Democracy
Opportunity for major government system reform has arrived

After the historic election results, progressive action is now needed to reform Australia's syst ...  
Winners and losers: Landslide win for preferences, not voters

We do not want a complicated system, but we do want a system closer to "one vote, one value". ...  
'Move fast and break things': Trump's first 100 days

The first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidency have seen an unprecedented level of chao ...  
Support grows for change in political spam exemption

It isn't illegal for political parties to spam text voters before an election, but maybe it shou ...  
ELECTION LESSON #1: Australians want the Far-Right-crazy dialled down, not up

While Saturday’s election result was an outstanding Labor win, it was also a clear and powerful ...  
'Friendly' media could not save the Opposition

The impotence of Murdoch's News Corp, Sky News and the 2GB radio network as political persuader ...  
Doing our bit for the democracy sausage

Labor's election victory was the result of Australia's determination to prevent a Coalition ...  
Historic election result sees Labor triumph over Liberal catastrophes

Despite a less-than-stellar performance, Labor won the 2025 Election in a landslide due to the ...  
Coalition's problems far greater than a terrible campaign

The crushing defeat of the Coalition on Saturday stemmed from its inability to let go of hateful ...  
Labor victory proves public rejected malicious media falsehoods

Saturday’s electoral mauling of the Coalition was a resounding rejection of media lies and ...  
101 mind-blowing reasons why Dutton is unfit to be PM

We will soon learn whether Peter “Temu Trump” Dutton’s ultra-conservative Coalition can ...  
The Seinfeld election campaign

The 2025 election campaign from both sides has been much like the show Seinfeld — basically, a ...  
Weaponising fear is an age-old tradition for the Liberal Party

Fear-driven politics aimed at ageing voters has long been the strategy of Australia's Liberal Part ...  
Shock poll sees voters reject Trump in favour of an independent Australia

A recent poll shows a seismic shift in voters’ views on Australia’s place in the world after ...  
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EDITORIAL: Trump poll of patriots shows independent Australia a hot election issue

Recent poll shows a seismic shift in voters’ views on Australia’s place in world after ...  
AUSVOTES ECONOMIC FACTS #14: Labor victory a good investment

The economy is a dominant issue in the Election. From now until polling day, Independent Australia ...  
Clive Palmer's Trumpets blowing nothing but hot air

Presided over by Mr Malice himself, Clive Palmer, Trumpet of Patriots (T.O.P.) is the bastard ...  
Crisafulli jobs-for-mates appointment sparks vote-rigging allegations

The appointment of a partisan LNP choice to redraw electoral boundaries in Queensland has seen the ...  

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