“The politicians love this. They ridicule faith. They see moral equivalence. They play their word games. They plot and scheme and dog whistle for a bump in the polls. Then they ask, how did this happen?” satpa.pe/CUnCHXS

“More than half the gas exported from Australia is given away for free. What little revenue is collected is dwarfed by HECS repayments – but no one expects to see the head of the student union barging into the prime minister’s office to demand a better deal.” satpa.pe/BoUkwzE

“More than half the gas exported from Australia is given away for free. What little revenue is collected is dwarfed by HECS repayments – but no one expects to see the head of the student union barging into the prime minister’s office to demand a better deal.” satpa.pe/nLPNEKN

Editorial: For several years, the Jewish community has been warning about rising anti-Semitism. Synagogues have been set alight. Cars have been firebombed. Hatred has been written onto the walls of homes. The response has been indifferent. satpa.pe/TUvvZvn

“Albanese is convinced Australians want the nation to come together at a time like this," writes Paul Bongiorno. "Unlike in previous disasters … the opposition and its supporters broke ranks with the government and blamed the prime minister for the atrocity.” satpa.pe/EScQI5X

“Albanese is convinced Australians want the nation to come together at a time like this," writes Paul Bongiorno. "Unlike in previous disasters … the opposition and its supporters broke ranks with the government and blamed the prime minister for the atrocity.” satpa.pe/a6I3oh0

“I think everyone’s hope was, if the others, James and Elizabeth, got control, then maybe The Aus would just die — but it hasn’t and that’s still a problem for us.” satpa.pe/EKH2jS4

“I think everyone’s hope was, if the others, James and Elizabeth, got control, then maybe The Aus would just die — but it hasn’t and that’s still a problem for us.” satpa.pe/beO5tob

“I think everyone’s hope was, if the others, James and Elizabeth, got control, then maybe The Aus would just die — but it hasn’t and that’s still a problem for us.” satpa.pe/OJpEDnA

“Albanese is convinced Australians want the nation to come together at a time like this," writes Paul Bongiorno. "Unlike in previous disasters … the opposition and its supporters broke ranks with the government and blamed the prime minister for the atrocity.” satpa.pe/DJDzUKe

"I just want to share how I have coped – I hope without growing wizened in the soul. And how I even manage to be happy, or at least content, most of the time." Margaret Simons on grief, coping and gardening: satpa.pe/ed7VLba

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said he was willing to drop a bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – meeting a key demand of Russia – in return for Western security guarantees as part of a deal to end the war. satpa.pe/zcy96YB

"I just want to share how I have coped – I hope without growing wizened in the soul. And how I even manage to be happy, or at least content, most of the time." Margaret Simons on grief, coping and gardening: satpa.pe/0Ddoo6g

The government’s failure to detail its response to the 49 recommendations made by anti-Semitism envoy Jill Seagal, has made it vulnerable to criticism, writes Paul Bongiorno. But, there are concerns in cabinet that some of her prescriptions are an overreach. satpa.pe/cSXiT4i

The government’s failure to detail its response to the 49 recommendations made by anti-Semitism envoy Jill Seagal, has made it vulnerable to criticism, writes Paul Bongiorno. But, there are concerns in cabinet that some of her prescriptions are an overreach. satpa.pe/ejtVqTZ

The government’s failure to detail its response to the 49 recommendations made by anti-Semitism envoy Jill Seagal, has made it vulnerable to criticism, writes Paul Bongiorno. But, there are concerns in cabinet that some of her prescriptions are an overreach. satpa.pe/hDRrWbh

“From the moment I get up in the morning, my phone starts ringing with elders of the community telling me that they’re on the verge of a breakdown,” Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann says. “It’s unimaginable what we as a community have just experienced. satpa.pe/Gg0eaux

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Vince Gilligan’s sunnily dystopian Plur1bus landed a few weeks before the end of the year and blew everything else out of the water, writes Sarah Krasnostein. satpa.pe/4mzAaDx

Outside the ACT, progress on raising the age of criminal responsibility has stalled. Instead, Queensland and Victoria have introduced “adult time for adult crime” laws for children, moves incoming Children's Commissioner warns are not evidence-based. satpa.pe/o7gCNSt

"We live in a world where anti-Semitism is real and virulent," writes Stan Grant. “We have allowed it to fester. Without prevarication, without platitudes, without reaching too soon for the light, we must dwell in the darkness of what we are capable of.” satpa.pe/OEGYtJo

Barry Jones on respite care, religion and raging against the dying of the light. satpa.pe/IdqZNvU

Karen Barlow measures the Albanese government's 50 pieces of legislation passed against the reforms promised. satpa.pe/YlAEhL9

Brittany Higgins chose not to watch the full bench of the Federal Court hand down its ruling on Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation appeal. The findings, when they landed, were a resounding vindication, and a harsh new blow for Lehrmann. satpa.pe/jqe1cve

"The relentless commercialisation, rising tides of xenophobia, the strident acrimony of social discourse, the violence, and the tenor of life in the USA have simply worn us down. We are among the few privileged enough to be able to leave." satpa.pe/BJ5y085

“Universities have become the political equivalent of the banking sector before the Hayne Royal Commission,” writes Western Sydney University, Vice Chancellor Professor George Williams. "A similar inquiry, he says, “is hard to rule out”. satpa.pe/HdpLvqo

Editorial: Anti-Semitism thrives on avoidance. It is stronger than optimism. This is the reality of a hate that lives in excuses. It must be stopped at all levels, in all forms. satpa.pe/LOn1i2v

“Labour time can no longer be the measure of exchange value, nor exchange value the measure of economic value,” writes Barry Jones. “Wages can no longer depend on the amount of work performed, nor the right to income on having a job.” satpa.pe/UnIzglp

Editorial: Anthony Albanese says the massacre is beyond comprehension, but Jewish Australians comprehended it. This is the difference between shock and surprise. satpa.pe/e7TuM9V

As Brittany Higgins faces the irony that she and her attacker will likely both be bankrupted, her inner circle reflects on how her evidence decided Bruce Lehrmann’s latest appeal. satpa.pe/ulHUWQM

On the Sunday night, Liberal leader Sussan Ley issued a considered and unifying statement. “Today we stand together as Australians against hate in this moment of profound tragedy and shock,” she said. By Monday morning, however, Ley had changed tack… satpa.pe/qWFXKYE

Barely a week after the appeal court ruling against Bruce Lehrmann, Linda Reynolds succeeded in having Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt. satpa.pe/9ZAHrda

Those in Labor who lived through the Rudd era still fear the Murdoch tabloids, almost instinctively, but there is also recognition that the media has changed substantially in the past decade and the power that so emboldened Rupert is no longer there. satpa.pe/yi8Zibv

Australia’s new National Children’s Commissioner says the current approach to youth justice reflects a deeper erosion of children’s rights. satpa.pe/7R8RsJp

"I have heard people say this is not Australia. I feel that, too,” writes Stan Grant. “Yet we cannot look past what we are capable of, past what horror is possible in our country.” satpa.pe/LgpgeuA

There is a growing belief within Labor circles that the era in which Murdoch could reliably determine electoral outcomes has passed, reports Jason Koutsoukis. satpa.pe/cAVa9mU

“I am more of an ironist than a rationalist – an isolated position in Australia, where irony never took on, except as a form of mockery,” writes Barry Jones. satpa.pe/yl0zl8g

The Senate inquiry into university governance showed that senior leaders were repeatedly unable, or unwilling, to account for decisions affecting staff, students and public money, writes Tim Moore. satpa.pe/MgsHGnb

Brittany Higgins told friends she was left pondering the irony that two different court rulings, on opposite sides of the country, could likely have the effect of sending both her and her rapist bankrupt. satpa.pe/yfR8wl9

"I just want to share how I have coped – I hope without growing wizened in the soul. And how I even manage to be happy, or at least content, most of the time." Margaret Simons on grief, coping and gardening: satpa.pe/76LJlgr

“The right to work, the right to a job, the right to an income have been confused for a long time,” writes Barry Jones. “They cannot be confused any longer.” satpa.pe/49cZu54

“Australia may be in a position to create a new model for a society of people living more in harmony with one another, with all other forms of life and with the Earth itself.” satpa.pe/QuAItTQ

The Red House' was one of two books about the death of Kumanjayi Walker at the hands of police officer Zachary Rolfe to be published this year. Investigative journalist Kate Wild’s take on events is galvanising – and a call for Warlpiri justice. satpa.pe/hkZMHb5

“Whether we’re looking at right-wing violence, whether we’re looking at this new breed of left-wing conspiracy theories, or we’re talking about Islamic extremism, they have a common target of their hostility, which unfortunately always seems to be the Jewish people.” satpa.pe/g5LlrwG

“The right to work, the right to a job, the right to an income have been confused for a long time,” writes Barry Jones. “They cannot be confused any longer.” satpa.pe/daWKGSC

Murdoch’s outlets still set agendas, still dominate news cycles, still exert psychological pressure well beyond their shrinking circulation numbers, writes Jason Koutsoukis. What has changed is the veto power — the assumption that certain reforms are simply off-limits. satpa.pe/HD0Jzyh

"I don’t want to suggest the garden is a balm or a compensation, since there is no such thing," writes Margaret Simons. “The pain in the world is real.” satpa.pe/K4EJCn9

Two particular witness appearances at the Senate’s inquiry into university governance stood out, writes Tim Moore. These were a tale of two testimonies, which taken together provide insights into directions the sector needs to move. satpa.pe/jv7HLSY

"Even though we are so rich, our business community remains determined to keep this one of the lowest taxed countries in the world, which makes those of us who rely on public schools, public hospitals and public transport feel poor," writes Richard Denniss. satpa.pe/lUIyQ5z

“It’s been one thing after another, from schools being defaced, synagogues being torched, to people being attacked and vilified in the streets, to a riot in Caulfield. And the feeling, the consensus, is that we were not taken seriously.” satpa.pe/VGSFqLJ