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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 ...  
Murdoch-led mainstream media makes Australians sad

There is a clear reason Australia is tumbling further down the global happiness rankings, Alan ...  
EXCLUSIVE: Meta and Murdoch make AI pact and push Pauline's polls

Meta and News Corp spread fake news to promote Pauline Hanson and provide an overblown impression ...  
Pauline Hanson corrects her immigration arithmetic

Pauline Hanson’s revised immigration maths may finally add up, but the economic consequences of ...  
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EDITORIAL: Meta and Murdoch deceive public pushing Pauline Hanson

Meta and Murdoch appear to be amplifying misleading content to manufacture the impression of a ...  
Commander in cheat: Why Trump’s lies are the foundation of his power

As predictably as the sun comes up in the morning, U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the ...  
Condescending and harmful: An update on Australia’s social media ban

The social media ban was sold to the public as protection, but evidence shows disadvantaged ...  
Grace Tame event moved after Murdoch coverage fuels harassment campaign

A sold-out International Women’s Day address by Grace Tame has been relocated to a secure venue ...  
Pauline Hanson anti-Islam backlash amid tidal wave of AI misinformation

As artificial intelligence fuels viral political fiction, Australia’s democratic debate risks ...  
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EDITORIAL: One Nation's popularity surges amid tidal wave of disinformation

As artificial intelligence fuels viral political fiction, Australia’s democratic debate risks ...  
Angus Taylor disowns Coalition policies behind 2022–23 migration surge

Angus Taylor may prefer to rewrite the timeline, but the migration surge of 2022–23 flowed ...  
Media framing is shaping our opinions before we realise it

Our opinions feel personal, but they have often been shaped by repetition and framing long before ...  
Australia’s growing tolerance for racism a threat to democracy

As racism shifts from the fringe to the mainstream, Australia’s social cohesion and democratic ...  
Journalists need to resist adopting News Corp’s agenda

When News Corp frames the story, too many journalists stop asking whether the frame is true — ...  
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