Politics
Beware the right-wing race to the MAGA bottom

Australia’s conservative parties are sliding into a Trump-style contest to see who can harness ...  
The hard truth about whistleblowing in Australia

Australia praises whistleblowers in principle, but the legal and institutional reality shows those ...  
Farrer by-election a test for One Nation immigration policy

A tight by-election race in Farrer is set to spotlight One Nation’s call for negative net ...  
How Australia supplies weapons to Israel

The Australian Government has consistently maintained that it does "not provide weapons to Isra ...  
Stranded in Dubai: Missile alerts and a desperate race to get home

An Australian family holidaying in Dubai recounts the surreal experience of missile alerts, flight ...  
Stop the War protests gathering steam in the UK

Anti-war protesters in the UK saw multiple demonstrations taking place across the country last ...  
No longer true that the rich keep getting richer as the poor get poorer

Recent data confirms current policies are gradually reversing Australia’s chronic inequality.  
Legend, John Landy: The athlete who 'went the extra mile'

The late John Landy, agricultural scientist and Governor of Victoria, was also considered to have ...  
Rejecting pregnancy and birth: The case against procreation

Women’s oppression begins with reproduction — an assertion that, in 2026, feels more provoc ...  
Labor’s budget test will be to confront inequality or let populism grow

Economic inequality is reshaping Australian politics. The May Budget will decide whether Labor ...  
How Gold Coast Council hid a depot proposal in plain sight

The City of Gold Coast plans a 70-staff depot on a Miami park, with residents only discovering it ...  
Australia’s environmental crisis ignored as political parties drift Right

Australia’s major parties face mounting criticism for ignoring biodiversity loss and climate ...  
Optimism and realism as Nepal set for youth-focused future

Nepal’s youth surge into politics after the “Gen Z” protests, raising hopes for reform but ...  
Australia commits to yet another perilous American military adventure

It has been gradually building towards the inevitable: Australia entering the fray in the Middle ...  
When religion becomes a political weapon, everyone loses 

When religion is fused with ambition and power, it becomes a tool of division and social exhaus ...  
The new U.S. Defence demands more from Australia

The U.S. wants allies to carry more of the burden in the Indo-Pacific, making our partnership ...  
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EDITORIAL: Inevitably, Australia joins a declining Empire's latest needless war

It has been gradually building towards the inevitable: Australia entering the fray in the Middle ...  
Musgrave Park eviction sparks questions over Council’s safety claims

Brisbane City Council’s removal of rough sleepers from Musgrave Park has raised questions about ...  

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