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Reasons to be cheerful: The rise of the resistance

There are many monstrous things happening in the world, but nevertheless there are reasons to be ...  
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EDITORIAL: Reasons to be cheerful: The rise of the resistance

There are many monstrous things happening in the world, but nevertheless there are reasons to be ...  
Australia didn't vote for this war, but it's fighting it anyway

Australia is entangled in a war it never voted for, with silence masking how deeply its alliances ...  
Liberal Party migration scare campaign built on the wrong data

Claims of “exploding” migration collapse under scrutiny, as the misuse of ABS PLT data fuels a ...  
Australia treats scams as a personal mistake — not a consumer protection failure

We can't keep treating scams as private misfortunes in a digital marketplace that is increasing ...  
NSW Police drifting dangerously toward I.C.E.-style tactics

By cracking down on protest and edging toward heavy-handed enforcement, NSW risks turning its ...  
Late 2026 — far from now

A step into the future to look back at the cognitive dissonance about the profound global changes ...  
Disruption without a plan: Trump’s chaos could trigger global change

Is Donald Trump's disruptive behaviour forcing the kind of crisis needed to trigger a reset? ...  
Two magistrates, two questions and the limit of Queensland’s speech laws

Two Brisbane cases may test Queensland’s speech laws in court, but the deeper question is why ...  
Antisemitism and Israel: A challenge to the Australian narrative

A provocative Royal Commission submission by Dr Evan Jones argues that Australia’s antisemitism ...  
Global agencies give Australia’s economy thumbs up

As job losses, inflation and weak growth impact many economies, Australia advances apace.  
Behind Angus Taylor’s immigration plan is a Trump‑like economic agenda

Angus Taylor's immigration plan is inextricably linked to a Trumpian economic agenda.  
War as injustice: Why Australia should vote before it fights

War should never be an executive reflex — it demands democratic consent, because those who pay ...  
Afghanistan starves as allies freeze its future

Australia’s Afghan war legacy is no longer just about battlefield conduct, but a humanitarian ...  
Australia’s identity crisis in Asia: Trust, fear and the politics of belonging

Amid a fuel crisis, Australia’s carefully staged diplomacy in Asia reveals a deeper struggle ...  
How the media legitimise Barnaby and Pauline's PHONies

Why do the establishment media continue to legitimise politicians like One Nation's Pauline Hans ...  
Why government policy keeps failing — and it’s not the policy

Australia’s public systems are failing because of implementation, not a lack of effort, intent ...  
Israel: The most dangerous nation on Earth

Israel’s escalating actions and influence over U.S. policy are framed as the trigger for a ...  
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