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Waleed Aly

Waleed Aly

Waleed Aly is a broadcaster, author and academic.

Izak Rankine’s only chance of playing in this year’s finals is if the Crows lose one.

The Rankine rule: How to close the loophole that helps a losing side

If we assume Izak Rankine’s presence boosts Adelaide’s chances on grand final day, it means the Crows will be better off having lost along the way than having cleared every hurdle.

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Dozens of writers withdrew from the Bendigo Writers Festival.

The walkout of writers shows how promiscuous the politics of safety can be

Gaza has led lots of people to adopt principles they had previously opposed. Free speech and safetyism have been swapped like trading cards.

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The treasurer is telling us to stay calm, but this could be the time to panic

We are on the brink of developments that would lead to mass job losses, and worse.

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Palestinian children are starving in Gaza amid an ongoing Israeli blockade on aid.

Segal’s antisemitism plan takes us down a path we should fear to tread

What if the proposals made by Australia’s antisemitism envoy were made in the name of a range of other prejudices: transphobia, homophobia, anti-Indigenous racism, sexism?

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Diogo Jota (centre) and Muhannad Fadl Al-Lili (right).

What the death of two soccer stars says about how – and who – we grieve

These are very different stories: Diogo Jota was a player on the world stage, while Muhannad Fadl Al-Lili lived in a war zone. But actually, that’s the point.

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Waleed Aly challenged his viewers to pay attention to immigration policy.

This is the column I never wanted to have to write

As an industry stares into the abyss, there are bigger things at stake than the fate of this or that television show. What’s concerning is the unfettered domination of foreign tech companies.

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David Littleproud and Sussan Ley

For the Liberals to survive, the Nationals need to get tealed

The break-up and reunification of the Coalition isn’t a moment or a reaction to the past election. Instead, it represents decades of contradictory forces.

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US President Donald Trump and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrive for a state dinner at the Lusail Palace on in Doha, Qatar.

Trump’s luxury jet ‘gift’ shows world leaders how easily the deal-lover can be pacified

It’s said the cover-up is worse than the crime. For Trump, there is no cover-up because there’s no sense of the original crime.

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Dutton’s last-minute pivot on Welcome to Country reveals his One Nation problem

The Coalition’s move away from cost of living issues on the election’s eve shows how savagely the political winds have swung these past few months.

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Is an unremarkable election campaign really a bad thing? Not this time around

Due to the cost of living crisis, politicians cannot shape the election agenda. Instead, the agenda is in charge of them.

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