Politics
Meta makes $$$ from deepfake AI scams… then fails to assist victims

IA’s star economist Stephen Koukoulas explains how, despite being the fourth most impersonated ...  
Young multicultural Australians: It’s okay to say "No"

Saying "No" is a way of protecting yourself and your family so you have something left for whate ...  
Gina Rinehart identifies the symptoms, misdiagnoses the disease

Feeling the pinch? Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart wants you to blame the "deep state", not ineq ...  
Victoria's mental health system is failing its most vulnerable

Victoria's failing mental health system is leaving its most vulnerable without the care, saf ...  
Investigation
Israel’s shameful evasion of justice for Zomi Frankcom

Israel’s refusal to pursue criminal accountability for the killing of Zomi Frankcom and six ...  
Ramping up student refusal rates is wrong way to reduce net migration

Labor’s opaque crackdown on student visa approvals is an inefficient and unsustainable way to ...  
The billionaires are terrified of us

The billionaire class is retreating behind bunkers, philanthropy and PR as the social order that ...  
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EDITORIAL: Facebook spreads AI deepfakes it refuses to remove… even when victims complain

IA’s star economist Stephen Koukoulas explains how, despite being the fourth most impersonated ...  
We’ve reached the day before 'The Day After Tomorrow'

Twenty-two years ago, a film about catastrophic climate change created a stir. Its message is now ...  
Marles puts Australia on frontline of U.S. AI development for China war

Marles’ USA trip is all about making it clear to Australians that we will be on the front line ...  
Iran conflict creates windfall profits for Trump backers

Windfall profits from the Iran conflict raise conflict-of-interest questions for Trump backers.  
Climate catastrophe risks pushing humanity towards collapse

Without urgent systemic change, escalating climate breakdown risks pushing humanity beyond the ...  
WA’s resource riches fuel a politics of greed and grievance

Despite its vast resource wealth, WA’s politics remains fuelled by corporate power, parochial ...  
Jason Arday’s death exposes institutional racism in academia

Jason Arday’s death exposes how institutional racism, media complicity and far-right ideology ...  
National Wattle Day celebrates Australia's golden symbol of democracy

Australia’s golden wattle is more than a national flower, symbolising unity, resilience and the ...  
Labor risks learning the wrong lesson from One Nation's Secret Harbour win

Labor risks misreading One Nation’s Secret Harbour victory and repeating its old mistake of ...  
Australia’s bird flu crisis exposes dangerous gaps in wildlife protection

Australia’s escalating bird flu crisis is exposing dangerous gaps in government efforts to ...  
The natural gas tax battle has been lost but the war grinds on

The Albanese Government has rejected calls for a tax on gas exports, but strategies remain for ...  

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