Women should decide on having children,not the treasurer

Women should decide on having children,not the treasurer

Wouldn’t you be a bit worried about the sort of world your baby is being born into these days?

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Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west

Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west

The decision of a Labor councillor to vote in favour of a motion to ban books about same-sex parenting has created a headache for the ALP in western Sydney.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Same-sex families don’t just belong in Newtown:they belong everywhere
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Same-sex families don’t just belong in Newtown:they belong everywhere

The ugly topic of censorship made an unwelcome return to the headlines this week.

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We’ve been worried about kids on the internet for 30 years. Is it time to toughen up on tech?

We’ve been worried about kids on the internet for 30 years. Is it time to toughen up on tech?

The alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop by a teenager has reignited Australian alarm at the realities of online harm,reopening a debate about how to protect children.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Musk puts seat belts in cybertrucks. Now he must put them in cyberspace

Musk puts seat belts in cybertrucks. Now he must put them in cyberspace

What Elon Musk is doing is rogue even in an industry of rogues. He needs to be strapped in,or it will be maximum drama and maximum Musk.

  • byPeter Hartcher
This X-rated man-child is so powerful,he got our politicians to agree on something

This X-rated man-child is so powerful,he got our politicians to agree on something

Social inequality keeps growing,bombs keep landing,and our planet keeps burning. Yet,our leaders can find common ground only about a social media platform that’s close to its putrid end.

  • byMalcolm Knox
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This university newspaper is ‘censored’ by a marketing team. Now,students are fighting back

This university newspaper is ‘censored’ by a marketing team. Now,students are fighting back

UNSW’s student publication has barely published in months and a staff for 2024 has not been appointed.

  • byDaniella White
The case that could change the internet forever

The case that could change the internet forever

It all started when laws were passed in response to decisions by Twitter and Facebook to boot Donald Trump after the attack on the US Capitol in 2021.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
One thing Russians can still complain about:A cat thrown from a train

One thing Russians can still complain about:A cat thrown from a train

Part catharsis,part political theatre,events like Twix’s death are providing people in Vladimir Putin’s Russia with rare opportunities to vent and bond.

  • byAnatoly Kurmanaev
Amazon self-censors Nicole Kidman’s new show in Hong Kong

Amazon self-censors Nicole Kidman’s new show in Hong Kong

Beijing’s national security laws aimed to wipe out dissent in the democratic enclave of Hong Kong. Now they have neutered Nicole Kidman in the Amazon series Expats.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Why banning or burning books is the start of something terrifying

Why banning or burning books is the start of something terrifying

Ahead of a visit to Australia,the outgoing head of the American Library Association is warning of the resurgence of censorship.

  • byKerrie O'Brien