Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller and Owen Cooper as his son Jamie in Adolescence. The series illustrates how vulnerable young boys can be when they fall under the influence of toxic masculinity.

Adolescence is compelling,but here’s what it gets wrong

This most talked-about British drama raises very important questions,but it also turns a blind eye to uncomfortable truths.

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If Dutton is to beat Albanese,he must abandon this matchy-matchy phase

Peter Dutton convinced voters he was a credible alternative PM by making difficult choices,not easy ones.

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We’ve entered the era of pocket money politics

And we’ve turned into children – always holding out our hands for money.

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Rent rose $180 a week:Morgan Cox on the ABC’s Q&A.

Want to fix the housing crisis? Then listen to dads like Morgan

Morgan Cox got his five minutes of fame on the ABC,but he deserves more. His housing stress is systemic – and it’s poor management.

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Why Trump’s madness is making the world a safer place

The US president has smashed the Western alliance. But the Europeans are stepping up to spend their own money on their own defence.

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Some parents have no option but a childcare centre.

To win parents’ votes,put their kids first – with childcare that hits home

There’s evidence that children aged under three are more stressed in childcare centres than at home. Working parents need options.

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Albo’s bad timing is becoming its own punchline

Despite the seriousness of the times,Albanese’s prime ministership can only be described as slapstick.

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Should we fear growing separatism? Germany offers a clue

Immigration will be the No.1 issue at next week’s German election,part of a backlash against a well-meaning but ultimately misguided policy of multicultural integration.

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Footballer Sam Kerr and former ABC radio presenter Antoinette Lattouf.

Kerr and Lattouf:Questions of race,justice and power

Are our power dynamics fixed or shifting? Are they determined by gender,skin colour or cultural currency? Two current cases provide some hints.

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The contest between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will take place in the shadow of Donald Trump.

Young men are drifting to Dutton. Will their mothers vote with them?

When young women supported the teals at the last federal election,some of their former Liberal-voting fathers swung behind them. Might mothers follow their sons’ lead this time?

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