25 October 2026

The ABC’s internal politics can be toxic. But protecting Australia’s democracy is worth the pain

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Some of its former executives (in my amateur opinion) have PTSD. And yet our public broadcaster remains a major cultural asset, making Australia resilient and livable ...

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Jaron Alexander, of Ingram, Texas, is one of more than 29,000 local law enforcement officers on the front lines of the Trump administration's deportation campaign. The new patrol officer parked his black Dodge Charger outside a house off Main Street and approached on foot. A Mexican ballad was playing. Someone had called in a noise complaint, claiming it sounded as if people were fighting. But as the officer, Jaron Alexander, got closer, he found nothing of the sort.

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