Politics
An Australian republic should start with a new Constitution

The Australian Constitution is an archaic document that doesn't reflect the values of contemporary ...  
Churches taking funding from public schools — it's abuse

Religious schools that once begged for limited monetary support now demand and receive a dispro ...  
'Rules are rules' — unless we're talking elite sport in Australia

Tennis player and supposed public health menace Novak Djokovic was deported last year under the ...  
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Alan Jones and Andrew Tate: The cancel culture mates

This week in Romania, infamous misogynist Andrew Tate lost his appeal to end his detention there ...  
U.S. military agreement setting Australia up as launching pad for war

An agreement authorising the U.S. militarisation of Australia needs to be terminated before our ...  
Chaos erupts after far-Right attack on Brazilian Congress

Far-Right supporters of ousted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have failed to overthrow the ...  
Paths for the Albanese Government to improve immigration in 2023

After disrepair in the visa system and implementing urgent interim measures, 2023 will have to be ...  
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World COVID leaders no longer: Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan down in 2022

Data on COVID-19 deaths over the last 12 months offers lessons for the future.  
Entitled White males are not heroic role models

In an age of entitlement, the self-glorification of men like Donald Trump, Scott Morrison and ...  
Labor continues Morrison Government's COVID chaos

Despite giving hope for better management of the COVID pandemic, the Albanese Government has only ...  
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AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: Peter 'PeDon' Dutton speaks to IA

Michelle Pini spoke to Federal Opposition Leader, former Queensland drug cop and international ...  
Another year of hell for refugees

While a few good news stories have emerged regarding asylum seekers in Australia, many are still ...  
The good, the bad, but mostly ugly for those banking in regional Australia

Heedless bank closures continue to impoverish regional communities where many don't have online ...  
Tax reform urgently needed as inflation soars

With the cost of living and wealth inequality still plaguing our economy, reforms are in need for ...  
Media war metaphors mistake Mother Nature as the real enemy

Sensational reporting of a war where nature is the enemy distracts from our own accountability in ...  
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Albanese Government hits the restart button on NBN

After a decade of inaction by the Coalition, Labor is set to put the NBN back on track.  
Regional banks caught gaslighting customers

Evidence has surfaced that regional banks have been manipulating customers to justify branch ...  
The danger of a second Trump presidency still looms

Despite Donald Trump facing a slew of legal problems, there is still a slight chance of the former ...