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Elon Musk salutes new era of fascism

Elon Musk's Nazi-like salutes and Meta's "technical error" usher in Trump's Far-Right "new worl ...  
Collective madness: Everyday Americans on Trump: FLASHBACK 2024

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the USA, ushering in what many predict to ...  
The strange world of nut-job economics

As the Federal Election draws near, a strange posse of commentators, academics and associated ...  
Dutton's permanent migration target another broken promise

Peter Dutton's promise to cut permanent migration by 45,000 is unreachable and just another ploy ...  
2025: Democracy under threat again, notably in the Americas

The new year offers opportunities for voters to make the world calmer and safer, but also for the ...  
Indy Eye: Burning down the house with friendlyjordies

Jordan Shanks-Markovina, AKA friendlyjordies, shares his thoughts on politics, media, fireb ...  
News Corp using content for conservative political advocacy

News Corp's political influence is strong enough to sway public opinion and urgently needs scru ...  
Economics reporters lie and cheat to deviously derail Labor

Australia’s mainstream newsrooms are deploying multiple devious tactics to persuade voters to ...  
Meta and X abandon fact-checking: a further blow to democratic values

The announcement by Meta that fact-checking will be abandoned causes great concern over the rise ...  
Preparation for political system renewal would win Albanese second term

Making arrangements to reform Australia's two-party political system would help PM Albanese win a ...  
EDITOR'S PICK 2024: USA now too disastrous for parody

The first of our two unsung heroes from 2024, compelling IA articles selected by editor Michelle ...  
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#4 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: ABC complaint over Insiders’ collaboration with Murdoch’s News Corp

Concerns about the ABC's increasing conservative bent grew during 2024, as News Corp continued ...  
Picks for Trump's staff include billionaires, xenophobes, bigots and Zionists

Donald Trump's second presidential administration is likely to be stacked with the kind of people ...  
Australian politics suffering from collective madness

The reluctance of Australia's two major parties to fix our environmental disasters feels like a ...  
Ding dong, Australia’s misinformation and disinformation Bill is dead

The idea that speech requires control is a step toward death to freedom of thought and political ...  
Pardoning Assange a test for free speech and Australia's backbone

The political reluctance to pardon Julian Assange for his so-called crimes shows a failure to ...  
Crisafulli under pressure on which way to steer Queensland

Numbers in the Queensland Election were a “normal” change of government and the Premier will ...  
Reclaiming the radical spirit of the Eureka Rebellion

Many democratic liberties we celebrate today are the result of the sacrifice of the rebels who ...  

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