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Weekend Open Forum
It's the weekend and time to let your hair down and enjoy a spirited conversation with the Confidential crew.
Confidential Daily Comment
Modern Myth Making
There's nothing like kicking off a parliamentary term with a lecture about praying to tribal gods from avowed atheists.
3 min read
There's nothing like a divisive stunt on the first day of parliament.
It happens all the time and helps set the battlines for the term ahead.
Pauline Hanson has clearly chosen her new front.
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Telltale Signs of Failure
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The Trial Where No one Wins
The verdict has been rendered on one of the most fascinating trials in recent history. While one side won the case, it's hard to find any winners from the proceedings.
Politics & Current Affairs
Floating the Nuclear Idea
Stuart Ballantyne floats the idea of floating nuclear plants as a solution to our government-imposed power crisis.
Politics & Current Affairs
Follow the Science, Eat Ze Bugs
The motive of moving from consuming meat to 'eating 'ze bugs' and slurping up soy substitutes is an assault on masculinity, masquerading as planet-saving science.