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EDITORIAL: 5 things needed NOW — 6 months on from Simon Gordon scandal

"A few of them have decided that, you know, it’s too much, ... so they have tried to take thei ...  
The uninvited guest: CIA director visits Moscow

CIA Director John Ratcliffe flies into Moscow for an unannounced visit.  
Meta pays billions, but its addictive business model survives

Meta will pay up to US$18 billion to settle American legal claims that Facebook and Instagram ...  
Jason Arday's brutal death a warning for multicultural Australia

Jason Arday’s death is a stark warning of the human cost when multiculturalism and those who ...  
NSW court draws a line between criticism of Israel and antisemitism

A landmark NSW Supreme Court ruling challenges attempts to conflate criticism of Israel with ...  
How neoliberalism created the populist backlash

Decades of neoliberal managerialism hollowed out political leadership, creating the vacuum in ...  
McBride and Duggan expose the human cost of Australia’s security state

David McBride’s release and Dan Duggan’s extradition battle expose the human cost of Austra ...  
Australia’s economic slowdown shows inflation strategy is working

Australia’s slowing economy, easing house prices and weaker wage growth show policies to curb ...  
Europe’s dependence on Morocco has become a security risk

Europe’s reliance on Morocco for migration and security has handed Rabat dangerous leverage over ...  
Australia’s major parties converge on net migration targets

Labor, the Coalition and One Nation are edging closer on net migration targets as political ...  
Australia’s China policy built on a strategic double standard

Australia’s approach to China reveals a strategic double standard that judges allies and adve ...  
Merchants of anger, fear and hatred thrive in Australia

Malicious lies continue to destroy social cohesion, life satisfaction and awareness of the state ...  
Climate refugees are not protected under existing international law

No clear definition of a "climate refugee" currently exists in international law.  
Ukrainian activist found guilty of high treason in political "show trial"

Bogdan Syrotiuk was found guilty of high treason — the evidence presented at his "trial" w ...  
Far-Right secretive political group Advance appears at election inquiry

Far-Right Advance "stacked" with Liberal Party operatives and backed by billionaires.  
BOOK REVIEW: Landslide — The 2025 Australian Federal Election

A comprehensive account of the 2025 Election that misses what Labor’s landslide reveals about ...  
Australian War Memorial must tell the whole truth of the Frontier Wars

The Australian War Memorial needs to tell the full story of the Frontier Wars, including massacres ...  
Japan’s yen crisis could hit Australian households next

Japan’s yen crisis could expose Australia to rising borrowing costs, a weaker dollar and a fresh ...  
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