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Labor’s migration mess is a failure of planning, not just politics
Labor’s latest migration crackdown may bring numbers closer to government forecasts, but years of piecemeal reform have left the underlying problems of planning, administration and public confidence unresolved.
AI is moving the bottleneck, not removing it
One Nation will not be defeated by tiny tweaks
Keating by Biggins: a rollicking ride and some solemn reflection
Eighty years after independence, India faces a crisis of identity and institutions
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