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U.S. Congress and Australian MPs seek Assange's release before it's too late

On 20 February, Julian Assange, the daredevil publisher of WikiLeaks, will be going into battle ...  
'Environmental vandals': Labor must step up on forest and wildlife loss

Two court judgments in the NSW state and federal courts have sounded the death knell for threa ...  
Huckster Grubisa: Lies, cheats and fleeces ya’

Fraudulent property and law "expert" Dominique Grubisa is continuing her business of ripping o ...  
Doubling down against women a conservative political trend

What is happening among conservatives in Western Christian countries raises the question of who ...  
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Lehrmann's lawyers contort themselves in effort to discredit Higgins

In closing submissions, lawyers representing Bruce Lehrmann in his defamation suit against Network ...  
#1 TOP STORY OF 2023: Dirty little secrets outed in Higgins' case against Lehrmann

And here it is! The most popular story of 2023, even though it was published in December 2022. ...  
Government and law won't stop us from fighting for environment

My name is Dr Colette Harmsen and I have just spent three months in gaol at your expense for ...  
Court drama and flair on show in Lehrmann defamation case

To the uninitiated, the world of court rules and decorum, on show in the Lehrmann versus Network ...  
Cleveland Dodd's fate is Australia's national shame

The funeral of a teenager who passed away while inside WA's juvenile detention system was marred ...  
Released refugees and secondary punishment pose political challenge

A new verdict on immigration detention has set a challenge for Labor, doing its best to avoid the ...  
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Lehrmann's lawyers circle in on alleged victim

In questioning Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann's legal team has failed to acknowledge the trauma ...  
Queensland's answer of more prisons for troubled children is wrong

Instead of trying to rehabilitate and guide troubled youths, Queensland has decided to build more ...  
These are things that women go through: The Lehrmann trial

Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten has seen the alleged victim, Brittany ...  
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EDITORIAL: These are things that women go through: The Lehrmann rape trial

Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten has seen the alleged victim, Brittany ...  
Rot in the civil service: Farewelling Mike Pezzullo

With the sacking of Mike Pezzullo, questions now need to be raised as to how far down the rot ...  
Banksia Hill children’s prison: The facts and the answers

As Western Australia's Banksia Hill continues its legacy of cruelty, alternatives must be discu ...  
Australia's treatment of David McBride a national disgrace

The persecution of whistleblower David McBride is another nail in the coffin of free speech, but ...  
Tourism development approved as Bayldon-Lumsden ghosts local community

As the future of Councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden hangs in the air, a controversial tourism deve ...  
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