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Optimism and realism as Nepal set for youth-focused future

Nepal’s youth surge into politics after the “Gen Z” protests, raising hopes for reform but ...  
Australia commits to yet another perilous American military adventure

It has been gradually building towards the inevitable: Australia entering the fray in the Middle ...  
The current electoral system actually favours One Nation

Analysis suggests Australia’s electoral system may be unintentionally boosting One Nation’s ...  
EXCLUSIVE: Meta and Murdoch make AI pact and push Pauline's polls

Meta and News Corp spread fake news to promote Pauline Hanson and provide an overblown impression ...  
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EDITORIAL: Meta and Murdoch deceive public pushing Pauline Hanson

Meta and Murdoch appear to be amplifying misleading content to manufacture the impression of a ...  
Albanese, your moment of truth is now

Political luck has carried Albanese this far; only bold reform will define what comes next.  
Commander in cheat: Why Trump’s lies are the foundation of his power

As predictably as the sun comes up in the morning, U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the ...  
The state of a (not) independent Australia address

Fellow Independent Australians, it is with our greatest and most sincere regret that we must ...  
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EDITORIAL: The state of a (not) independent Australia address

Fellow Independent Australians, it is with our greatest and most sincere regret that we must ...  
Colonial cringe runs deep: Australia's military subjugation

Australia is no longer a colony, but still behaves like one — paying tribute to its so-called ...  
Defending the democratic right of political speech and assembly in Australia

Current anti-democratic laws restricting freedom of speech and assembly cry out to be broken and ...  
Herzog visit sparks questions over Australia’s ‘core values’

Israeli President Herzog’s visit has reignited questions about whether Australia’s “core ...  
Beyond the Western alliance: Australia’s uncertain horizon

As the Western alliance fractures under raw power politics, Australia faces a stark strategic ...  
Hitler’s Moscow to Trump’s Minneapolis: When power meets resistance

As federal force meets organised resistance, Minneapolis becomes a defining moment in Trump’s ...  
Taylor and Hume's 'Tarzan and Jane' 1950s revival

From negative gearing to cappuccino multiculturalism, Taylor and Hume are swinging through toda ...  
Pauline Hanson anti-Islam backlash amid tidal wave of AI misinformation

As artificial intelligence fuels viral political fiction, Australia’s democratic debate risks ...  
Mark Carney’s warning: Albanese is choosing weakness for Australia

Mark Carney says the “less powerful” can choose honesty and independence — but on AUKUS and ...  
Sydney protests are our Minneapolis moment

When riot police use force against peaceful protesters and premiers applaud the batons, it’s no ...  

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