Samantha Selinger-Morris
Samantha Selinger-Morris is the host of The Morning Edition for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
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Who are ‘looksmaxxers’? And why are they calling other men ‘sub-human’?
Meet the men, and boys, who are smoking crystal meth and risking their fertility in a bid to become their most beautiful selves.
- Samantha Selinger-Morris
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- Extreme weather
Fires, floods, swimsuits and jumpers in one day: ‘Climate whiplash’ is our new normal
Experts say our weather is “a different beastie”, no longer playing by the old rules. So how can we handle a “diabolical and escalating threat” that’s also unpredictable?
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- Bondi shooting
My son had planned to be at Bondi. Will hate follow him wherever he goes?
My son had planned to be there. He was getting ready to leave for Bondi with friends when he heard the news.
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- Venezuela crisis
Could Trump’s Caribbean boat strikes be what finally splinters the MAGA movement?
The captain’s pick for the role of defence secretary is facing allegations he’s presided over a military mission that may have been marked by war crimes. That’s a step too far for some of the president’s fans.
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- War
It’s not just Sudan. The same destructive forces are coming for other countries too
The death toll in Sudan is now more than Gaza and Ukraine combined. With the new world order, civilisation is a lot more fragile than we like to think.
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With her cousin dead and mother badly injured by a missile strike, Blood Oil is deeply personal for Kateryna Argyrou
Australians don’t know they are supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine when they fill up at the petrol station.
- Samantha Selinger-Morris and David Crowe
Victoria’s historic treaty makes First Peoples feel ‘safe’ – but here’s what it doesn’t include
A common fear that dogged Anthony Albanese’s Voice to parliament referendum campaign will not be realised in the legislation before state members.
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A narrow legal definition with significant consequences: What exactly is genocide, and what is not?
An Australian politician was crucial to establishing the strict criterion that confirms genocide. Israel is using it to strenuously deny it’s committing the “particularly hideous crime” in Gaza.
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- Trump's America
‘Someone needs to punch the bully’: What it will take to save the American Empire from ruin
Decimating government departments was only the beginning of Donald Trump worsening every risk the United States could possibly face. But, as The Big Short author and sea change predictor Michael Lewis says, once a bully is knocked off their high horse, it’s “amazing what happens in the school yard.”
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When brilliance is not enough: What it takes for an outsider to become one of the political greats
Mark Carney is leaning heavily on his outsider status in his appeal to Canadian voters, but it may not be an advantage in the long run.
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