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Poise without pedigree: Why Australia needs Nancy Mitford at the Strait of Malacca

It may be worth remembering in troubled geopolitical times that older societies knew how to ...  
Pauline Hanson's Far-Right takes flight thanks to billionaire backers

Pauline Hanson is flying high across the volatile Australian political landscape thanks to her ...  
Foreign interference has compromised Australia’s national sovereignty

Australia warns of foreign interference from rivals while quietly bending to pressure from allies ...  
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EDITORIAL: Reasons to be cheerful: The rise of the resistance

There are many monstrous things happening in the world, but nevertheless there are reasons to be ...  
Australia didn't vote for this war, but it's fighting it anyway

Australia is entangled in a war it never voted for, with silence masking how deeply its alliances ...  
Australia’s identity crisis in Asia: Trust, fear and the politics of belonging

Amid a fuel crisis, Australia’s carefully staged diplomacy in Asia reveals a deeper struggle ...  
‘Social cohesion’ defence collapses in NSW court, exposing QLD speech laws

A sharp appellate ruling has struck down NSW’s ‘social cohesion’ protest laws as unconsti ...  
One Nation emergence a further move away from the two-party system

A protest vote wrapped in fear and frustration is pushing Australia beyond its two-party comfort ...  
Australian Values compliance for One Nation voters? Well done Angus!

Angus Taylor's social media vetting of Australian values for visa holders will be costly, lab ...  
Trump, One Nation and Reform voters are perpetrators not victims

It's time we killed the toxic idea that people who voted for Trump, One Nation, or Reform are the ...  
Grading Albanese’s address to the nation: A fail, must do better next time

Anthony Albanese's underwhelming Address to the Nation failed to hit its mark.  
Democratic promise to algorithmic power: How social media reshaped truth

Social media began as a tool with democratic promise, but it has evolved into a system that ...  
The 'Gaza Generation': Italy’s referendum beckons a democratic reawakening

Italians have voted decisively in a referendum to defy its authoritarian Government. Adriano ...  
U.S. Civil War II — or Australian Independence Day?

If it isn't time for America to revolt against its revolting leaders, it's time for Australia ...  
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EDITORIAL: Why Pauline Hanson's One Nation will never win government

Don't believe the News Corp bots, Pauline Hanson's One Nation failed dismally in South Australia ...  
The cost of loyalty: Australia’s silence in America’s war

Australia’s continued loyalty to the U.S. alliance is framed as strategic necessity, but incr ...  
Beware the right-wing race to the MAGA bottom

Australia’s conservative parties are sliding into a Trump-style contest to see who can harness ...  
Farrer by-election a test for One Nation immigration policy

A tight by-election race in Farrer is set to spotlight One Nation’s call for negative net ...  
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