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Coronavirus pandemic
Clear messaging must be part of COVID-19 vaccine strategy
The public must be kept informed if a mass immunisation program, due to start in a month, is to succeed.
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Australian Open
VIP treatment for tennis highlights plight of stranded Australians
The Australian Open should go ahead but it will be hard to enjoy if more is not done to bring stranded Aussies home.
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Coronavirus pandemic
The real confusion about vaccines comes from the Morrison government's own ranks
At this time in our history, a clear and disciplined message about the COVID-19 vaccine is crucial.
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Brumby debate
Brumbies are destroying Kosciuszko National Park and must be removed
Wild horse numbers are still far too high despite the bushfires.
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Democracy
This isn't about free speech. It's about an affront to democracy
Freedoms, such as the right to freedom of speech, are not absolute. But the Prime Minister missed the point on Donald Trump's malfeasance.
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Test cricket
Cricket sledging sends a bad signal to India about Australia
Australia must take the allegations of racist abuse seriously.
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Indigenous
Plan for Indigenous Voice not bold enough to achieve reconciliation
The Federal government took a small step toward recognising Australia’s long Indigenous history over the New Year by changing one word of the national anthem.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Cuts to bringing Australians home must be short-term
It is good that the reduction is temporary, and it should be increased sooner if health officials regain confidence in their hotel quarantine systems.
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WikiLeaks
Right-wing media must share blame for US violence
Fox News and other fringe TV and websites have played a shameful part in the attack in Washington DC.
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US votes 2020
Trump must face a reckoning for the insane attack on Congress
The storming of the US Congress buildings was a thuggish attempt to overturn a free and fair election.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Better co-ordination and planning is needed for border closures
People will be more willing to follow restrictions if they can see they are proportionate and compassionate.
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