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Poll Bludger: explaining the AEC's byelection decision that has Labor furious

William Bowe May 25, 2018 22

'We had no idea,' say live export bureaucrats who knew all about brutality

Bernard Keane May 25, 2018 13

Media roundtable: should the head of the ABC be a journalist?

Emily Watkins May 25, 2018 15

Rundle: like smoke vanishing in the late autumn air

Guy Rundle May 25, 2018 8

Guy Rundle salvages what he can from the now-gone Checkerboard Tobacco and Book Exchange in Windsor, Melbourne.

Could Hastie be brought before a US court for his Chau Chak Wing comment?

Greg Barns May 25, 2018 7

More than simply ratcheting up diplomatic tension with China, Andrew Hastie has breached legal guidelines in the US.

Company tax cut lessons from ... Australia

Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane May 25, 2018 1

The handing of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax cuts to TV networks hasn't quite produced the kinds of results claimed for company tax cuts.

Iran proves that Trump can't recognise a good deal

Professor Damien Kingsbury May 25, 2018 7

Donald Trump may have fulfilled his election promise to quit the Iran deal, but he certainly wasn't doing so to get out of a "bad deal".

Behind Four Corners' consent program

Emily Watkins May 25, 2018 1

Louise Milligan has opened up about the Four Corners piece that prompted a NSW review into sexual consent law.

The Worm

Cop allegedly caught on film punching teen

Chris Woods May 25, 2018

Good morning, early birds. Donald Trump cancels what would have been a historic meeting with Kim Jong-un. Plus, a cop is allegedly caught on film punching a teenager. It's the news you need to know, with Chris Woods.

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Side View

Bullshit jobs, "abortion deserts" and strange political bedfellows

Bernard Keane May 23, 2018 2

Welcome to Side View — a curated guide to new and overlooked content on politics, policy, and public affairs. This week: bullshit jobs, "abortion deserts" and a prescription for those sick of blockchain hype.