Politics
Wren's Week: Angus Taylor sets the benchmark for political scandal

Another political scandal has erupted in Parliament with Energy Minister Angus Taylor centre stage ...  
Wayne Swan: Out of Parliament, not out of politics

At a recent ALP function, former Deputy PM Wayne Swan gave a speech about overcoming our nation's ...  
The rise and fall of Robodebt

After many months of inflicting suffering on welfare recipients, Centrelink is now having to ...  
The politicians awake: Australia calls for Julian Assange

Australians from both the public and political sectors are becoming increasingly vocal in bringing ...  
Sussan Ley 'workshop' reveals ignorance towards bushfire koala crisis

Despite claiming to be working on solutions to the koala populations devastated by bushfires, Sue ...  
Angus Taylor and the Coalition protection racket

If Angus Taylor were a Labor MP, would we even be having a conversation about whether it is right ...  
New migration visas unfair and exploitative

On 16 November 2019, the Government’s much-touted regional migration visas took effect.  
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EDITORIAL: Angus Taylor and the Coalition protection racket

If Angus Taylor were a Labor MP, would we even be having a conversation about whether it is right ...  
The 'Blue Labour' model won't work for the Australian Labor Party

Does the Labor Party need to adopt a more conservative policy approach to win over Australian ...  
Frydenberg's Hungarian citizenship not yet ruled out

The Australian has ineptly asserted that a Hungarian ministerial letter verifies Frydenberg’s ...  
JOHN PILGER: Journalism and The Assange Effect

The mainstream media has recently declared a passion for freedom of speech — they are worried ...  
Kelly-Frydenberg love-in dupes viewers

Fran Kelly’s recent interview with Josh Frydenberg completely failed to challenge the Treasurer ...  
Does the latest Westpac challenge really shock?

Despite the Royal Commission, Westpac operates with a degree of brazen immunity and it's hard to ...  
Scott Morrison's religion and the bushfire crisis

As firefighters in four states struggled to contain unprecedented bushfires, the PM argued that ...  
Amendments to union-busting Bill made in secret

Labor will not support the Ensuring Integrity Bill under any circumstances, writes William Olso ...  
Wren's week: Climate change denial and Westpac's crimes

This week, John Wren notes the Coalition's neglect of the climate crisis, its desire to have ...  
The Americanisation of Australian political culture

Australia has a long history of imitating American culture, but our mirroring of U.S. politics is ...  
Bushfire disaster blame falls on coal companies

Our government's insistence on using coal as an energy source can be directly linked to the ...  
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