly palpable.
~ Carl Rhodes

Populism isn’t dead in Australia, it’s waiting for the right leader
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Populism isn’t dead in Australia, it’s waiting for the right leader
Since Labor’s victory, the threat of right‑wing populism has not gone away — it has grown increasingly palpable.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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If the Middle East conflict is a race war between Arabs and Jews, does it mean supporters of Palestine or Israel are all being “racist”?

From Ja’mie to Jerusalem: Redefining racism in the Israel debate
~ Abigail Wiley

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From Ja’mie to Jerusalem: Redefining racism in the Israel debate
If the Middle East conflict is a race war between Arabs and Jews, does it mean supporters of Palestine, or Israel, are all being “racist”?
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December 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Major supermarkets and fuel retailers in bankless towns may qualify for exemptions from a proposed cash mandate, sparking fresh concerns about regional access to cash.

Cashless loopholes: Treasury confirms exemptions for bankless towns
~ Dale Webster

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Cashless loopholes: Treasury confirms exemptions for bankless towns
Major supermarkets and fuel retailers in bankless towns may qualify for exemptions from the Government’s proposed cash mandate, sparking fresh concerns about regional access to cash.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Major supermarkets and fuel retailers in bankless towns may qualify for exemptions from a proposed cash mandate, sparking fresh concerns about regional access to cash.

Cashless loopholes: Treasury confirms exemptions for bankless towns
~ @TheRegional_au

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Cashless loopholes: Treasury confirms exemptions for bankless towns
Major supermarkets and fuel retailers in bankless towns may qualify for exemptions from the Government’s proposed cash mandate, sparking fresh concerns about regional access to cash.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Meanwhile, Donald Trump's "dozing off" denial remains alive and well...
CARTOONS: Coalition's climate argy-bargy, totally toxic
~ Mark David Cartoons
CARTOONS: Coalition's climate argy-bargy, totally toxic
Meanwhile, Donald Trump's "dozing off" denial remains alive and well.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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We may have had a Royal Commission into its systemic failures and voted in a new Federal Labor Government in the meantime, but two years on from the Robodebt findings, what has really changed?
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How many Robodebts will it take to end government cover-ups?
We may have had a Royal Commission into its systemic failures and voted in a new Federal Labor Government in the meantime, but two years on from the Robodebt findings, what has really changed?
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December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The public education system has been unravelling for more than a decade — a class action may be the only remedy.
~ John Frew

Australia’s education system is breaking our teachers
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Australia’s education system is breaking our teachers
The public education system has been unravelling for more than a decade — a class action may be the only remedy.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Whatever we may think about our moral responsibility to other nations, the effects of inequality are becoming irreversible.
~ Mark Beeson

Even human suffering is unequal and exhausting
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Even human suffering is unequal and exhausting
Whatever we may think about our moral responsibility to other nations, the effects of inequality are becoming irreversible.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Amid renewed debate over black bloc activism, Omar Hassan replies to Tom Tanuki’s critique of his article, published on 29 November, calling for focus and unity on the Left.

Debate over how to fight fascism exposes fault lines on the Left
~ Omar Hassan
Debate over how to fight fascism exposes fault lines on the Left
Amid renewed debate over black bloc activism, Omar Hassan replies to Tom Tanuki’s critique of his article calling for focus and unity on the Left.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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A leaked proposal for staff cuts has exposed how Victoria’s premier cultural institution is drifting from its mission to preserve knowledge.

State Library Victoria under fire as leaked report exposes deep cultural decay
~ Dr Rosemary Sorensen

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State Library Victoria under fire as leaked report exposes deep cultural decay
A leaked proposal for staff and service cuts has ignited outrage, exposing how Victoria’s premier cultural institution is drifting from its mission to preserve knowledge toward corporate vanity proj.....
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December 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Palestinians and human rights advocates have slammed the UN’s Gaza resolution as a power grab that rewards Israeli aggression and whitewashes decades of occupation.

UN endorses Trump-backed Gaza plan, drawing condemnation from Palestinians
~ Max Gross

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UN endorses Trump-backed Gaza plan, drawing condemnation from Palestinians
Palestinians and human rights advocates have slammed the UN’s new Gaza resolution as a neo-colonial power grab that rewards Israeli aggression and whitewashes decades of occupation.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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As television celebrates its centenary, the screen that once united the world now reflects a fractured, algorithm-driven society.

Television turns 100: From uniting nations to dividing feeds
~ Paul Budde

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December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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When the former Duchess of York hints at going nuclear, even Buckingham Palace braces for a royal-level scandal with global blast radius.

When a Duchess threatens to detonate: Australia braces for the Fergie files
~ Vince Hooper

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When a Duchess threatens to detonate: Australia braces for the Fergie files
When the Duchess of York hints at going nuclear, even Buckingham Palace braces for a royal-level scandal with global blast radius.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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As we mark International Day of People with Disabilities, advocates call for a shift from “inspiration” tropes toward authentic narratives that reflect inclusion.

Rewriting disability narratives to reflect real inclusion
~ @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social

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Rewriting disability narratives to reflect real inclusion
As Australia marks International Day of People with Disabilities, advocates call for a shift from “inspiration” tropes toward authentic disability narratives that reflect genuine inclusion.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Donald Trump’s return to power isn’t a political revival, it’s the inevitable consequence of a nation consumed by the very racism it refuses to confront.

Trump’s America being destroyed by its own racism
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Trump’s America being destroyed by its own racism
Donald Trump’s return to power isn’t a political revival, it’s the inevitable consequence of a nation consumed by the very racism it refuses to confront.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Sussan Ley’s so-called “values test” exposes the Coalition’s desperation to court the far-Right under the guise of patriotism.

Coalition’s Australian values test is the ultimate dog whistle
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December 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM