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EDITORIAL: Courting awards and dog whistles on White Australia Day

There is a reason the debate is still raging about January 26 and it may not be one that ...  
It's time for governments to put the homeless first

Rather than marginalising the homeless, governments must start taking steps to ensure their health ...  
Google versus Australia: The war is on

Australia has bungled the issue of regulating global digital companies like Google, writes Paul ...  
Australia needs to move on from the racist ideology upon which it was founded

Despite global attitudes changing, the racist principles on which our country was founded are ...  
Mitigation, adaptation or do nothing: Responding to climate change

When U.S. President Joe Biden declared climate change the "number one issue facing humanity"  ...  
LNP Government refuses to acknowledge the truth about 'Invasion Day'

The Australian Government will never accept the term "Invasion Day" as it doesn't align with thei ...  
Support for ageing nuclear plants 'reckless'

Nuclear plants must be phased out over the coming years, writes Karl Grossman.  
Bloody Idiot of the Week — Episode 20: QAnon revealed

Our idiot experts have certainly had their hands full with idiots this week!  
Religious communities failed the USA and are also failing Australia

The praxis of churches, synagogues and temples in recent years has not matched their doctrines ...  
Our political culture is rotting at its core

Australia's outmoded electoral system must change if we are to see the end of dirty tactics like ...  
No incentive for Australian research students

The Federal Government unfairly expects research students to survive on a stipend which is typi ...  
War crimes trial may be useful in relieving political tensions with China

An understanding of an important World War 2 war crimes trial might guide us in handling one ...  
Australia exists for the rich and powerful — but that can change

Australia isn't for its people but for plutocrats: for the billionaires, the coal barons, the ...  
Wren's week: Australia must reckon with its ugly history

Next Tuesday is Australia Day, a vexed day on the calendar.  
Coalition's dependence on mining sector causing a decline in economic growth

The Liberal Party has benefited from its relationship to the mining sector, but at great cost to ...  
Biden Administration will start by cleaning up Trump's legacy of hate

While Joe Biden's Presidency gives people a chance to rebuild, it also faces the bitterness and ...  
The Biden Presidency will usher in a time for change and Australia should follow

The Biden Presidency is expected to undo much of the damage caused by Trump's time in office and ...  
Governments continue to ignore climate change as a cause of koala extinction

Bushfires caused by climate change had a significant impact on the survival of koalas while the ...  
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