Combatting fake news

22 Jul 2019 | Is organised resistance to political falsehoods emerging and could this become an effective ...  

The Senate voting reforms have fractured democracy

21 Jul 2019 | The Senate voting reforms of 2016 has reduced the crossbench numbers and weakened democracy ...  

Trump versus the Democratic 'squad': A battle for America's soul

21 Jul 2019 | Dr Martin Hirst on the recently-sparked contest between Trump and his followers, and a new brand ...  

Christianity, intolerance and Christopher Pearson

20 Jul 2019 | Christianity has a track record of marginalising people for illegitimate reasons, writes Melvin ...  

Not so progressive: Labor's puzzling local council proposal

20 Jul 2019 | Australia’s "most progressive" State Government is championing the most regressive electoral ...  

Frydenberg & Dutton skate on s44 thin ice — pursued by pensioner on electric bike

19 Jul 2019 | Ross Jones outlines just how much trouble pensioners can cause our federal parliamentarians ...  

Josh Frydenberg goes full Trump on the Reserve Bank

19 Jul 2019 | Josh Frydenberg roped RBA Governor Phillip Lowe into belting out a rendition of ‘Everything is ...  

Adani pirates hold Australia hostage

18 Jul 2019 | It's hardly surprising that Adani may have lied to ensure government approval for its mine, writes ...  

Blame the Government, not Netflix, for NBN failure

17 Jul 2019 | Commentators blaming Netflix for the failures of the NBN have got it wrong, writes Paul Budde.  

Like a fish out of water: Australia's submarine project is a flop

17 Jul 2019 | Australia's submarine project launched by the Abbott Government is an abject failure, writes Dr ...  

Net migration levels increase under Coalition Government

17 Jul 2019 | The Government has at last revealed some details of its 2019 Budget forecast for a record-breaking ...  

Slaughtering koalas — the Liberal Party way

16 Jul 2019 | The South Australian Liberal Government is proposing to "cull" koalas and other threatened nati ...  

Science Watch: Get a go-have a go disease can be terminal

16 Jul 2019 | Two new and virulent diseases within the cluster of delusional disorders are attacking susceptible ...  

Stuart Robert to appeal NDIS funding for MS sufferer

16 Jul 2019 | Stuart Robert's move to appeal an MS sufferer's NDIS funding reflects his own personal prejudice ...  

If Adani was a wind farm

15 Jul 2019 | If the Adani Carmichael coal mine was a wind farm there would be 4.7 times more Aussie jobs.  

Will the real Albo please stand up?

15 Jul 2019 | If the Albanese Opposition continues to let the Morrison Government run over them without a real ...  

Americans (and others) duped by fake news and tweets

15 Jul 2019 | Most recent news on the U.S. economy has been upbeat and triumphant but the reality, as Alan ...  

Australia needs national abortion protection

14 Jul 2019 | To allow women adequate access to abortion services, they must be available across the country ...