Today on Pearls and Irritations
The half-empty hall: why Gen X broke Australian politics
One Nation’s rise is being driven by economically stranded Gen X voters in outer suburbs and regions, not the racial and culture-war constituency Pauline Hanson keeps trying to address.
Genocide, the word Albanese and Wong will never utter
The US shipyard crisis sinking AUKUS
Australia's new AI rules protect data centres, not citizens
Legislation is needed to ensure we have data on AI's environmental impact
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