Politics
An incorruptible democracy of and for the people

With our politicians able to be bought and our democracy in a state of decline, it might be time ...  
Federal Budget backs technology and I.T. investments

Despite a few disappointments, the 2022 Budget didn't forsake progressive technological develop ...  
Virtuous hypocrisy as Socceroos protest Qatar World Cup

After the Socceroos' statement against the abuse of migrant workers in Qatar, Dr Binoy Kampmark ...  
Federal Budget leaves Australia's impoverished behind

Prime Minister Albanese seems to have forgotten his promise for an equal Australia and failed to ...  
Press punishes PM after Dutton's delusional dig

The mainstream media was quick to chastise PM Albanese for illustrating Peter Dutton's ignorance ...  
APRA leaves statistics in chaos after cleaning up its own mess

From the recent Regional Banking Taskforce final report to media stories dating back 20 years ...  
Calculating the cost of Coalition corruption

Figures in last Tuesday’s Budget Papers show the Coalition has cost Australians more than 400 ...  
Spotlight on 7 radical Right-wing leaders worldwide

Dr Lee Duffield lays bare seven critical leaders in his analysis of radical Right-wing movements ...  
Dutton pouts after Albo delivers on Migration Program

After the Coalition stalled for almost a year, worsening our labour shortage, Dutton has the gall ...  
U.S. mid-term elections to determine if Trump 'crazies' take the wheel

The U.S. mid-term elections will have a seismic effect on the trajectory of politics in the ...  
Media's uncritical acceptance of AUKUS damaging to Australia

In times of looming conflict with the neighbours, we all know one thing: even the briefest of ...  
Dutton parrots ideas thoroughly rejected by Australians in budget reply

This week was a big week in federal politics, as budget weeks mostly are. Even by budget week ...  
Regulator's defiance of data law deems it dubious

APRA has contradicted the Treasurer as it scrambles to avoid making the “big four” banks obey ...  
Reliance on outdated maps putting councils backward in flood planning

Some councils are still relying on outdated paper maps as supercharged storms make a mockery of ...  
Electric vehicle transition has huge health benefits

A transition to electric vehicles would not only help the environment but provide personal health ...  
Democracy in danger: The rise of Right-wing demagogues

Recent European elections, which went towards extremist parties campaigning against immigrants ...  
Rishi rich: UK's new PM hardly a 'man of the people'

Unelected UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears terrified of consulting the very people he has ...  
The really big dirty secret at the heart of the budget: The media hate Labor

It’s budget time under a new Albanese Labor Government and never will there be a better time to ...