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Millennials: The mainstream media's favourite punching bag

Youth and youth issues are badly misrepresented by the mainstream media and politicians, writes ...  
What African gangs? The youth crime scare is simply class warfare

The Government should be condemned for demonising poor and minority communities, writes Kate ...  
Treasury hides corporate welfare data to boost Government attacks on poor

In its Christmas-time attacks on the old, poor, needy and sick, the Government concealed the ...  
Welfare propaganda: Government and media give Australians the forks

If you’re a Government propagandist, the silly season always provides a happy hunting ground ...  
The 'War on Christmas' myth (Part Three): Happy Saturnalia!

Rather than being a fundamentally Christian holiday, Christmas is, in fact, built on pre-existing ...  
The Harvey Weinstein Effect: Louie, Louie, you’re gonna die

The Harvey Weinsteins and Louis CKs of the world are possible because we are an inherently violent ...  
Gladys Berejiklian's bridge of lies and destruction in historic Windsor

Roads and Maritime Services is perpetrating vandalism using secretive measures on a massive scale ...  
Tom Tate's developer dollar hunt is building an unlivable Gold Coast

A secretive and allegedly corrupt Gold Coast City Council is riding roughshod over citizens and ...  
Three Coalition MPs caught out claiming endorsements they simply never received

What is it with rightwing politicians claiming endorsements they simply don’t have? Managing ...  
Think for Yourself: Should Lottoland be banned?

Is Lottoland just another form of gambling or something more nefarious? IA critical thinker John ...  
NO CONFIDENCE! Residents rebel as developers take over Gold Coast Council

A secretive committee of unelected developers has been given the job of rewriting the City plan ...  
Is Lucy Turnbull planning to stuff Sydney? A tale of three cities

Greater Sydney Council boss Lucy Turnbull's plan for Sydney sounds like a rejected plot from the ...  
Marriage equality on the streets of Randwick: Is this the way it will go?

Unintentional eavesdropper Lee Duffield tunes in to some opinion-formation about same sex marriage ...  
Support marriage equality? Yes. We do!

Independent Australia strongly supports marriage equality — as we support justice, fairness ...  
Shorten dabs on the pundits and the haters

Forget the myopic Press Gallery and his crusty political opponents, 23-year-old Caitlin Mary says ...  
Six more South Australian councils join push for increase to Newstart allowance

Since the City of Port Adelaide Enfield publicly declared its support for an increase to Newstart ...  
Marriage equality: Understanding the arguments of the 'No' case

The arguments of the 'No' are all exceedingly weak, says John Haly — apart, perhaps, for one. ...  
Remembering Brisbane's ‘Big March’ — it’s still a simple case of freedom

Today, 8 September 2017, marks the 50th anniversary of the 'Big March' from University of Queen ...  

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