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Wong’s world: Diplomacy under the shadow of America

Penny Wong’s cautious diplomacy reveals Australia’s struggle to balance loyalty to the U.S. ...  
Compulsory voting under scrutiny amid claims it breeds political apathy

While hailed as a model of fairness, compulsory voting may be breeding apathy instead.  
Contrasting outcomes consign Coalition to the compost heap of history

Prices, jobs, growth and debt all confirm the Coalition parties have run out of puff.  
The world needs Mr Trump's orange renaissance

A measured defence of the global stability provided by a man who accidentally startles nations ...  
Republic campaign reignited by evidence of royal involvement in Whitlam sacking

Fresh scrutiny of royal interference in Whitlam’s Dismissal has renewed calls for Australia to ...  
ABC News advances its alliance with Murdoch’s Sky News

Recent programs have confirmed ABC News is increasingly under the control of pro-Coalition acti ...  
Why Andrew is the monarchy’s biggest argument for an Australian republic

Former Prince Andrew’s scandals highlight a monarchy losing relevance — and an Australia ready ...  
From propaganda to profit: The hidden economy of media control

The monopolisation of media isn't just undemocratic — it enables criminal economies to flou ...  
Malcolm Fraser and governing after The Dismissal

Malcolm Fraser’s legacy is one of contradictions — the conservative reformer who came to power ...  
Awed Albo abandons republic (and Australia's dignity) in haste to embrace King Charles

Albo's recent meeting with Charles Windsor and avid declaration that Australia would not beco ...  
Malcolm Fraser and the road to The Dismissal

The 50th anniversary of The Dismissal is an apposite moment to look again at Malcolm Fraser as the ...  
New York Times shows how media have failed American democracy

The New York Times’ timid epiphany exposes how America’s media helped pave Trump’s road to ...  
Far-right populism isn't about policy detail — it's about national character

Australia does not lack ideas, it lacks resolve about the kind of country we want to be.  
From the Acropolis to Mar-a-Lago: Trump and the ghost of Alcibiades

When democracies fall, it’s not always with a bang — sometimes it’s with applause for the ...  
Republican White supremacy exposed through Trump’s agenda

From leaked chats to Trump’s political record, the Republican Party’s embrace of White supr ...  
God's heavy hitters smack down Trump, ‘the lying, criminal predator’

Prominent American religious leaders are joining protests against the manifest evils of the Trump ...  
Trump’s shutdown reveals myth of small government

The latest U.S. Government shutdown underscores how calls for “small government” are less ...  
Trump’s legacy: Division, denial and a climate in crisis

As Trumpism spreads and the climate crisis worsens, the cost of denial, greed and inaction grows ...  
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