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How individualism became civilisation's ingrown hair

Individualism didn't make us human. Cooperation did. And right now, we're letting that fact fest ...  
Housing affordability improves — get set for a deluge of new first home buyers

House prices are softening, incomes are rising and demand pressures are easing, creating the ...  
A party of Independents will only succeed if it is transparent

The success of any party of Independents will depend not on its branding, but on whether it can ...  
Royal Commission under fire for excluding Palestinian perspectives

The Royal Commission into Antisemitism has sparked debate over free speech, protest rights and the ...  
The glaring problems with Labor’s dreadful, appalling, terrible 2026 Budget

Few observers in Australia’s media have had a kind word for last month’s controversial Budg ...  
The ALP and its lack of authenticity

Labor cannot keep claiming to be the voice of labour if the people at the top have never really ...  
New Caledonia: Paris continues to obstruct decolonisation

New Caledonia is a test of whether France is prepared to apply the human rights principles it ...  
Paid agitator Avi Yemini's plan to harvest votes for One Nation

Legislative reform is needed when paid political agitators profit from the exploitation of demo ...  
What New Zealand can teach Australia about democracy

The Farrer by-election has exposed the cracks in Australia's two-party system and revived the case ...  
Independents now partying: Why a new party will likely be just another party

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the prospect of the Teal Independents forming a new ...  
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EDITORIAL: Why a party of Independents will likely be just another party

This week saw the first rumblings of the Teal Independents forming a new party.  
Debate on housing and intergenerational equity is just beginning

Australia’s housing crisis cannot be solved without confronting the trade-offs between afford ...  
Arming for extinction: The climate cost of militarism

As global military spending surges to record levels, the climate cost of war and rearmament ...  
Stoking hate in the Sunshine State

Twenty-six people face possible gaol time for displaying or voicing words the Crisafulli Govern ...  
Why we have a housing crisis and why government cannot fix the problem

Australia's housing crisis is a violation of basic human rights and international law.  
Why is there so little diplomatic action on Chinese state-sponsored hacking?

Power politics, economic dependence and international law are blocking diplomatic action on ...  
Gaza flotilla exposes world’s selective attention to suffering

The Gaza flotilla drew global attention, but its activists delivered a stark message: the suffe ...  
Lucky for some: Australia’s per capita recession

Despite economic growth and rising profits, many Australians have experienced a decade of stagnant ...  
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