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Police violence on the rise as officers abuse their rights

Some Australian police officers have taken unnecessary violence too far as an act of intimidation ...  
Australia suffered from having no pandemic plan

Damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic was worsened in Australia due to a lack of preparation and ...  
Thirteen years on from 'Sorry' and we need to do more for our Indigenous children

The Government isn't doing enough to prevent Indigenous children from being removed from their ...  
Governments fail to keep suicide prevention service alive

WA's First Nations suicide toll will likely rise with the fall of outreach service NSPTRP, which ...  
Homelessness crisis turning Australia into 'Nomadland'

The lives of van dwellers as portrayed in the film Nomadland provide a reminder of our governme ...  
Townsville’s ‘Tree of Knowledge’ claims first place

History editor Dr Glenn Davies investigates other “Trees of Knowledge” around Australia and ...  
Coalition's arts recovery package lacks heart

Belated arts support offered by the Coalition does little to encourage stable recovery from the ...  
Investigation
When you've also been raped by the justice system

After a Melbourne-based woman reported to police that she had been raped, she was notified that ...  
#RacismNotWelcome campaign a visible sign of the times

Until we fully embrace our new arrivals and eliminate all forms of racism and discrimination in ...  
Students' racist slurs outrage community

Men need to step up and call out racism and abuse, like that recently perpetrated by a mob of ...  
Raising anti-fascism awareness is the key to ending White supremacy

Word-of-mouth and community support is a more effective way to stamp out right-wing extremism than ...  
Australia's governments must be held accountable for the homelessness crisis

Our governments aren't showing enough political will to end the homelessness crisis in Australi ...  
WA Government has betrayed its homeless

Despite ranking among the wealthiest Australian states, WA is still ignorant towards rescuing its ...  
Revised world population data shows growing decline in developed nations

Projections in world population statistics have revealed a forthcoming drop in global numbers. Dr ...  
IPAN opens Inquiry into the impact of U.S.-Australia alliance

A People’s Inquiry has been opened by IPAN for submissions on the impact of the U.S.-Australia ...  
#5 TOP IA STORY OF 2020: Scott Morrison's Pentecostal beliefs have affected Liberal Party policies

The impact of Scott Morrison's Pentacostal beliefs concern many Australians, as shown by this ...  
JEFF MCMULLEN: A thirst that ends lives

The Northern Territory Government is pushing for more bottle shops within proximity to Indigenous ...  
Power can be taken back by exposing our oppressors

We should examine the oppressor, not the oppressed, otherwise all hope is lost.  

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