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Happy 125th birthday to the Commonwealth of Australia

The 9th of May is a beautiful time of the year, with breezy, high-skied blue days around Austra ...  
Farrer falls: One Nation crashes the Coalition fortress

The voters of Farrer have jumped from the dirty dishwater of the LNP into the seething sewer of ...  
Why do politicians get to inflame, but citizens don’t?

When citizens fear speaking while politicians speak freely, then freedom has become a one-way ...  
Nationals out, One Nation in: A new Liberal Coalition partner rises

It is clear that the Liberals are bereft of ideas for moving this country forward.  
Modern Money changes everything

Everything changes when governments admit that money does work the way Modern Monetary Theory says ...  
Dictators, democracies and the death of a free press

As governments tighten their grip on information, press freedom around the world is collapsing ...  
The Farrer Form Guide: Dreamers versus RWNJs

The 2026 Farrer by-election won’t change the course of Australian politics, but it might give it ...  
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.  
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