Media
A tale of two Harrys: Service, spin and the Sussex identity crisis

Prince Harry’s starkly different appearances in Kyiv and Australia exposed the widening gulf ...  
'Inside the Rage Machine' exposes social media’s dangerous grip on democracy

A chilling documentary exposes how social media giants profit from outrage, misinformation and ...  
Dictators, democracies and the death of a free press

As governments tighten their grip on information, press freedom around the world is collapsing ...  
Reclaiming intentionality in a world of constant visual noise

Intentionality offers a way to engage with the world without being defined by it.  
Foreign interference has compromised Australia’s national sovereignty

Australia warns of foreign interference from rivals while quietly bending to pressure from allies ...  
Liberal Party migration scare campaign built on the wrong data

Claims of “exploding” migration collapse under scrutiny, as the misuse of ABS PLT data fuels a ...  
Everyone needs to worry about 62 million men — particularly men

The scale of male complicity in sexual violence is global, confronting and persistently unaccou ...  
Space loos, lunar exploitation and colonial escapism: The Artemis II mission

A Moon mission dressed as humanity’s triumph reveals itself as a glossy rehearsal for America ...  
How the media legitimise Barnaby and Pauline's PHONies

Why do the establishment media continue to legitimise politicians like One Nation's Pauline Hans ...  
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EDITORIAL: How the media legitimise Barnaby and Pauline's PHONies

It’s hard to believe there was a time when Barnaby Joyce was representing the nation as Austr ...  
ABC News leads the media shonks in fomenting fear of recession

The national broadcaster is failing the nation badly by misreporting Australia’s economy.  
Ben Roberts-Smith v David McBride: Compare the pair

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the absurdity of David McBride's continued imprisonmen ...  
Boycott newsroom liars and restore Australia’s absent self-assurance

Experiences abroad show how to heal Australia’s debilitating social malaise, reports Alan ...  
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 ...  
Specialists refuse to correctly diagnose best economy ever

Only once has Australia’s economy achieved near-perfect health. The newsrooms failed to track ...  
Remembering Desmond Filby: Sovereign Citizen and accused child flasher

Desmond Filby, the man commonly called by the media "Dezi Freeman", was shot by police, but shou ...  
Should the ABC be privatised? A modest (re-e)valuation

ABC staff walked off the job last week and the public broadcaster instantly switched to BBC pr ...  
How to speak Zionist: A beginners' guide to 'antisemitism'

Zionist is a foreign language. It is not readily accessible, because it seems to be counter-int ...  

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