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Ten years of truth: Happy birthday, Independent Australia!

Independent Australia turns ten today. History editor Dr Glenn Davies looks back over the last ...  
Gas stench permeates the COVID-19 Commission

There’s nothing like the stink of gas to tell you something is very wrong and the National ...  
Is the Morrison Government driving the economy off a cliff?

The Morrison Government has begun pulling back stimulus measures, despite the coronavirus outbreak ...  
The Morrison Government's assault on critical thinking — and dissent

The Morrison Government is penalising degrees that foster critical thinkers so it will have ...  
George Floyd took a knee from the cops — but who killed him, really?

Who killed George Floyd? Stunning feature by Tess Lawrence.  
Labor/Liberal party branch stacking nothing new

From Turnbull to Morrison to Somyurek, branch stacking has been a feature of the political land ...  
Job guarantee would ensure Uber Eats and Deliveroo workers eat too

Government funding to assure liveable wages would give gig economy workers real options.  
World’s largest economy in free fall

There is no longer any major economic outcome on which the United States is succeeding.  
Unrelenting attacks: News Corp alleges the ABC is 'too left-wing'

The top four search results for the term "ABC left-wing" on Google produce articles from News ...  
Drew Pavlou + Hong Kong International Alliance ~ more than solidarity

Due to Chinese Communist Party influences in our tertiary education system and the subsequent ...  
Australia’s COVID-19 recovery must question our breakneck population growth

While some advocate for population growth, the COVID-19 shutdown has proven some benefits to ...  
A migrant perspective on living in Australia’s growth corridors

One of Melbourne's more politically vocal western suburb residents discusses some of the infras ...  
It's time to make amends for the crimes of our forefathers

More efforts need to be made to embrace the Indigenous history of our country and educate future ...  
Fantasy of 2019 Budget forecast of population growth confirmed

The Government predicted unattainable levels of population growth in the last Budget, with true ...  
Why Keynesian economic theories are needed in the modern world

The world needs to adopt a modern form of Keynesian economics to overthrow neoliberal ideologie ...  
Scott Morrison's population plan: Snapping back to a 'Big Australia'

As Australia recovers from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Scott Morrison may ...  
Labor's voice is needed on industrial relations reforms

Negotiations are taking place between the Government and ACTU for IR reforms, but Labor is rema ...  
Nationals influence Gladys Berejiklian's environmentally destructive vision

The NSW LNP is determined to expand housing for the growing population at the expense of the ...  
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