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Flagged for offence: Union Jack now a hate symbol, or just unlucky laundry

When a flag sparks fear instead of pride, maybe it’s not the fabric that’s fraying but the ...  
The emperor is naked: Trump’s reckoning over the Epstein scandal

Trump’s base may finally be seeing what’s always been obvious — and it’s not just the ...  
Progressive political parties improve prosperity

Economic outcomes show reformist governments are managing current global conditions far better ...  
Silencing dissent: How Australia’s Zionist lobby is rebranding anti-racism as hate

Australia’s Zionist lobby pushes laws to silence anti-Zionists, rebranding dissent as hate and ...  
How Western wokeness weakens the West but empowers China

When wokeness becomes a smokescreen for inequality, the elite just keeps real change out of ...  
Trump’s $15 billion distraction fails to bury Epstein bombshell

As the Epstein files resurface, Trump’s desperate $15 billion lawsuit reeks of distraction — ...  
Government delayed asylum report amid surge linked to visa schemes

The Home Affairs Department held back a key asylum report until after the Election, raising ...  
Segal’s anti-antisemitism role draws criticism over free speech concerns

Critics say Jillian Segal’s role as antisemitism envoy could threaten open debate, silence ...  
Colossal plan: Moa to walk the Earth again by 2033

Backed by Peter Jackson and Māori leaders, a U.S. biotech firm plans to revive the colossal South ...  
America needs a big healthy dose of cynicism to get over Trump

America’s democracy is being torn apart not just by Trump’s lies, but by the blind loyalty of ...  
UN Broadband Commission turns 15 amid push for global connectivity

As the UN Broadband Commission celebrates its 15th anniversary, leaders reflect on global progress ...  
Albanese courts China as allies watch warily

As Anthony Albanese woos Beijing with economic diplomacy, critics warn Australia is risking its ...  
Jillian Segal’s appointment raises concerns over free speech on Gaza

The Albanese Government's choice of Jillian Segal as antisemitism envoy has sparked warnings over ...  
Dealing with the madman in the White House unites the world

The unhinged decisions by the increasingly irrational U.S. President are having surprising global ...  
JOHN SCHUMANN: Dear Democrats, if you don’t fight, you lose

In the face of President Trump’s rising authoritarianism, the Democrats are dithering and ...  
Forty years after the Rainbow Warrior, justice still waits

As France rebrands itself as a climate and ocean leader, Pacific civil society reminds the world ...  
Denmark’s economy leads the world as Australia advances and USA declines

The Independent Australia ranking on economic management (IAREM) for 2025 affirms progressive ...  
Trump’s war on the press paints journalists as spies

Trump once praised WikiLeaks, now he's hinting at using the same law that jailed Julian Assa ...  

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