Politics
The Reserve Bank of Australia is playing with fire

The latest interest rate hike is a sign of the Reserve Bank's overreach.  
NACC's non-public 'Robodebt Six' hearings failed us all

The NACC Report on the Robodebt reinvestigation described scenarios which all but exonerated Scott ...  
Murdoch-led mainstream media makes Australians sad

There is a clear reason Australia is tumbling further down the global happiness rankings, Alan ...  
Bot swarms celebrate as South Australia confirms it's 20% racist

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHON) has reaped just over 20 per cent of the vote in Saturday’s ...  
Trump is the most dangerous man in the world

Trump’s Iran war raises fears of global conflict — while allies stay silent and diplomacy ...  
How online distrust is rewriting reality

From six fingers to body doubles, AI is fuelling a new era where distrust spreads faster than ...  
AUKUS ties nuclear anchor around Australia's neck

Three years ago, Anthony Albanese signed Australia up to quite possibly the worst deal in our ...  
The cost of loyalty: Australia’s silence in America’s war

Australia’s continued loyalty to the U.S. alliance is framed as strategic necessity, but incr ...  
Australia’s looming fuel crisis: How Trump’s Middle East war could hit home

A disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could leave Australia facing fuel shortages within weeks ...  
The Iran war is Australia's margin call

Operation Epic Fury is exposing the true cost of alliance dependence, energy fragility, and ...  
JEFF McMULLEN: Fancy thrones, paper tigers and dirty bombs

Donald Trump boasted of victory on Day One of the new Iran War. Jeff McMullen warns that the ...  
Albo is a bumbling misogynist

Anthony Albanese called Grace Tame “difficult.” But when women speak truth to power, “dif ...  
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EDITORIAL: Jeff McMullen — Fancy thrones, paper tigers and dirty bombs

While Donald Trump has boasted of victory on Day One of the new War in Iran, Jeff McMullen warns ...  
How Australia exploited the Iranian women’s football team

Australia granted asylum to a handful of Iranian footballers while simultaneously tightening ...  
Regulatory capture: How lobbyists and banks shape Australia’s rules

Powerful industries have quietly captured Australia’s regulators, leaving consumers and the ...  
Thomas Mann’s warning for an age of war and censorship

As global tensions rise, Colm Tóibín’s portrait of Thomas Mann reminds us how easily war ...  
From Starlink to the state: When platform monopolies become political power

As digital infrastructure concentrates in a handful of tech giants, private platform monopolies ...  
Pressure mounts on Australia to distance itself from Iran war

Even as the war with Iran escalates and threatens global oil supplies and economic stability ...  

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