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Ali France — media reinforces disabling tropes for political points

An article on Ali France, the candidate set to take on Peter Dutton in his seat of Dickson, tells ...  
New law renders neo-Nazis into needless martyrs

If the intended aim of legislating against Nazi gestures and symbolism is to stop racist fascists ...  
A critical thinker's guide to Victoria's Prahran By-election

Surrounded by controversy and an abundance of right-wing candidates, this Saturday's Prahran By-e ...  
The Lattouf trial: A question of bias at the ABC

Democratic freedoms, employee rights and public trust in the national broadcaster are all on trial ...  
ABC News shamelessly spreads Liberal Party’s blatant lies

The national broadcaster still refuses to fulfil its duty to broadcast the truth.  
Being Australian isn't all bad news

What does it mean to be Australian? Are we still living in the luckiest country? And where did we ...  
Compulsory voting and the illusion of choice

Compulsory voting is meant to ensure freedom, but when we're forced to choose between the less ...  
Republic should be top priority for Albanese re-election

For a better chance at winning the 2025 Federal Election, the Albanese Government needs to rethink ...  
Trump, TikTok and the price of power

Trump's delayed TikTok ban boosts billionaire donor Jeff Yass, whose growing stake in the app ...  
Indy Eye: Inside the housing crisis with Purple Pingers

Australia is still in the grips of a housing crisis and one man is campaigning for fairness by ...  
Peter Dutton sets eyes on Trump’s mass deportation plan

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may be tempted to emulate Donald Trump's deportation plan desp ...  
Now 75 reasons why Dutton is unfit to be PM

IA's catalogue of 75 major reasons Peter Dutton should not be prime minister.  
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EDITORIAL: Now 75 reasons why Dutton is unfit to be PM

Michelle Pini updates IA's catalogue of major reasons Peter Dutton should not be prime mini ...  
Media coverage of Dutton’s nuclear 'plan': Scrutiny, stenography or propaganda

Unsurprisingly, the conservative media has failed to scrutinise Peter Dutton's nuclear plan, onc ...  
Death and destruction resume as Trump takes charge

Ominous signs are evident already that preventable deaths will surge again in the United States ...  
BOOK REVIEW: 'Truth Abandoned' misses the mark on trans issues

A new book proclaiming to be a feminist approach to democracy suffers from its misguided view of ...  
Clive Palmer emulates Musk to get Dutton elected

Nutjob candidates, cooker alliances and crocodile tears notwithstanding, Palmer's endgame isnâ ...  
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EDITORIAL: Clive Palmer emulates Musk to get Dutton elected

Sure, there’s a newly-elected madman loose in the Northern Hemisphere ranting about being ...  

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