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Why does mainstream media sing from the same songsheet?

An informed population is a central safeguard of democracy, hence the need for a strong alterna ...  
Like Trump, Turnbull's environmental WTFness is propelling us to disaster

Australians are wondering how the hell we ended up with a PM whose environment policies are a ...  
Donald Trump versus the Club of Rome

Trump's appreciation of the environment extends only as far as the manicured grass of his golf ...  
From rights to repentance: Norma McCorvey and Roe v Wade

From rights to repentance. Looking back on the life of Jane Roe aka Norma McCorvey.  
Media Sauce: Global report shows we don’t trust elites or institutions

If we don't trust elites or institutions, can we trust ourselves?  
Julian Assange among those relieved at Ecuador’s election outcome

Moreno's election win in Ecuador means Julian Assange gets to stay and the march of the right ...  
French Film Festival 2017 and the cultural-political divide (Part 2)

Follow the money — why accurate political representations of modern day France are absent from ...  
Fears at Munich: The Mattis pitch on NATO

As Trump calls NATO obsolete, U.S. Defence Secretary Mattis sucks up to allies in Munich espousing ...  
French Film Festival 2017 and the cultural-political divide (Part 1)

The French Film Festival's depiction of a compassionate and egalitarian France is a far cry from ...  
Trump plans to keep Palestinians stateless forever

It seems Trump agrees with Netanyahu that Palestinians be kept stateless.  
Why the Republicans worry about Trump: Is he the Antichrist?

Trump has created unprecedented opposition, which may lead to a day of political reckoning.  
China, America and the insecurities that threaten the world

Donald Trump needs to stop playing on Twitter and act like a leader of the free world, for ...  
If Australia has switched enemies in Syria, who and why are we fighting?

If Australia has switched enemies, as our allies apparently have done, who and why are we fighting ...  
Is the Two State Solution still a possibility in the Middle East?

Dr Ibrahim Natil discusses Netanyahu's controversial massive building plans in the occupied ...  
Populism and the complex tyranny of the far right

In the fight against racism and Islamophobia, the complexities of far right politics need to be ...  
Presidents and prime ministers chat

Exclusive transcripts of two high powered conversations between U.S. and Australian leaders.  
EXCLUSIVE : Trump has no intention of allowing Aus refugees settle in U.S.

Australia’s grubby asylum seeker deal with the U.S. is now looking even more tawdry.  
Donald Trump stars at the Carnival of Viareggio

Donald Trump to be the big star of the most important Carnival in Europe, the Carnival of Viare ...  

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