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In The Last Best Place on the Internet, Richard Cooke digs into Wikipedia's many interrelations and contradictions. The site is as much a community as it is a work of reference, and both its strengths and weaknesses derive from this fact. https://t.co/ENPsWdp9ez

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“As more people come forward with stories about the violence they experienced during the conflict, it is incumbent upon the Australian Defence Force to investigate these allegations and provide compensation when appropriate.” https://t.co/mYXXPzCHr1

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"Just cutting foreign student numbers and graduate visas will do serious damage to our global reputation as a quality educator," writes John Hewson. https://t.co/Vt5uNtjDgG

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While Trade Minister Don Farrell tries to persuade the US to drop the current 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian imports, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has described attempts to regulate American tech companies as a form of “foreign extortion”. https://t.co/hiGTYfiMWK

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“Our trade with the United States is up 67 per cent,” says Don Farrell. "So, you couldn’t say that any of these things that we’ve done to protect our own citizens in terms of social media, have resulted in a penalty in terms of tariffs.” https://t.co/FZkglMKeIl

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One Nation has made a point of describing its candidates as “ordinary” people – passionate, unpretentious and far from the typical political factories, writes Martin McKenzie-Murray. Warren Pickering is something of a poster child here. https://t.co/MuzskXvxtM

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"Australians do deserve the right ... to have compensation if they’ve suffered harm because of social media. You’ve got to remember this isn’t some free service that these technology companies are offering as goodwill, this is profit driven.” https://t.co/U7OcL18P8J

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"The debate in which we now find ourselves is not only disappointing but potentially dangerous – it is too shallow a political contest for an issue so defining of this nation." | John Hewson https://t.co/BCjqywR0Cf

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“The High Court’s decision was an entirely orthodox, exquisitely technical legal application of the most basic aspect of judicial review," writes Geoffrey Watson. “The political response has been nutty.” https://t.co/5ld7CJkW0R

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“The Minerals Council of Australia has given nearly $1.5 million to Labor and the Coalition. That is just one mining donor. Meanwhile, it seems to be a matter of pride for One Nation that its financial backbone has been supplied by a mining billionaire.” https://t.co/lgbJucFnAw

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Exclusive: Afghans who suffered horrific injuries they say were inflicted by Australian soldiers are at a loss after receiving letters rejecting their compensation claims. https://t.co/8n70Ll0jWe

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The Hague Convention was conceived in 1980 to expedite the return of children taken overseas. Now it has been weaponised by abusive fathers seeking the return of their children, with deadly consequences. https://t.co/9h8qODWEet

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"Polling released this week suggests One Nation may have peaked and is losing support, as the Hanson party faces increased scrutiny," writes Paul Bongiorno. https://t.co/fLQ4iZe5C0

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"After four-and-a-half years in office, the government is copping the blame for the economic situation, as voters look for answers that aren’t materialising or relief that doesn’t help as much as many feel it should," writes Paul Bongiorno. https://t.co/z0o1gTnNBm

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“They’re not afraid of One Nation’s agenda – they actually want the Liberal Party to be advocating these positions, too." https://t.co/tSQHUS0sZR

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“Look, people will vote with their middle finger. People want change more than ever. And One Nation is the last bastion of conservatism.”

Martin McKenzie-Murray's exclusive interview with One Nation's Victorian leader Warren Pickering: https://t.co/BpKPNWBdUU

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