Politics
Dutton's facial recognition next step in burgeoning surveillance state

There appears to be no respect for privacy or transparency in the Morrison Government's proposed ...  
World’s best economy 2019: No, not the Coalition's Australia

Australia’s is almost certainly the worst collapse of any economy through the last six years of ...  
Australia’s political culture is failing, so elect independents

In order to function effectively, our Government needs an injection of independents, writes Dr ...  
Shorten's leadership is looking good compared to Albanese's

Anthony Albanese's leadership of the Labor Party has underwhelmed its supporters, writes Tarric ...  
Angus Taylor's life really does add up

Angus Taylor's recent trouble with calculations stems from a lifetime of failure with arithmetic ...  
Wren's Week: Another Angus Taylor scandal and Woolworths wage theft

This week has seen scandals from the political and retails sectors as well as mining protests ...  
A meeting with Armando Vargas, Costa Rican Ambassador

Michael Bayliss recently had the pleasure of interviewing Costa Rican Ambassador Armando Vargas ...  
How to sell a controversial ideology

In a political world full of harmful ideologies, Kyle Mervin explains how to spin them to the ...  
We do not want big tech to interfere in our politics

Social media giants have been showing bias towards certain political factions by censoring various ...  
Blunder after blunder: Trump withdraws from northern Syria

Trump’s withdrawal from northern Syria and the ensuing media reaction only underscores the ...  
The importance of leaving Uluru alone

Looking back on the history of Uluru, it's clear as to why the decision to ban climbing is an ...  
John Curtin Research Centre pushes Labor to the Right

Labor insiders express their disappointment about Labor's so-called thinktank, the John Curtin ...  
EDITORIAL: The John Curtin Research Centre pushes Labor to the Right

Labor insiders express their disappointment about Labor's so-called thinktank, the John Curtin ...  
Adventures in politics: One man's quest to make things right

Adventurer and environmentalist Huw Kingston threw his hat into the snakepit of Australian poli ...  
Labor and Coalition scrap over proposed union laws

Much depends on how the crossbench will vote on the Coalition's union-busting legislation, writes ...  
Massive failure: The media must call out Coalition lies

The media should up its game if it expects us to support its Right to Know campaign, writes Grant ...  
Australia threatened by climate change and biodiversity loss

Professor Paul Ehrlich, one of the world’s leading ecologists, is visiting Australia in Novem ...  
John Setka resigns from the ALP, claiming the Party has lost its way

John Setka has accused Labor of abandoning its commitment to the working-class, writes William ...  
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