Politics
Student visa approvals fall despite higher 2026 planning level

Having encouraged expansion, the Government is now curbing student visa grants to contain net ...  
Gold Coast draws line in the sand on Trump Tower proposal

More than 120,000 locals have signed petitions opposing a proposed Trump-branded tower in Surfers ...  
Billions in profits, silence on tax: Adani’s Australian enigma

An advertising blitz claims mining taxes help pay for our essential services but it appears we ...  
Funding firestorms: Washington’s war habit and Canberra’s silence

As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran escalate, billions flow into conflict while Australia backs ...  
Why citizens in such a wealthy country are angry and depressed

The more their quality of life improves, the sadder some Australians seem to become.  
Albanese's victimisation of "ISIS brides" and innocent children is appalling

Despite languishing for years in an atrocious conditions, Australia's PM belligerently refu ...  
Israel, that light unto the nations — including Australia

Decades of deference to Israel and the U.S. have shaped Australia’s foreign policy at a high ...  
Coles and Westpac in a battle against corporate greed

Corporate Goliaths are being challenged for putting profit before people, with ordinary Austral ...  
Queensland’s war on words: Antisemitism Bill threatens free speech

In a feat of enterprising delusion and sinister suppression, Australia’s second-largest state ...  
Tim Wilson’s inflation cure: Unemployment as collateral damage

A proposal to prioritise inflation over employment would make higher joblessness the deliberate ...  
Australia: Still a client state in a corporate empire

From British imperial control to multinational corporate dominance, Australia’s economic inde ...  
Until we can defend ourselves, we’re not all equal

Speaking out against racism is praised — unless you’re a person of colour.  
Condescending and harmful: An update on Australia’s social media ban

The social media ban was sold to the public as protection, but evidence shows disadvantaged ...  
The state of a (not) independent Australia address

Fellow Independent Australians, it is with our greatest and most sincere regret that we must ...  
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EDITORIAL: The state of a (not) independent Australia address

Fellow Independent Australians, it is with our greatest and most sincere regret that we must ...  
Royal Pines redevelopment raises major questions on the Gold Coast

The urban transformation of the Gold Coast, involving billions in public funding, has left resi ...  
Colonial cringe runs deep: Australia's military subjugation

Australia is no longer a colony, but still behaves like one — paying tribute to its so-called ...  
After the Apology: Why forced adoption Is not settled history

Forced adoption in Australia is often treated as a closed chapter, but the record tells a diffe ...  
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