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Chris Uhlmann

Chris Uhlmann

Chris Uhlmann is a freelance journalist and published novelist. He's a former political editor for Nine News and the ABC's 7.30 Report.

Ukrainian combat medic Hannah Hurava is an Australian-built Bushmaster in Eastern Ukraine.

Have our Bushmasters helped the Ukrainians? I asked Hannah Hurava

Traversing minefields in an Australian-built Bushmaster, Ukrainian combat medic Hannah Hurava has seen the unforgettable human price of war.

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Stock prices are not reflecting the fact the world economy has been pummelled by the pandemic.

Future generations deserve an explanation for pandemic profligacy

More pandemics will plague us in the future. So, for the sake of our children and our children’s children, should we not seek to learn the lessons of COVID-19?

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. The Coalition has to start the hard work of thinking about the long term.

Time for the Coalition to start thinking about the long term

There are some eerie similarities between the last Labor government and this one.

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A Shanghai couple line up for COVID testing as the lockdown eases in the Chinese city.

Nothing to fear but the truth: Time to question our pandemic response

This has been a once in a century moment that left no one unaffected, so there should be no argument against holding the most rigorous test possible of how the nation fared.

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The Scholven coal-fired power plant in Germany.

Energy spin can be powerful, but rhetoric won’t keep the lights on

The transition to renewables will be fraught but politicians around the globe and in Australia, confronting uncomfortable truths, continue to misrepresent the challenge.

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APRA has set down its expectations for banks managing transition risks for a net zero world.

Make no mistake, energy transition will be difficult and costly

While the transition to cleaner energy is inevitable, it will be a lot harder than politicians, activists, service sector chief executives and billionaire energy hobbyists would have you believe.

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Some of the Albanese govenrment’s policies will have immediate positive effects on the hip pockets of many, while others will not be felt for years

Circle of political life turns Canberra upside down

The Liberal Party is undoubtedly the big loser from the federal election, but there are challenges ahead for all parties in this intriguing parliament.

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Behind the scenes, both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese left the studio looking comfortable with how they had done.

Great Debate lived up to its name

Despite a wave of predictable criticism, Sunday night’s Great Debate on Nine produced many highlights and reached millions of Australians.

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Josh Frydenberg and Monique Ryan.

Coalition’s primary problem: how to stop the teal

Polls suggest a hung parliament is the most likely election result but the Coalition’s inability to attract preferences could see long-held seats fall to “teal” independents.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison seized on Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s campaign stumble on Monday.

PM’s 40-day trial will put Albanese to the ‘happy fall’ test: lapse early, redeem later

Labor wanted this campaign to be a test of the prime minister’s character. Now, hopefully, it understands by orchestrating this symphony of sledging that its leader has to face the same test.

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