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Trump’s shutdown reveals myth of small government

The latest U.S. Government shutdown underscores how calls for “small government” are less ...  
Journalists taking Trump at face value are too gullible for words

Gullible journalism helped Trump turn Project 2025 into a living nightmare for America.  
The racism we refuse to see: Australia’s silence on Papua New Guinea

Australia’s token gestures of reconciliation ring hollow while Papua New Guinea, our closest ...  
Canberra’s $1.6B AUKUS gamble risks destabilising the Indo-Pacific

Australia’s escalating $1.6 billion AUKUS spend promises nuclear submarines but threatens to ...  
Trump, Hitler and acquiescing to murderous regimes

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses Donald Trump's burgeoning dictatorship and what Aust ...  
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EDITORIAL: Trump, Hitler and acquiescing to murderous regimes

Imagine if Austrian Chancellor Dr Kurt von Schuschnigg had not gone to Germany to meet with Hitler ...  
Selective empathy and the weaponisation of trauma

'Nothing prepared me for being accused of causing harm by wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh at a quee ...  
Trump is a fascist: We are the resistance

American politics took another dark turn this week. U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a ...  
Social media ban sparks deadly unrest and leadership shake-up in Nepal

A sweeping social media ban ignited mass youth protests in Nepal, leaving dozens dead, thousands ...  
Gaza’s children bear the hidden cost of war

While the bombs fall on Gaza, the deepest wounds are carved into the minds of its children — ...  
Palestinian women bear brunt of Gaza war while leading community resilience

Women in Gaza are enduring displacement, loss and hunger, yet continue to lead resilience efforts ...  
Australians much safer than Americans in an increasingly dangerous world

After decades of steady decline, violent crime worldwide is escalating.  
Don't ask vulnerable people to feel outrage at the death of Charlie Kirk

Political commentator Charlie Kirk spent his life demeaning the very people now told to grieve ...  
The real Antifa: A legacy of fighting fascism

Branded a terrorist by Donald Trump, Michael Taylor wears the name Antifa as an inheritance — ...  
Trump's war on truth a threat to democracy

As Donald Trump wages a relentless assault on truth, the foundations of democracy grow increasi ...  
God and guns: The real forces behind Charlie Kirk’s killer

While conservative media rushes to blame the Left, the truth behind Charlie Kirk’s assassination ...  
Albanese Government’s COP31 push leaves First Nations out in the cold

Despite a Pacific charm offensive, the Albanese Government’s COP31 campaign risks collapse as ...  
UN intervention essential to stop Gaza genocide and establish peace

Calls are mounting for the UN General Assembly to bypass Security Council vetoes and urgently ...  

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