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This weekend's best long reads

Saturday July 5, 2025

Good morning, here are Canberra's best long reads to get you thinking and informed through the weekend.

How the $250 health levy we had to have was slashed in six days

How the $250 health levy we had to have was slashed in six days

A deal in the wake of the budget reveals a lot about the 11th Assembly.

Jasper Lindell

Andy Lee is happy to admit he's riding on Bluey's coat tails

Andy Lee is happy to admit he's riding on Bluey's coat tails

Do Not Watch This Show: Andy Lee's blue monster comes to life.

Lisa Rockman

He was the pencil-nosed puppet who ruled kids prime-time telly

He was the pencil-nosed puppet who ruled kids prime-time telly

The man from the moon is in Canberra with the old gang.

Sally Pryor

Australia's environment is in decline and so is the tool needed to protect it

Australia's environment is in decline and so is the tool needed to protect it

You can't protect what you can't measure.

Albert Van Dijk

How should I talk to my kids about abuse and body safety?

How should I talk to my kids about abuse and body safety?

Plus, how to listen to your child and what to look for.

Elizabeth Westrupp

OUR COLUMNISTS

People getting into a moral panic about childcare need to get real. This is a bigger problem

Rallying the lynch mob is a bad instinct.

Jack Waterford

The cost of eliminating for-profit childcare would be astronomical. But it would be worth it

We let our babies become commodities. That's the problem.

Jenna Price

When it comes to government spending, there's some key information we're not getting

We can't have a meaningful debate until we put it in plain English.

Amanda Vanstone

Does it matter if a song is AI if it strikes a chord in your soul?

Let's not pretend we're defending artistic purity.

Garry Linnell

How two once hot-button issues this week barely sparked media and political interest

A reminder of how news cycles work.

Michelle Grattan

Australians are crying out for a fairer system. Luckily, the road map is right here

It will be a difficult path.

Crispin Hull

Tax reform isn't hard. Slug multinationals and subsidise the things we want more of

Five steps to get everyone a fairer slice of the pie.

Ebony Bennett

Trains had foot warmers? How travellers kept tootsies toasty

This railway was so cold that passengers needed foot warmers. Really!

Tim The Yowie Man

The pride of Belize is back from the brink

Belize has its own barrier reef that's teeming with life and relaxed island vibes.

Michael Turtle

Why every Canberran should have their head in the clouds

If you're looking, there's always a silver lining.

Ian Warden

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