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"He will seek a third term and I reckon he will get one.” Paul Bongiorno on Anthony Albanese’s electoral planning: trib.al/nDiXqup
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The Kevin Rudd era rollout of individual laptops for students in Years 9 to 12 was premised on ubiquitous access in the interests of equity, rather than on sound evidence of improved student performance. trib.al/qXUvrT7
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Editorial: The threat posed by AI cannot be overstated. It needs coordinated regulation and international cooperation. It needs diplomatic pressure on the US and China and a model similar to nuclear non-proliferation. trib.al/cHI4lLv
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Anthony Albanese's complete factional dominance accounts for much of the apparent timidity of his government’s policy agenda, writes Jason Koutsoukis. Without pushing from the factions, everything is done at the leader’s pace. trib.al/nlqZx4v
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Editorial: The threat posed by AI cannot be overstated. It needs coordinated regulation and international cooperation. It needs diplomatic pressure on the US and China and a model similar to nuclear non-proliferation. trib.al/uNz3QVv
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The war in Ukraine has given Taiwanese policy makers and strategists hope, writes Sam Roggeveen. It sets an example of a smaller state defying the military odds against a great power. trib.al/WznV8eH
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“I said 12 months ago that the Left have been defanged, and I've now come to the conclusion that I wasn't strong enough, because the Left have not only been defanged but lobotomised."
How Albanese became the most dominant leader in Labor history: trib.al/8whF4xG
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"The 'weight of fire' that China can now direct at Taiwan – that is, the amount of high explosive it could fire at the island to suppress its defences – has grown sharply through the modernisation of its air and missile forces," writes Sam Roggeveen. trib.al/GPPzXJa
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"Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion are finding echoes here," write Dennis Altman and Jonathan Symons. "Businesses that used to be willing to fund queer events and causes are becoming less so." trib.al/BICh7Rk
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Gil Durán's account of the American far right is not interested in whether “fascist” is the correct word for these men. It is more interested in their sustained calls for an end to democracy. trib.al/Hk6Jngu
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Challenge yourself with this week's cryptic crossword… trib.al/4AmTSXM
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Challenge yourself with this week's Saturday Paper quiz: trib.al/FwWQf7B
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Director Janice Muller is a veteran independent theatre-maker with experience producing, directing and teaching nationally. Her Godot, while adopting the mandated aesthetic, leans into the comedy, and the production works like a machine. trib.al/8U3kKlf
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The National Gallery of Victoria's retrospective of works by one of Australia's most celebrated artists of the 20th century, Margaret Preston, reveals an underappreciated artist, but one whose work hasn't always benefited from the modern gaze. trib.al/4b7gH2r
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Twentieth-century Australian drama was uniquely concerned with class politics and putting working-class characters on stage, writes Julian Meyrick. After 2000, you have to look hard to find class politics in Australian drama. trib.al/xicoNhw
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