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A vision for remaking the Western world

Progressive economist Yanis Varoufakis recently gave a talk in Geneva on ways to improve the ...  
Political talk of women's safety reeks of hypocrisy

Political figures claiming to stand against domestic violence are failing to implement legislation ...  
Hate should never be given a powerful platform

When anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull visited Australia recently, most media outlets ...  
AUKUS triggers growing dissent within Labor Party

The Press Club comments made by Paul Keating against AUKUS were the catalyst for a number of Labor ...  
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Nothing strange or dangerous about Trump’s next criminal convictions

Fears of dire consequences if former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged with crimes are ...  
Government clever at making us believe we're paying less tax

By cleverly pushing payments out of one column and into another, federal governments have bambo ...  
Why more laws, bans and cops won't stop neo-Nazis

Whenever neo-Nazi exploits occur in Australia, politicians and the media cry out for more laws ...  
Mental health reforms dying at the altar of politics

An announcement by the Victorian Government of a new mental health commission is worthless when ...  
Opening the Overton window

Social media and independent news sites have had a significant effect on opening up the political ...  
No straight answers from NAB testimony on bank closures

National Australia Bank's recent testimony at the Senate Inquiry into bank closures in regional ...  
The radioactive legacy of U.S.-led war in Iraq

An increasing number of birth defects have been reported in Iraq following the U.S. detonation of ...  
Why we shouldn't sink $368 billion into nuclear submarines

The surfeit of hurt feelings following Paul Keating's National Press Club address, plus some ...  
Putin's arrest warrant an act of political hypocrisy

An arrest warrant for war crimes alleged against Vladimir Putin highlights the bias shown by the ...  
Australia's foreign policy now run by the military

The AUKUS deal and Australia's commitment to costly submarines have raised concerns that our ...  
NBN facing consequences of poor political decisions

Problems plaguing the NBN stem from years of Coalition incompetence and the repercussions are ...  
Robodebt crooks are getting away with murder

As the dust settles on the Robodebt Royal Commission, an examination of how the scheme was orch ...  
Paul Keating fires shots at AUKUS, corporate press takes casualties

Paul Keating's Press Club criticism of the AUKUS agreement revealed the true nature of our main ...