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Cometh the election hour,cometh the teals

While Labor and the Coalition are busy mud-slinging and one-upping each other,independent candidates and their volunteers are hard at work on the doorstep.

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More funds have to go to our public school system

The idea that private schools should accept disadvantaged students opens up the timeworn public policy issue of how to solve the inequities in our school system

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with students during a visit to Carlton South Primary School in Sydney yesterday.

Albanese is using public school students as an election tool

The PM’s decision to fund NSW public schools to the tune of $4.8b is a cynical political ploy,writes Kevin Farrell.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers.

Labor’s strength lies in the quality of its cabinet

The shadow cabinet has nowhere near the same amount of talent,writes Robert McAulay.

Volodymyr Zelensky,Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance during their explosive meeting in the Oval Office.

Trump TV:Contemptuous attack on a real hero was painful to watch

The disastrous Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump,JD Vance and Volodymyr Zelensky has caused outrage among readers.

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Hatchet job on PM betrays prejudice

Every opportunity has been taken to denigrate what amounts to a long line of political successes that have benefited the whole community.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has pledged a government he leads would build seven nuclear plants.

Voters should give Dutton’s ‘policies’ a hard look before election time

The Opposition Leader hasn’t been scrutinised adequately by the media,says Rob Phillips.

NRL’s top deal makers – chairman Peter V’landys and chief executive Andrew Abdo.

V’landys sullies NRL’s reputation by associating with Trump

The NRL is appearing to endorse an extreme and divisive political figure,a reader in Washington writes.

Young female soccer athlete is dazed while ER doctor asks her questions. The girl has an icepack on her head. The girl’s mom is in the background. Credit:iStock GENERIC INJURED CHILD

Bulk billing is failing patients and doctors alike

A noble goal has been turned into a political football,writes Lucy France.

Two teenagers have died in a boating accident at a holiday park in north-western NSW during the summer break.

Waste is one thing,essential services are another

Peter Dutton’s promise to cut government “waste” will make life harder for the public,a reader writes.