Politics
The militarised university: Where secrecy goes to thrive

For anyone wishing to bury secrets, especially of the unsavoury sort, there is one forum that ...  
Australia and EU fall at last hurdle to pass trade agreement

The EU has shown that “hard bargaining” does not work, but the Australian Government hasn't ...  
Modern monetary theory opens range of economic possibilities

After years of being ignored, the Modern Monetary Theory school of economic thought is escaping ...  
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Goodbye Twitter, goodbye civil discourse

Civil discourse and healthy debate are dead on Twitter/X and the platform will soon die with ...  
Voice Referendum doomed by Coalition's digital manipulation

The Coalition set Labor up to fail after laying the foundation for the Voice to Parliament and ...  
As tourism explodes, visa due diligence is key

The Department of Home Affairs must balance granting visitor visas and limit the misuse of this ...  
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U.S. violence surges as Trump and Murdoch cash in on anger and hatred

The latest FBI data shows political attacks increasing again as Donald Trump dominates American ...  
JOHN PILGER: We are Spartacus

Spartacus was a 1960 Hollywood film based on a book written secretly by the blacklisted novelist ...  
The L-NP's mealy-mouthed new vote-buying 'commitment' to the environment

After years of climate change debate the Coalition are finally speaking up for the environment ...  
Mayor Tate votes twice to secretly buy airports ─ residents left in the dark

Property developer/Mayor Tom Tate has voted twice for a Gold Coast Council proposal to buy Quee ...  
Albanese's new China visa agreement will hardly 'release floodgates'

Dr Abul Rizvi considers whether the PM’s new visa agreement with China will "open the floo ...  
Why we can't afford Optus outages

We can’t afford to have a single point of failure in our telecoms system.  
IA's last word on the Voice

A couple of days ago, we received an email from an IA subscriber, conveying that person's reasons ...  
QANTAS: Dancing the Irish jig on the 'Spirit of Australia'

How Australia’s pride and joy came to be symbolised by a disruptive reedy-toned foreign yuppie ...  
Gaza and the Law of return

The civilian slaughter in Gaza today did not begin solely as a consequence of the monstrous Hamas ...  
Despite constant criticisms of Albanese, Dutton jumps ship to India

Peter Dutton takes every chance to attack the Prime Minister for his travels abroad, but he now ...  
BOOK REVIEW: Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

The legacy of the Roman Empire lives on, writes Andrew Strobel.  
Accidents, injuries and union disputes: The Cross river rail project

One of the most important labour relations stories of the year is playing out in the heart of ...