Pupil-free days help foster better outcomes

Pupil-free days help foster better outcomes

I really scratch my head at the attitude towards teachers that some parents display. They all want what is best for their child but they can’t seem to connect the dots between better-prepared quality teachers and better outcomes for all students.

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Rinehart’s hearty applause for Trump is so dispiriting

Rinehart’s hearty applause for Trump is so dispiriting

Gina Rinehart’s unbridled endorsement of Donald Trump’s agenda is depressing.

US War of Independence was a mistake. Consider Trump and be grateful for our King

US War of Independence was a mistake. Consider Trump and be grateful for our King

As a lower-case republican Australian,I’m discovering that the US election is giving me more reasons to be a monarchist.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Albanese and Dutton both in the race to learn from Trump

Albanese and Dutton both in the race to learn from Trump

Labor and the Coalition can both see the biggest lesson from Trump’s victory:do not be distracted from the cost of living.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘I love you Elon’:How Musk helped rocket Trump back into the White House

‘I love you Elon’:How Musk helped rocket Trump back into the White House

The world’s richest man lent his considerable weight to Donald Trump’s campaign. Elon Musk is now even richer – and he has all-areas access to the president-elect.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Can Trump 2.0 defuse the nuclear threat? These Washington heavyweights fear not

Can Trump 2.0 defuse the nuclear threat? These Washington heavyweights fear not

A president given to simplistic plans and impulses must now deal with a whole new level of nuclear complexity for which neither he nor the US system is yet equipped.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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Red America raised me. Now I fear it will raze America

Red America raised me. Now I fear it will raze America

Donald Trump the demagogue has opened the door to a new and unthinkable era of US politics.

  • byBill Wyman
‘Watch and learn’:Rinehart lauds Trump policies as ‘lesson’ for Australia
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‘Watch and learn’:Rinehart lauds Trump policies as ‘lesson’ for Australia

Gina Rinehart has urged the nation to “watch and learn” from Donald Trump’s policy agenda in her crusade against government tape and taxes,even amid concerns about the impact on Australia’s economy.

  • byJesinta Burton
Trump victory puts the nature of democracy in question

Trump victory puts the nature of democracy in question

Democracies have a fatal flaw:majorities can elect leaders who do not believe in democracy or the rule of law or the necessity of strong independent civil institutions such as universities and a free press.

Joe Biden’s legacy:Made Trump Great Again
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Joe Biden’s legacy:Made Trump Great Again

The president’s hubris in staying on too long made it hard for Kamala Harris and easy for Donald Trump.

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It’s crazy,but we must accept these truths about Trump and America

It’s crazy,but we must accept these truths about Trump and America

We must now fathom the unfathomable:all the misogynistic,racist,crude and undemocratic things Trump has said and done don’t negate his appeal.

  • byMaureen Dowd