Australia
Open Letter to A-G Michelle Rowland: Mercy for David McBride

An open letter asking for mercy for David McBride from Attorney General Michelle Rowland  
City of Gold Coast hides new Beach Bar proposals from residents

Council officers have been working secretly on new Beach Bar proposals for Gold Coast beaches.  
The danger of war grows as U.S. power wanes

Independence and sovereignty must be struggled for if we are to live in peace and security.  
Trump, One Nation and Reform voters are perpetrators not victims

It's time we killed the toxic idea that people who voted for Trump, One Nation, or Reform are the ...  
Waning world order: Ethics in the age of great power politics

A structured, ethical approach to de-escalation of the U.S.-Israel-Iran War with a pathway toward ...  
Grading Albanese’s address to the nation: A fail, must do better next time

Anthony Albanese's underwhelming Address to the Nation failed to hit its mark.  
Democratic promise to algorithmic power: How social media reshaped truth

Social media began as a tool with democratic promise, but it has evolved into a system that ...  
Rules-based order collapse: Australia's chance for independence

Despite its obvious collapse, Australia continues to cling to the hope of a U.S.-led rules-based ...  
What UK Labour's downfall means for Australia

The lesson from London is not that Albanese is Starmer. It is that a large mandate without a clear ...  
AUKUS ties nuclear anchor around Australia's neck

Three years ago, Anthony Albanese signed Australia up to quite possibly the worst deal in our ...  
Australia’s environmental crisis ignored as political parties drift Right

Australia’s major parties face mounting criticism for ignoring biodiversity loss and climate ...  
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EDITORIAL: Inevitably, Australia joins a declining Empire's latest needless war

It has been gradually building towards the inevitable: Australia entering the fray in the Middle ...  
Poisoned policy: How 1080 baiting exposes Australia’s pest control crisis

Australia’s reliance on the lethal poison 1080 to control invasive species is exposing deep ...  
The current electoral system actually favours One Nation

Analysis suggests Australia’s electoral system may be unintentionally boosting One Nation’s ...  
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EDITORIAL: The state of a (not) independent Australia address

Fellow Independent Australians, it is with our greatest and most sincere regret that we must ...  
Political books that still influence Australian public debate

Books don't just sit on shelves. They move ideas. They nudge conversation. In Australia, ce ...  
Australia Day 2026 violently exposes deep national divisions

If the aim of Australia Day is to promote national unity and social cohesion, writes Dave Donovan ...  
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EDITORIAL: Australia Day 2026 violently displayed the deep divisions in our nation

There’s an old saw about tourists in Ireland pulling up to the side of the road to ask a local ...  
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