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On Engage Now – Denise's Desk: Nepal Is Another Wake-Up Call. How Many Do We Need?Denise says from melting Himalayan gla...
07/09/2026

On Engage Now – Denise's Desk: Nepal Is Another Wake-Up Call. How Many Do We Need?

Denise says from melting Himalayan glaciers to fires, floods and bleaching reefs, climate change is no longer a warning about the future. We are living through it — even as our politics retreats from confronting it.

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On Engage Now – Opinion: The collapse of trust in factsNed Watt and Michelle Riedlinger say the modern fact-checking mov...
05/09/2026

On Engage Now – Opinion: The collapse of trust in facts

Ned Watt and Michelle Riedlinger say the modern fact-checking movement launched 25 years ago but is now in retreat — just as it’s needed more than ever.

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On Engage Now – QW: a numbers gameAt the end of the day, it’s a numbers game. The combined population of the Central Wes...
05/09/2026

On Engage Now – QW: a numbers game

At the end of the day, it’s a numbers game. The combined population of the Central West, New England, and Orana regions is just 6% of the NSW population. Check out George Megalogenis’s latest book.

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On Engage Now – Letter: Perhaps read the curriculum firstJust when you thought political teacher-bashing could not becom...
05/09/2026

On Engage Now – Letter: Perhaps read the curriculum first

Just when you thought political teacher-bashing could not become any more ridiculous, along comes the double act of Matt Canavan and Angus Taylor. Canavan blames the rise of the toxic online “manosphere” partly on the supposed “feminisation of our curriculum”, claiming boys are tired of being lectured about “how bad men are”. Taylor then jumps aboard, warning ominously about “political agendas” in schools. Asked for an example, the Leader of the Opposition could apparently offer little more than the observation that his own children had occasionally come home from school saying things that concerned him. Seriously? These are senior politicians making […]

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