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Ley’s U.S. road trip leads to later Liberal ‘clarity’ 

Sussan Ley has continued the conservative tradition of finding "clarity" and compassion, after it ...  
Australia’s extraction machine goes digital

Australia’s colonial extraction economy has gone digital, using fear, AI hype and worker expl ...  
Carbon credit offset scheme holds koala park to ransom

Great Koala National Park now depends on the Improved Native Forest Management carbon credit ...  
Why Trump and Musk may be snotty alien gamers in a simulated human reality

Ever thought reality didn't seem quite real? Well, modern science's increasingly supported ...  
The Census became a target for Australia's trust crisis

The 2026 Census has become a lightning rod for conspiracy theories, but the real story is why so ...  
Harry Bridges: The Australian unionist who defied the U.S. Government

Harry Bridges’ story should not be forgotten on American shores, but it should also be known on ...  
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EDITORIAL: Ley’s U.S. road trip leads to later liberal ‘clarity’ 

Sussan Ley has continued the conservative tradition of finding "clarity" and compassion after it ...  
Tony Burke's immigration package must deliver the PM's net migration commitments and more

The Government is looking for ways to address the size of these unsustainable numbers, but with ...  
Australia needs AI skills — not just more data centres

Data-centre approvals should reflect demonstrable demand, energy availability and rapidly changing ...  
Trump’s man in Canberra brings God, markets and AUKUS

Trump’s new ambassador brings his evangelical faith, free-market creed and unwavering support ...  
Big Tech tightens its grip on Australia’s undersea cables

As Google and Meta expand their control of vital undersea infrastructure, Australia risks surre ...  
Why wealth matters and why Australia is a world leader

Australia’s high and relatively evenly distributed wealth underpins living standards and leaves ...  
Gaza war fuels hatred and division at home in Australia

The war in Gaza is fuelling hatred, division and violence far beyond the Middle East, with Aust ...  
Forest carbon scheme puts Great Koala National Park at risk

A Federal Government controversial forest carbon scheme is raising fears that conservation is ...  
Flailing newsrooms stymied by household luxury spending splurge

Multiple reports from the statutory authorities confirm living standards for all Australians are ...  
AI near misses: The space between potential and catastrophe

The goal is enough AI near-miss transparency to show what went wrong, who noticed, who acted and ...  
Obscene wealth: Money and political power accumulated by a minuscule few

The average billionaire generates around one million times more carbon emissions than the average ...  
Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce: Hypocrisy is thy name

Parliamentary expenses show extraordinary waste from anti-waste campaigners Pauline Hanson and ...  

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