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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 ...  
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 ...  

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