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Commentary | The race to assign blame reflects a societal sickness we must confront, and raises an uncomfortable question: what has happened to our political culture? Read the full comment: https://t.co/eosubwqRnL

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Designed to grow to the size of Heathrow, Western Sydney’s $5.3bn airport has welcomed its first passengers on Sunday with Jetstar bound for the Gold Coast. Read the full story: https://t.co/XK92vtEptQ

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I am a Melburnian. I love this city. And yet for all its cultural attributes, the barbecue-stopper across Victoria today is the deleterious state of our roads, writes Bernard Salt. Read the full column: https://t.co/kjKRX2hqKK

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COLUMN | The first and worst part of the week was being invited to sit in a Tesla Cybercab, a vehicle – I can’t call it a car – with no steering wheel and no pedals, painted in Trump Gold, which is likely to be running a Tesla Robotaxi service on Sydney’s streets by this time next year. Stephen Corby has more: https://t.co/7beDjwVebl

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Hospital insiders dispute the Tasmanian Health Minister’s claim that gender surgery at Royal Hobart is not impacting essential care and public waiting lists. Read the full story: https://t.co/RbGw8zANJP

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Commentary | There is a widespread belief among the ­Israeli population that another massacre is just a matter of time with some arguing the army hasn’t done enough to destroy Hamas, urging the IDF to “finish the job”. Read the full comment: https://t.co/UTg2oNF7vx

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When pressed on whether WA Premier Roger Cook would be taking the time to meet with any at-risk children and families in Port Hedland amid the child welfare scandal, Mr Cook conceded he would not. Read the full story: https://t.co/pQra2AeBHC

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As young men increasingly drift towards conservative political worldviews, young women are becoming more progressive – and they’re increasingly unwilling to consider partners with opposing views. They call it the relationship recession – and Louise Perry has a thesis that notions of love, sex and politics are all being radically redrawn. Listen to the full episode of The Front: https://t.co/dnesT0WTd9

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Forty-six per cent of Australian workers would accept a pay cut for a job that was better for their mental health, according to a new survey that also found two in five took a day off work in the past year due to their mental health. Read the full story: https://t.co/wv66QTKCNQ

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Video has emerged of the man charged over the alleged attack on Helen Haines challenging police to “shoot me” during a 2022 Wangaratta confrontation. Latest: https://t.co/wzerlDqI0n

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Four people were shot and an investigation was underway on Saturday night, following what police say is a targeted drive-by shooting at a boxing event south of Brisbane. Latest: https://t.co/SIb1kbAUVe

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As LIV Golf scrambles to convince enough players to stay with the league for 2027, rising Australian star Lucas Herbert has confirmed he has had enough. What it means for the embattled league: https://t.co/IwTUD2LvF7

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With 250,000 marching in Paris and fresh strikes looming, rising street violence poses an escalating test for the French government. Latest: https://t.co/kTq6oiGK7T

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Timmy Djawa Burarrwanga has been welcoming travellers to his ancestral home for years, but until this week Bawaka had been missing something crucial. Read the full story: https://t.co/PBIAvLfqEX

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Trade Minister Don Farrell will enter the lion’s den to try to win-over critics of the EU free trade deal, as a key agricultural sector breaks ranks to back the plan. Exclusive: https://t.co/Ge6ufEuiXR

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COLUMN | To friends navigating life’s messy middle, a soul-saving chicken soup softens the days when things are too much to stomach alone. Charlotte Ree has more: https://t.co/e3x8Ab4wEz

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Gifting wealth early to younger generations could risk leaving seniors short of funds for their own future care as costs surge. Anthony Keane has more: https://t.co/Ufyt3mTBvq

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The most visited and recognisable house in America is now open for tours. And the attention to detail is impressive. Read the article: https://t.co/FCPSwSN9Ho

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She had no formal training, and was a complete unknown until her 60s. But Rosalie Gascoigne was a true original – and is getting the retrospective she deserves. More: https://t.co/nTGWhTuD33

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Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun is a tonally disastrous betrayal of a beloved Nobel prize-winner’s novel. Read the review: https://t.co/pTGkIY8tkI