Politics
JEFF MCMULLEN: A thirst that ends lives

The Northern Territory Government is pushing for more bottle shops within proximity to Indigenous ...  
Donald Trump: A great man of history or a Wizard of Oz

U.S. President Donald Trump used his abilities as a conman to win over the public and key polit ...  
No, Australia’s economy is not rebounding strongly. Who told you that?

The three key economic messages from the Morrison Government are quite false, but the media keeps ...  
Give the ADF a chance to do the right thing

The Prime Minister and Liberal MP Andrew Hastie have perpetuated tension between the Government ...  
Australia must forge an independent foreign policy

Racism, fear and lack of moral courage sees Australia tied to a declining America.   
The Coalition's 'right to rule' mentality

The Government is well and truly broken, says Peter Henning.  
Australia caught in the middle of a diplomatic stoush

As 2020 becomes 2021, one thing remains ominously certain: the Australia-U.S. alliance will ...  
The plight of political staffers in Australian parliaments

All the major political parties must lift their game and treat political staffers better, writes ...  
Joe Biden confirmed: Time to see what Trump will do

The sign-up of voter representatives in the Electoral College has made the win by Joe Biden more ...  
Scott Morrison's not-so-good year of 2020

As the year comes to an end, political commentators in the mainstream media have been giving their ...  
Morrison Government duck-shoving COVID-19 responsibilities onto states

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Morrison Government has pushed many of its legal responsibili ...  
2020 in review: Rorts, fires, a plague and more rorts

IA looks back over a year of climate-driven calamities and political scandals.   
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EDITORIAL: 2020 in review

As we come to the end of a tumultuous year characterised by catastrophic bushfires, wild storms ...  
Selling Australia's offshore detention regime to the world

The term “offshore processing” suggests something industrial, mechanistic.   
JOHN PILGER: The most lethal virus is not COVID-19 — it's war

Even in the midst of the biggest health crisis in years, governments of the world area still ...  
Government protection of NBN endangering regional digital development

It was astonishing to hear the news the Federal Government has set up the Regional Digital Tech ...  
COVID death toll reaches 300,000 under Trump

"It is equal to a 9/11 attack every day for more than 100 days."  
‘Insiders’ ends year in harness with News Corp – spruiking the failing Coalition

Sunday’s final ABC 'Insiders' program for the year showed again why the flagship current ...  
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