Politics
The welfare system is cruel and inhumane

The German welfare system punishes, demoralises and hurts those in need, writes Thorsten Pattbe ...  
Questions loom over One Nation's finances

Investigations editor Ross Jones looks into One Nation's finances and unearths some very tangled ...  
Liberals lack of regional development has worsened the water crisis

While Australia struggles with a national water crisis, the LNP struggles with the concept of ...  
No luck for asylum seekers in the 'lucky country'

The Government's refusal to show compassion to those seeking asylum is still damaging mental ...  
Election review: There is no light on the hill for Labor

The ALP’s review of its 2019 Election loss falls short of providing any real political answers ...  
Wren's Week: Melbourne Cup and taking out the trash

This week saw the Melbourne Cup dwindling while more corruption emerged from the Liberal Party.  
Labor demands action on wage theft epidemic

Labor is calling for a comprehensive national inquiry into the wage theft epidemic currently ...  
Treatment of Tamil family shows the inhumanity of the Morrison Government

Despite many Australians campaigning for fairness, the Morrison Government still insists on ...  
Expert emissions panel stacked in Angus Taylor's favour

A panel of experts assembled to help with emissions reductions is led by those in favour of fossil ...  
Protesting and boycotting the Morrison Government way

Ahead of the Coalition's signalled changes to protests, boycotts and freedom of speech, executive ...  
TIM COSTELLO: Crown — a law unto itself

Crown Resorts' Annual General Meeting (AGM) showcased the company's disregard for meaningful ...  
UK Election: British voters’ stark choice over the kind of country they want

The coming British Election is showing up two radically different angles about how democracies ...  
Josh Frydenberg is playing dumb on the big banks

Josh Frydenberg's latest move against the banking sector is nothing but political theatre, writes ...  
Sussan Ley's environmental law circus

Vulnerable species like the koala – and the environment in general – are the losers, while ...  
The whistleblower that stopped the nation

On Cup Day, let's drink to ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle, without whom we may not be able to ...  
The FBI tried to make Iceland a complicit ally in framing Julian Assange

Former Icelandic Interior Minister tells Independent Australia how he blocked U.S. interference ...  
'Region' of Perth not so cheerful about increased migration

Already struggling with infrastructure overload, Perth will only buckle under the Morrison ...  
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