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The Ruby Princess docks at Port Kembla, NSW. (Image: AAP/Dean Lewins)

Too big to sink? Owners of the Ruby Princess face their own mortality moment

After the Ruby Princess fiasco, Inq asks whether Carnival, with its political connections and multibillion-dollar industry, is too big to sink...

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A peculiar Australian disease: the total dislike of parliamentary democracy

Unlike their overseas counterparts, Australian politicians have given themselves a holiday while the pandemic rages. Why are they so different?

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For the media, hibernation is the prelude to death unless government intervenes

There are no takeover deals or foreign investors who will save Australia's major media companies from rapid death. The government finally has to confront the reality of who will pay for public interest journalism.

Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

The government has finally released the modelling. Here's what it means

The federal government has released its coronavirus modelling. We spoke to the experts to find out whether it matters.

Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

Forget the pandemic, it's time for enemies of industry funds to get square

The war against industry super funds by the Liberal Party and sections of the media is unceasing — even a global pandemic is an excuse to attack them.

Australian union numbers swell amid pandemic shutdown

Australian workers are flocking to unions as the COVID-19 crisis worsens — and it isn't just the hardest-hit industries seeing numbers rise.

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Doctors are being conscripted into the army of authoritarianism

Medical professionals who have devoted their entire careers to saving lives may need no other motivation for helping the government curb personal liberties.

Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi)

Albo must speak for Australia— and those who fought for its democracy

Amid coronavirus panic, Anthony Albanese has an opportunity to defend what we've made — and Christian Porter's sneering cynicism is the perfect target. What does he have to lose?

Beyond Blue CEO Georgie Harman (Image: AAP/James Ross)

Collateral damage: the cost of COVID-19 to mental health

The coronavirus is already having an impact on mental health services, with support agencies noting an increase in demand.

Calls for relaxed restrictions reveal cracks in business leadership

Some business leaders are already calling for a relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions. Their reasoning isn't just incorrect, it's irresponsible.