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JEFF MCMULLEN: Counting nuclear warheads in the new arms race

The United States, Russia and China are spending tens of billions of dollars on new nuclear ...  
'Turbulence' examines Australia’s role in Trump-era power plays

A new book provides a sharp and unsettling examination of how Australia’s foreign policy is ...  
The world needs Mr Trump's orange renaissance

A measured defence of the global stability provided by a man who accidentally startles nations ...  
Murder, child pornography, ballrooms and Trump's new Saudi bestie

Managing editor Michelle Pini examines recent White House events and considers whether Americans ...  
Declassified files expose Chile coup links to Whitlam’s Dismissal

Documents reveal how Australia’s covert role in Chile’s 1973 coup fed the tensions that ...  
Coalition of the unlikely: How Australia and China could save the planet

If we are to survive, unprecedented levels of cooperation are needed, no matter how unlikely.  
Why Andrew is the monarchy’s biggest argument for an Australian republic

Former Prince Andrew’s scandals highlight a monarchy losing relevance — and an Australia ready ...  
JEFF MCMULLEN: The boy with no eyes — the dangers of a new nuclear arms race

Trump’s reckless nuclear testing threats risk reigniting an arms race and repeating the horrors ...  
Congressional Budget Office estimates of deportations will make Trump angry

The CBO’s latest projections expose the gap between Trump’s tough talk on deportations and the ...  
Unlike Australia, Canada continues to implement its long-term immigration plan

Canada’s steady approach to immigration reform shows that long-term planning, not ad hoc reac ...  
The Union remembers its dead

From Gaza to Yemen, the world’s frontlines have become execution grounds for truth-tellers.  
New York Times shows how media have failed American democracy

The New York Times’ timid epiphany exposes how America’s media helped pave Trump’s road to ...  
Invisible no more: How drone warfare exposes AUKUS’ strategic blind spot

Australia’s costly AUKUS submarine program risks becoming an outdated investment in a world ...  
Rare earth elements: The minerals at the heart of the next world crisis

Rare earth elements have become the new battleground for global dominance, fuelling weapon prod ...  
Chris Hedges gives the Edward Said memorial lecture: 'Requiem for Gaza'

Chris Hedges recently gave the Edward Said memorial lecture to a sold-out audience at the Unive ...  
INDY EYE VIDEO PODCAST: Media legend Jeff McMullen joins IA

Media legend Dr Jeff McMullen AM shares his thoughts on Donald Trump and the conservative ...  
Australia thrives while USA struggles in challenging economic times

As alarms are sounding about national debt, Trump deepens U.S. debt by one trillion dollars in ...  
Empire rebranded: The new architecture of violence

Colonial power may have changed its language, but it still decides who lives, who dies and who is ...  

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