How TV networks could turn gaming ad ban from a loss to a win
Letters

How TV networks could turn gaming ad ban from a loss to a win

In the case of Channel 7 and its wooing of Bruce Lehrmann in pursuit of an exclusive interview - they did admit to spending $100,000 on his accommodation. By abandoning such practices Channel 7 would be less reliant on gaming ads and in the process enhance their audience’s viewing pleasure

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‘It’s too much’:Howard urges tobacco-like ban on gambling ads
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Gambling

‘It’s too much’:Howard urges tobacco-like ban on gambling ads

The former prime minister and sports fan says the spread of gambling and the social harm from it is a serious issue for our country.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Perrottet for prime minister? Mike Baird says yes
Note From The Editor

Perrottet for prime minister? Mike Baird says yes

Whatever he does in the future,I will always have great respect for Dominic Perrottet due to his stance on three issues.

  • byBevan Shields
For once,we will vote at the polls on policy,not politics
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Political leadership

For once,we will vote at the polls on policy,not politics

This rare period of unity within both alternative parties of government means the next election will,refreshingly,be focused on ideas.

  • byGeorge Brandis
These are the cartoons that kept Australians laughing for a century
Visual art

These are the cartoons that kept Australians laughing for a century

A new show at the State Library of NSW celebrates a century of Australian cartooning.

  • byHelen Pitt
Luxe Listings star Gavin Rubinstein has a Lamborghini problem
CBD

Luxe Listings star Gavin Rubinstein has a Lamborghini problem

The whole fast-living schtick that made the celebrity real estate agent’s show such a hit has come to bite.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
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Tony Abbott,John Howard earn Putin’s ire,hit with sanctions by Kremlin
Foreign relations

Tony Abbott,John Howard earn Putin’s ire,hit with sanctions by Kremlin

Russia’s relations with Australia has deteriorated to unprecedented lows since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.

  • byRob Harris
The real reason Peter Dutton wants nuclear power
Letters

The real reason Peter Dutton wants nuclear power

There is no Coalition nuclear plan,except to get re-elected (“Dutton hits the nuclear button”,June 20). No nuclear power plants will ever be built here.

What will happen if Australia keeps virtue-signalling on immigration
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Immigration

What will happen if Australia keeps virtue-signalling on immigration

On immigration policy,nations need to telegraph their meanness – growling menacingly so they can gentle their claws when dealing with real cases of need.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Dutton needs to emulate a former president named Donald. No,not that one
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World politics

Dutton needs to emulate a former president named Donald. No,not that one

At first glance,making the Liberal Party more illiberal aligns with the global rise of hard-right parties. Delve deeper and an alternative conservative narrative emerges.

  • byNick Bryant
Scott Morrison denied membership of Sydney’s all-male Australian Club
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Scott Morrison denied membership of Sydney’s all-male Australian Club

Australia’s 30th prime minister was nominated for the ultra-exclusive club by Liberal luminaries John Howard and Bruce Baird in 2022. But so far,he has had no luck.

  • byMichael Koziol