In a scathing editorial, Michael McLaren dissected the 2025 election, welcoming Labor’s clear majority but lamenting a missed opportunity for conservative reform. McLaren declared the Greens’ downfall proof he “got it right” weeks ago and tore into the Coalition’s campaign for lacking clarity, urgency and backbone—particularly on defence and energy. He argued voters weren’t rejecting Coalition policies—they simply weren’t told what they were. Calling Peter Dutton a good man who gave a bad campaign, McLaren called for a complete reset, naming Ted O’Brien and Andrew Hastie as the pair to lead a bold, future-ready Liberal revival.

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Parents say they have pulled their children out of selective school exams after chaos outside the testing site.

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Today marks 80 years since a Royal Air Force Mosquito aircraft exploded over Petersham, tragically killing two young airmen and scattering debris across Sydney’s inner west.

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Veteran actor Nicholas Hammond joined the program to mark 60 years since The Sound of Music, reflect on his iconic role as Spider-Man, and preview his return to the Sydney stage in And Then There Were None.

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Michael McLaren marked Haigh’s Chocolates’ 110th anniversary by speaking with CEO Alister Haigh about the company’s proud family legacy

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