Politics
The billionaires are terrified of us

The billionaire class is retreating behind bunkers, philanthropy and PR as the social order that ...  
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EDITORIAL: Facebook spreads AI deepfakes it refuses to remove… even when victims complain

IA’s star economist Stephen Koukoulas explains how, despite being the fourth most impersonated ...  
We’ve reached the day before 'The Day After Tomorrow'

Twenty-two years ago, a film about catastrophic climate change created a stir. Its message is now ...  
Marles puts Australia on frontline of U.S. AI development for China war

Marles’ USA trip is all about making it clear to Australians that we will be on the front line ...  
Iran conflict creates windfall profits for Trump backers

Windfall profits from the Iran conflict raise conflict-of-interest questions for Trump backers.  
Climate catastrophe risks pushing humanity towards collapse

Without urgent systemic change, escalating climate breakdown risks pushing humanity beyond the ...  
WA’s resource riches fuel a politics of greed and grievance

Despite its vast resource wealth, WA’s politics remains fuelled by corporate power, parochial ...  
Jason Arday’s death exposes institutional racism in academia

Jason Arday’s death exposes how institutional racism, media complicity and far-right ideology ...  
National Wattle Day celebrates Australia's golden symbol of democracy

Australia’s golden wattle is more than a national flower, symbolising unity, resilience and the ...  
Labor risks learning the wrong lesson from One Nation's Secret Harbour win

Labor risks misreading One Nation’s Secret Harbour victory and repeating its old mistake of ...  
Australia’s bird flu crisis exposes dangerous gaps in wildlife protection

Australia’s escalating bird flu crisis is exposing dangerous gaps in government efforts to ...  
The natural gas tax battle has been lost but the war grinds on

The Albanese Government has rejected calls for a tax on gas exports, but strategies remain for ...  
Four-year federal terms: a referendum that is positive, logical and winnable

A Referendum on four-year terms is likely to succeed and should benefit Australian politics ...  
Labor's transformation on net overseas migration

The Albanese Government's plan reassures the public and requires the Minister to proactively repo ...  
Australia risks being left behind by a changing world order

Australia’s dependence on the U.S. risks undermining its sovereignty and security as the global ...  
Northern Rivers growth demands a return to rail

Northern Rivers’ rapid growth has revived the case for a modern rail link connecting the region ...  
AI data centre boom masks a far greater threat

The data centre boom is fuelling an AI race with potentially catastrophic consequences.  
5 things needed NOW — 6 months on from Simon Gordon scandal

Six months on from the Simon Gordon scandal, the systems that allowed his alleged surgical abuse ...