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Old tricks and new culture wars in the Queensland State Election

LNP up to old tricks as U.S. culture wars creep into the Queensland State Election.  
'Pursuit of truth will live on': Assange speaks to the world

Having been freed from incarceration at Belmarsh Prison, Julian Assange delivered his first public ...  
Middle East genocide bears parallels to Australian colonisation

The atrocities being committed against Gazans bear similarities to the brutality carried out ...  
Taliban's new laws further degrade women's rights

New laws have been introduced in Afghanistan that prohibit women from being seen or heard in ...  
Israel-Gaza one year on: Rethinking security to stem rise in conflict

The ongoing Middle East crisis serves as a reminder that world leaders seem reluctant to find a ...  
Labor, listen up: Refugees are not okay

The Labor Government continues to ignore the plight of refugees awaiting permanent visas as the ...  
Refugees aren’t illegal — No one is 'illegal'

Taking in refugees should be a fundamental part of being a responsible citizen nation of the ...  
65 reasons why Dutton is unfit to be PM

No stranger to controversy, Peter Dutton's offensive pattern of behaviour continues to darken his ...  
NT kicks off 'opportunity' plan by locking up children and throwing away key

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the alacrity with which the incoming Northern Territory ...  
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EDITORIAL: NT kicks off 'opportunity' plan by locking up children and throwing away key

The NT has elected another Country Liberal Party Government. This iteration comes complete with a ...  
Deception and genocide part of Israel's arsenal against 'terrorism'

Under the pretence of fighting terrorism, Israel has bombardment thousands of innocents in its ...  
Queensland gag laws are a human rights violation

Laws preventing freedom of speech in Queensland need to be repealed to stop the legal gagging of ...  
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancels pianist over pro-Palestine stance

Internationally acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham has been cancelled by the Melbourne Symphony ...  
POEM: The Road

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
Dutton dotes on Israel during visit organised by pro-Israel lobby group

Australian politicians – lately, Peter Dutton – have enjoyed political junkets to Israel more ...  
7 October horrors won't silence us on genocide

Propagandists are trying to punish those who stand with Palestine by sharing what they said about ...  
POEM: The siren's call

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
'Used to dying' — memoir tells brutal history of East Timor

The hardships endured by the East Timorese are detailed in a memoir by Dr Vacy Vlazna, both a ...  
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