International
Slogans versus facts on boat arrivals (Part 1)

In this two-part article by John Menadue and Peter Hughes, the authors continue to debunk the myth ...  
New Report: Australian Islamic State defectors tell the true story

Islamic State defectors have spoken out, including two Australians, shattering many of the myths ...  
Syriza retains rule in Greece but Troika's 'financial terrorism' still holds sway

With Syriza retaining power in a snap Greek election on the weekend, little will change for most ...  
The rise of Corbyn and Sanders shows the centre will not hold

The rise of Jeremy Corbyn to the UK Labour Party leadership suggests the old corporatist political ...  
India uranium exports red-light a test for Government

A range of experts suggest the uranium agreement with India weakens many Australian safeguards and ...  
After a year of war on the Gaza Strip, reconstruction no nearer

Displaced Gazan families have lost faith in the international community coming good on their ...  
Jeremy Corbyn's victory challenges war machine and austerity

The historic election of Jeremy Corbyn as British Labour Party leader is part of a new kind of ...  
Abbott's Road to Damascus

As a desperate Syrian refugee on Manus opts to return to Syria to be bombed rather than face years ...  
If Trump is elected President, should Australia be alert AND alarmed?

U.S. pundits are picking their collective jaws up off the floor after the shock poll surge by ...  
The China FTA: Seeing past the smoke and mirrors

The Abbott Government is exaggerating the potential benefits of the China-Australia Free Trade ...  
Investigation
Morgan, Marunchak and Murdoch — one remove from murder

On the eve of Rebekah Brooks' return as CEO of News UK, the axe murder of Daniel Morgan is a ...  
Juanita Nielsen Memorial Lecture 2015 — Values in an age of uncertainty

Since 2001 Lee Rhiannon has hosted the annual Juanita Nielsen Memorial Lecture to commemorate her ...  
Bombing Syria smells like a khaki election, Mr Abbott

It is clear that if Abbott commits to military engagement in Syria, he will be perverting a noble ...  
Citibank: Global cost of climate change inaction — $44 trillion by 2040

By taking action now against climate change the world would save $1.8 trillion by the year 2040 ...  
Hillary Clinton's campaign stalls as Bernie Sanders shows new surge in Iowa

Progressive Democrat U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernard Sanders is gaining more attention ...  
Oil prices slide as Obama lets Shell drill in the Arctic

As the giant Shell oil company begins highly controversial and risky exploration drilling in the ...  
The West Papuan nightmare: Australia’s Inconvenient Truth

There is a human rights catastrophe happening right on our doorstep in West Papua. The Abbott ...  
Donald Trump is global journalism’s American junk food

Controversial U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump is a clickbait distraction from an uncom ...  

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