'The bastards have sacked us!': What it was like to be there for The Dismissal
By Maani Truu, Cristen Tilley, and Matt Liddy

After Gough Whitlam was sacked, a crowd formed. They could have stormed the building. Fifty years on, this photo tells the story of The Dismissal.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/the-dismissal-50th-anniversary-photo/105958494

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The world's oldest face is one tiny part of this epic First Nations story
By Solua Middleton, Margaret Burin, and Matt Liddy

First Nations people have survived and thrived through an ice age and massive landscape changes — as well as sharing the land with giant animals.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/deep-time-indigenous-history-introduction/105907302

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Big ideas to unlock Australia's prosperity puzzle
By Margaret Burin, Ahmed Yussuf, Emily Stewart, Jess Davis, Matt Liddy, Georgina Piper, and Simon Elvery

Experts share 23 bold, surprising and thought-provoking ideas to boost Australia's productivity growth — and improve living standards.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/big-ideas-productivity-economic-reform-roundtable/105629070

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