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How the Israel lobby tries to silence criticism of Israel

There’s a long history of the Zionist lobby pressuring and bullying critics of Israel and ...  
Zionist Federation v Mary Kostakidis: A defining moment for press freedom

Genocide is occurring in Gaza and Israel is currently a rogue state — but let’s be sure not to ...  
IA Writing Competition Most Enthralling Creative Work 2024: Changing the words

This poem by Karen Throssell is the winner of the 2024 Independent Australia Writing Competition ...  
IA Writing Competition Most Compelling Article  2024 — The perils of indifference: History repeats itself in Gaza

This beautifully written and compelling May article on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, by ...  
Anti-Israel protests being banned amid claims of anti-Semitism

A heavy-handed crackdown on protesting Israeli atrocities is another move against freedom of ...  
Robodebt shadow leaves fears NDIS will be next victim of disabling policy

While assurances have been made that NDIS reforms will not be 'Robodebt 2.0', many fear that the ...  
Former Israeli Defence Minister admits to Gazan genocide

A former Israeli Defence Minister and IDF chief of staff has accused his nation of carrying out ...  
Pardoning Assange a test for free speech and Australia's backbone

The political reluctance to pardon Julian Assange for his so-called crimes shows a failure to ...  
Head in the sand approach to P.A.L.M. visa continues

The agriculture visa for Pacific Island nationals has been a dismal failure from the beginning ...  
The hunt is on for Biden to pardon press freedom's favourite son, Julian Assange

Julian Assange may no longer be behind bars, but his conviction casts a shadow over press freedom ...  
Dutton, Harvey and Uhlmann's cooked advice

Managing editor Michelle Pini takes a look at the latest media disinformation disguised as cred ...  
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EDITORIAL: Wannabe overlord Dutton, Murdoch hack Uhlmann and heartless Harvey's warnings

Featuring on rotation in the legacy media this week were "experts" wannabe overlord Peter Dut ...  
AI Regulation in Australia: Understanding the mandatory guardrails

Australia takes centre stage as a global leader for safe and responsible AI use.  
Trump turns the American dream into a nightmare

Trump's threats are an unfolding American horror story — with potentially irreversible result ...  
The future of Australia's asylum seeker system

The passage of controversial migration legislation has again brought into focus the future of the ...  
Compassion for refugees can undo Trump's influence on Australia

As Australia follows the U.S. in its cruel treatment of asylum seekers, it's important to remember ...  
Tim Winton’s latest novel 'Juice' poses a dreadful question

Tim Winton's 'Juice' is a powerful, truth-telling tale of what life on an increasingly devastated ...  
Trump Mark II: Chaos personified

The post mortem of this disaster will be long, bloody and it will stink like the rotting corpse of ...  
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