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The vanity of our Prime Minister along with a complicit mainstream media have destroyed the fabric of democracy, writes Dr Jennifer Wilson.

The Liberal Party is continuing its war on social media with Peter Dutton winning a defamation case over a Twitter comment, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark.

With Australia's national broadband service still lagging behind, Paul Budde reflects on what could have been if Tony Abbott had his way.

Veteran Brett Connolly anticipated beginning the season with the Chicago Blackhawks. Instead, the club assigned him to its American Hockey League affiliate in Rockford, Ill. While it might have been easy to be pig-headed -- a Stanley Cup winner re-acclimating to life in the minors as an IceHog-- Connolly chose not to sulk. He hopes the Blackhawks noticed that work ethic as he prepares for his season debut against one of

The Philadelphia 76ers are clearly a different team without perennial All-Star Joel Embiid. Embiid was scratched a few minutes before tip-off Monday and the Sixers were thrashed 126-91 by the Memphis Grizzlies. The Sixers, who are 3-8 without Embiid this season, will host the Miami Heat on Wednesday. It's unknown whether Embiid's right rib soreness will be improved enough to play against the Heat. The same goes for Seth

Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop acknowledged Tuesday that he's done playing hockey due to a severe knee injury. The two-time All-Star hasn't played in an NHL game in 15-plus months. The 35-year-old Bishop said he first injured the knee during the 2019 postseason against the St. Louis Blues. Pain persisted throughout the 2019-20 season with Bishop's final appearance coming on Aug. 31, 2020, in a second-round playoff

The Orlando Magic look to secure consecutive home wins for the first time this season when they host Trae Young and the slumping Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Any success will benefit an Orlando squad that remains competitive while trying to find elusive victories. As for Atlanta, the Hawks constructed a seven-game winning streak in November but play Orlando having dropped five of their last seven to fall below .500