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Scotty the Welfare Cop and his Robodebt Royal Commission copout

Despite Scott Morrison making a solid effort to represent himself as an innocent bystander in the ...  
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EDITORIAL: Scotty the Welfare Cop and his Robodebt Royal Commission copout

If you were just tuning into former PM and multi-ministry junkie Scott Morrison giving ...  
Albanese questions pointless legal action against Assange

While the PM continues to voice his support for Julian Assange, some are concerned that our ...  
Climate change: A global death tax courtesy of fossil fuel giants

To better act on climate change, we should reframe our thinking — understanding the crisis as a ...  
Football takes centre stage as World Cup protests fizzle

Human rights protests at the FIFA Qatar World Cup were a weak affair as focus was placed back on ...  
Malinauskas critics LIVid over 'Saudi Australia' sportswashing

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has welcomed a Saudi-backed golf tournament to his ...  
Hatred, greed and injustice surged in Australia — but a turnaround is coming

Recent investigations into extremism, human rights and ethics in Australia have resulted in highly ...  
Lessons Australia can learn from UN's 'greenwashing' report

The United Nations this week slammed corporate “greenwashing” and said organisations cannot ...  
'It's not Blockade Australia': NSW Police harass anti-mining protestors

I think the NSW Police have trauma bonded with the word "Blockade".   
Virtuous hypocrisy as Socceroos protest Qatar World Cup

After the Socceroos' statement against the abuse of migrant workers in Qatar, Dr Binoy Kampmark ...  
David McBride should be protected, not prosecuted

Whistleblowers such as David McBride provide a service to the Australian public and don't deserve ...  
Assange's lawyer urges political action in powerful address

Lawyer for Assange, Jennifer Robinson, delivered an address at the National Press Club pleading ...  
System fails to protect migrants — asylum applications soar

Is the ongoing rise in asylum applications from Pacific Island nations a case of the Department of ...  
'Cancel the debt': Climate protests disrupt World Bank summit

"The Global South must urgently adapt to the climate emergency so that it can protect its peop ...  
Hey, Albo, it is 'Time to Fly' beyond L-NP's immigration mistakes

After years of Coalition cruelty toward asylum seekers, it's time for Australia to be progressive ...  
Mexico upholds Assange: Your move next, Australia

The president of Mexico recently spoke out in support of Julian Assange as the WikiLeaks founder ...  
An evil empire: British royals paper over the pillage they benefit from

For those descended from the subjects of British imperialist conquest, the Queen, her ancestors ...  
Wanted for Robodebt crimes: Morrison, Tudge, Robert and Co

It is only fitting that the Royal Commission into the Robodebt disaster will likely call forth ...  

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