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Climate change: Dispelling the myth of the one-man-army

In terms of saving the world from environmental damage, it's time to stop thinking individually ...  
The libertarian conspiracy behind the Ramsay Centre

An educational program with a heavily biased agenda and lack of critical thinking has come under ...  
The Mt Coot-tha zipline project — what is Brisbane Council hiding?

A proposed zipline project at Mt Coot-tha, which promises to have community and economic benefits ...  
Work for the dole — a punishing reality for jobseekers

While the Work for the Dole program has good intentions, it is laden with problems rendering it ...  
Will the #AgedCareRC help us value the elderly?

As the Aged Care Royal Commission begins, it is important that broader socio-political factors ...  
A.C.T. Housing continues to waste money, ignore tenants

Public housing is in crisis across Australia, with waiting list times growing longer as demand for ...  
2018 Australian workplace fatality statistics revealed

Rachel Erin from Australian Accident Helpline reports on the alarming number of deaths in Austr ...  
Barbarians at the library door

Libraries are being transformed or closed through government and private cost-cutting measures, ...  
When the urge to control causes damage

Denmark has become the latest western country to ban the burqa. But this response is only making ...  
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EDITORIAL: The FIGJAM philanthropist (Part Two)

Independent Australia delves further into Malcolm Turnbull’s claim that he donates his entire ...  
SA's proposed marijuana crackdown could be bad news

Proposed changes in South Australia's legislation on marijuana may have deeper consequences ...  
The mateship story: Fraternal societies in Australia

Dr Bob James traces the history of fraternal societies in Australia and their unrecognised role in ...  
We need to talk about integrated national planning

A more efficient plan is needed to prevent Sydney and Melbourne from becoming too congested ...  
John Lloyd APS scandal: Should the partisan IPA lose charitable tax status?

The politically charged emails between the APS boss and the IPA have again highlighted its part ...  
Snap Fitness bullying makes employee hit breaking point

Naomi Fryers was blindsided by her experience working for a well-known gym chain, severely dama ...  
The overpopulation of Australia: We're running out of time

Our nation is in danger of becoming overpopulated in the not-too-distant future, but the solution ...  
How the Liberals directly control news media narratives

It is common knowledge that Melbourne's Herald Sun is a Liberal Party front, but now, after a ...  
International Women's Day: How's that leaving no woman behind thing working out for you?

The breakfasts are over, the cupcakes have been scoffed and the ribbons have been thrown away; ...  

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