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What is a 'gun amnesty' anyway? And how is it meant to stop crime?
Jun 19, 20175 Comments
Crikey intern Will Ziebell.
We waited a year for this lousy Border Force footage
Josh TaylorJun 19, 20173 Comments
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has released footage of Border Force officers testing GoPro cameras on the water.
Turnbull desperate to govern from the centre, but foes won't let him
Bernard KeaneJun 19, 201719 Comments
Better than his overseas counterparts, Malcolm Turnbull has read the mood of electoral disillusionment, but his opponents are succeeding in preventing him from showing it.
How Trump destroyed America's claims to 'exceptionalism'
Jun 19, 201714 Comments
For the first time in a long time, we are seeing an unexceptional nation that failed to show leadership when leadership was needed most, writes freelance journalist Bernadette Anvia.
'You don't know what a First World economy is': NT judge rants at 13-year-old
Bob GosfordJun 19, 201716 Comments
The judge seemed uninterested in the “extremely difficult set of circumstances” the boy was facing.
Will Turnbull ever urge the Queen to release Whitlam Dismissal letters?
Jun 19, 20175 Comments
Self-described republican Malcolm Turnbull made a promise to lobby the Queen to release the "Palace letters". Historian and author Jenny Hocking wonders why he hasn't made good on that yet.
Poll Bludger: voters return in droves to the One Nation bandwagon
William BoweJun 19, 20177 Comments
After all the controversy of the past couple of months, there has been a curious resurgence in support for Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
Treasury reveals only half of overseas retailers will actually pay GST despite new laws
Josh TaylorJun 16, 20174 Comments
Just how Treasury worked out it will get $300 million in GST from overseas sales remains a mystery.
Chalmers: the Turnbull government's incredible debt problem
Jun 16, 20172 Comments
The problem isn't just that Australia's debt has surpassed $500 billion. It's that the Coalition is racking up debt much faster than the last Labor government did, writes shadow finance minister Jim Chalmers.
Media reforms cannot proceed while Ten is on the brink
Jun 16, 20173 Comments
Consideration of changes to media ownership rules should be put on hold until serious questions around the placing of Ten in administration are resolved, Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer write.