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Oligarchs, AI and fascism: The perfect storm against democracy

As Australia finally joins the voices calling for sanity on AI and the Ku Klux Klan say they find ...  
It's time Pauline Hanson listened to Australia

For 30 years, Pauline Hanson has asked Australia to listen — now it is Australia's turn to talk ...  
Australia’s efficiency obsession has created a culture of distrust

Australia’s obsession with metrics, audits and managerial efficiency has created a culture of ...  
Victoria’s koala crisis hidden behind questionable numbers

A long-awaited report on Victoria’s koalas has exposed alarming health problems and raised ...  
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EDITORIAL: Oligarchs, AI and fascism: The perfect storm against democracy

As Australia finally joins the voices calling for sanity on AI and the Ku Klux Klan say they find ...  
Democracy demands more than a vote

Democracy demands more than elections, requiring both the power to challenge governments and the ...  
Fuel crisis exposes Australia’s need for greater self-reliance

Global fuel disruptions are exposing Australia’s vulnerabilities and strengthening the case for ...  
Tom Tate and the battle over the Gold Coast’s public land

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is just the symptom of a much larger malaise in the heart of civil ...  
Killer robots turn technological utopia into deadly dystopia

A century-old science-fiction play foresaw the promise of AI becoming an existential threat to ...  
Press freedom under attack from algorithms and cruel clickbait questions

Press freedom is under attack from algorithms and journalists trying to wound rather than infor ...  
Triple Zero: Band-Aid solutions won't deliver structural reform

Commonwealth considering establishing statutory authority to take responsibility for the Emergency ...  
Trump accelerates AI race as industry leaders urge caution

As AI industry leaders warn of the dangers of rapidly advancing superintelligence, Donald Trump is ...  
Andrew Hastie’s political makeover puts integrity in the spotlight

Amid Hanson’s vitriol, supporters are recasting aspiring LNP leader Andrew Hastie as a voice of ...  
Trump-Xi talks unlikely to meet a world in crisis

As Trump and Xi prepare to meet, the world’s mounting crises demand cooperation that neither ...  
Cost of living pressures fuel Coalition policy folly

The skyrocketing global oil price in recent weeks has reignited the debate on cost of living ...  
CHRIS HEDGES: Trump’s assault on the midterms threatens American democracy

Chris Hedges warns that Trump’s efforts to reshape the US electoral system threaten the midterms ...  
Democracy and putting power back in public hands

David Higginbottom examines who really holds power in Australia and how democratic institutions ...  
Falsehoods about Australia’s productivity: Malicious intent or stupidity?

Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the econo ...  
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