Politics
Wren's Week: The 2019 Coalition report card

John Wren takes a look back at the performance of our country's leaders over the year and grades ...  
Bushfires and politics: Scene-setters for an Australian Christmas

Lee Duffield goes to the fire zone at the heart of Australia’s bushfire crisis, metropolitan ...  
The three wise men

Christmas is the ideal time for three wise men – an American, an Englishman and an Australian ...  
Mainstream media remains quiet on Scott Morrison's untimely holiday

While the mainstream media remains quiet on our PM's absence, social media has revealed public ...  
11 things Scott Morrison could have done for the bushfire emergency — but didn’t

When his country is disintegrating in the manner of a blockbuster apocalyptic film, what is the ...  
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EDITORIAL: 11 things Scott Morrison could have done for the bushfire emergency — but didn’t

When his country is disintegrating in the manner of a blockbuster apocalyptic film, what is the ...  
A left-wing critique of the NDIS

While the NDIS has made some positive inroads, it has some way to go to fulfil its ambitious ...  
Morrison's bush fire problem

Scott Morrison's Government has failed the environment, writes Binoy Kampmark.  
Queensland Government continues 'open season' on koalas

The Palaszczuk Government has been creating the illusion of being proactive on koala preservation ...  
Open letter to Scott Morrison regarding Julian Assange

Academics, journalists, security veterans, whistleblowers, authors and artists have urged the PM ...  
The corporations making big money, paying no tax and laughing at us

The latest ATO annual transparency report reveals one-third of large companies are paying zero ...  
Australia is on fire, the economy is tanking and Labor is still losing in the polls

Despite the fact that the country is on fire, Sydney has been blanketed with smoke and the economy ...  
VIDEO: Julian Assange's dad details son's torture

Independent Australia and QCCL hosted an event to raise awareness for the plight of WikiLeaks ...  
Morrison torches Environment Department

For a time, Arts and Environment were in the same federal department. Both functions have taken a ...  
Favours, deals and deception: Mining in Queensland

Sand mining will finally end at the last mine on North Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane, when the ...  
Raging bushfires are Australia's Hurricane Katrina

The bushfires in NSW have been grossly mishandled, writes Tarric Brooker.  
Wren's Week: Scott Morrison seeks distractions from bushfire aftermath

A thick blanket of smoke from the bushfires has covered Sydney while the leader of our nation ...  
An open letter to Angus Taylor and other lying conservative politicians

A letter has been written to Angus Taylor and other lying conservative politicians by Denise ...  
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