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Democracy demands more than a vote

Democracy demands more than elections, requiring both the power to challenge governments and the ...  
Press freedom under attack from algorithms and cruel clickbait questions

Press freedom is under attack from algorithms and journalists trying to wound rather than infor ...  
Andrew Hastie’s political makeover puts integrity in the spotlight

Amid Hanson’s vitriol, supporters are recasting aspiring LNP leader Andrew Hastie as a voice of ...  
CHRIS HEDGES: Trump’s assault on the midterms threatens American democracy

Chris Hedges warns that Trump’s efforts to reshape the US electoral system threaten the midterms ...  
Democracy and putting power back in public hands

David Higginbottom examines who really holds power in Australia and how democratic institutions ...  
One Nation's immigration plan: A dystopian future for Australia

Imagining a dystopian future that would befall Australia under One Nation's immigration plan ...  
Muscat initiative offers new path for Gulf security

A Muscat-led regional dialogue could help Gulf states build greater security, cooperation and ...  
Australia’s short-term politics are failing our future

Political short-termism is undermining our future, as growing challenges demand courageous, ...  
Democracy and the secular faith of economics

Economic orthodoxy has survived repeated crises by protecting asset wealth and treating its own ...  
The Labor paradox: Too progressive, not progressive enough

Labor governments face criticism from both sides, but progress requires compromise, consensus and ...  
AUKUS serves America at Australia’s expense

AUKUS is costing Australia billions while serving U.S. strategic interests, undermining soverei ...  
Happy 30th Anniversary Pauline Hanson — thanks for nothing

30 years ago this week, Pauline Hanson was attacking Asians; this week, she's attacking war vete ...  
Australia’s political leaders are failing democracy

Australia’s political leaders continue to put self-interest and political expediency ahead of ...  
Libs haemorrhaging votes to One Nation as Overton window shifts

Australia's Overton window has widened – but Pauline Hanson is only partly to blame.  
Gina Rinehart identifies the symptoms, misdiagnoses the disease

Feeling the pinch? Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart wants you to blame the "deep state", not ineq ...  
WA’s resource riches fuel a politics of greed and grievance

Despite its vast resource wealth, WA’s politics remains fuelled by corporate power, parochial ...  
National Wattle Day celebrates Australia's golden symbol of democracy

Australia’s golden wattle is more than a national flower, symbolising unity, resilience and the ...  
Labor risks learning the wrong lesson from One Nation's Secret Harbour win

Labor risks misreading One Nation’s Secret Harbour victory and repeating its old mistake of ...  
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