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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 ...  
AUKUS and the submarine illusion: Australia’s $368 billion surrender

As Washington debates whether it can spare the submarines, Canberra continues to pay for vessels ...  
Angus Taylor’s One Nationfication of the Liberal Party is Australia’s MAGA moment

Friday 13 February is a fitting date for Angus Taylor to roll Sussan Ley as Liberal Party leader ...  
LEY DOWN! Libs forge on with "Fantastic" failure Angus Taylor — liar, denier and water rorter

The Liberals have chosen Angus Taylor, a proven liar who is opposed to net zero policies, as the ...  
The new hate speech bill threatens Australian civil liberties

If there was ever a sign that Australian civil liberties and rights have been thrown under a bus ...  
No intelligence, no trust: The hidden cost of Australia’s foreign policy

Australia’s legally defensible foreign policy decisions are eroding community trust at home ...  
Pauline's ON in polls but can't PHON a friend... at the AEC

Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON) claimed it would drop the PH part of its name last October. ...  
How Pauline Hanson turned Gen X disillusionment into political fuel

Once defined by dissent and solidarity, Generation X is now fuelling Pauline Hanson’s resurgence ...  
Welcoming a war criminal: Herzog signals death of social cohesion

As protests erupt nationwide against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Australians are ...  
The braggart soldier returns: Trump on the grand stage of ego

Donald Trump is framed as a modern Pyrgopolynices, a braggart whose performative narcissism has ...  
Mayhem is the point: Trump's politics of terror

What looks like chaos on America’s streets is not a breakdown of authority, but the deliberate ...  
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