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Podcast #11: Adam Jacoby on MiVote and reforming democracy

In this exclusive member's only podcast, IA talks to Adam Jacoby, the founder of what may be the ...  
The Brandis threat to Australian democracy

Brandis has arbitrarily removed the independence of the solicitor-general's role and jeopardised ...  
Gleeson's resignation and the rule of law according to Brandis

"When it comes to the doctrine of separation of powers in a Westminster system, this is as seri ...  
Gleeson falls on sword sharpened by Brandis

'George Brandis has now set himself above the law, ... the PM, ... the Governor-General and ... ...  
Secret takeover by subversive extremists: A conspiracy story

'They’re everywhere … they’re in the Parliament, they’ve hijacked the Liberal Party, the ...  
Ms Hanson: How can we be One Nation if you pit Australian against Australian?

"Ms Hanson, we can never truly be One Nation if you continue to pit Australian against Aust ...  
How political donations distort democracy

Big business funds parties which support its interests while unions support the socio-economic ...  
The great economic divide explained

Colin Cook discusses the failures of our economic system and why the gap between the "haves" ...  
City of Sydney council election: No longer 'one vote, one value'

Jane Salmon discusses the Baird Government's legislation changes allowing businesses to have ...  
Who holds the key to Australia's potential?

Bruce Haigh discusses Australia's lack of political leadership, increasing self-absorption and ...  
Fairfax, News Corp and bleeding the ink out of newspapers

Can you imagine a world where your only media options were News Corp publishing? Who would hold ...  
#CensusFail is a failure to listen to the experts

Minister McCormack and his lame, “no worse than Facebook” reassurances was believed and ...  
Was Atatürk the greatest leader of the 20th century?

Sameer Murthy looks at the vision of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and whether his bold leadership has ...  
Middle finger for the Census 2016

Due to personal experience of how such data can be obtained for purposes other than statistical ...  
2016 Census and the erosion of trust

The weakness of the Coalition Government's argument that the Indigenous and homeless will be ...  
Vested interests and the subversion of the public interest

Our capacity to address important national issues is increasingly difficult because of the disp ...  
Loss of trust in political parties and institutions an urgent wake up call

The loss of faith and trust in our political parties and institutions calls for urgent reform ...  
2016 Census name and address collection: Is it legal?

The ABS has always been in the business of invading people’s privacy, as it must do whenever it ...  
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