Australian History
The day The Australian's reporters stopped writing lies

Rupert Murdoch’s brazen intervention in the 1975 Federal election campaign led to reporters at ...  
The forthcoming assault on workers' rights

The Gordonstone mine dispute is a case study in why Tony Abbott must not be allowed to become ...  
Remembering Indigenous Australians on Australia Day

Progressive Christian leader Rev’d Dr Ray Barraclough calls for a minute's silence on Australia ...  
Why I'm not celebrating Australia Day

Why don't we celebrate Australia Day on a day all Australians can get behind. David Donovan ...  
Canberra's misplaced plan

Why is Australia’s capital city so very different from its original design? Callum Davidson ...  
Another year of mud and smear

2013 will be another year of smear, says Rodney E. Lever, based on the long history of the bloody ...  
Sub-tropical Fascism (Part 1): Nationalism and patriotism

Here we present the first in a jolting six part series by Dr George Venturini; here, he looks at ...  
The ABC is left wing? You must be joking!

Despite what you may have heard, the ABC is far from being left-wing, say 3CR radio host Bill ...  
Hold the line: Afghanistan and the ABC

'It appears that, through omission, or self-censorship, the official line on Afghanistan is in ...  
The giant conga line of suckholes

Broadcaster Bill Deller discusses WikiLeaks, the CIA and the ALP, and why Australia won't get a ...  
Starry, Sari night

Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence reflects on the Bali Bombings, which took the lives of ...  
Taking to the streets of Brisbane

This weekend is the 30th Anniversary of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games protests. With ...  
Rupert Murdoch’s crazy house

Far from being a "hands off" proprietor, News Ltd's former Queensland general manager Rodney E. ...  
The Republic of Letters

Now in its fourth year, the National Republican Short Story Competition is helping to build the ...  
A 'good murder'

The sensationally hysterical approach of Rupert’s Murdoch’s newspapers has a long family ...  
Reflections on the Fall

Today is the 46th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Vietnam veteran Bob Whittaker reflects on ...  
The Dark Knight Rises on the Viagra of violence (Part 2)

Tomorrow, it will be 25 years since the infamous Hoddle Street massacre in Melbourne. Contributing ...  
The Dark Knight Rises on the Viagra of violence (Part 1)

On Thursday, it will be 25 years since the infamous Hoddle Street massacre in Melbourne. Contri ...  

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