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The slow-motion crucifixion of Julian Assange

What is happening to Julian Assange is nothing short of torture and a denial of his human rights ...  
The consequences of fighting fake news

In an effort to stop the spread of fake news, legitimate stories may be suffering in the proces ...  
Wren's Week: Australia, the laughing stock of the world

This week, John Wren delves into our Prime Minister's obsession with religion and why our nation ...  
International relations are foreign policy to Scott Morrison

Our Prime Minister often displays ineptitude towards many things, including how to deal with ...  
How I decided to run for the seat of Corio in the next Federal Election

When the political party that was meant to be a saviour of the poor lets us down, it's time to ...  
I will not let Scott Morrison turn me into a junkie

Dr Martin Hirst explains why he is not going to swallow the Government’s opiate for the masse ...  
UK and EU carbon neutrality will challenge Australian climate policy

While the EU makes every effort to reach carbon emission reductions to save the planet, Australia ...  
Sanctioned water theft

Following the Four Corners exposé on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, executive editor Michelle ...  
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EDITORIAL: Sanctioned water theft

Way back in June 2017, an IA report indicated exorbitant overpayments for water buybacks in Tandou ...  
A tale of two footballers: The contrast of Goodes and Folau

The respective treatment of Adam Goodes and Israel Folau illustrates the moral bankruptcy of the ...  
Universities, Folau, AFP raids and why free speech isn't free

The truths that expose corruption come with a price. Whistleblowers pay that price.  
MUNGO MACCALLUM: Morrison's fabled surplus

In spite of PM Morrison's assurances to the contrary, the budget surplus not been delivered and ...  
Rage over environmental destruction builds

A growing rage over the exponential damage to Australia’s forests, rivers and wildlife, is ...  
The Coalition now serves foreign corporations first and foremost

The accumulation of evidence that the Liberal and National parties work for foreign interests is ...  
Dutton's Australia: Refusing medical care to a two-year-old

A two-year-old in immigration detention has been denied hospital care as the 17-month battle to ...  
Support, not research: How to lower Australia's high suicide rate

Governments of all stripes must better fund frontline suicide prevention services to save lives ...  
Challenging the dogma of GDP and population growth

Australia’s economy is centred on the belief that we need Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a ...  
Wren's Week: A closer look at tax cuts

In this week's column, John Wren discusses the ramifications of Liberal tax cuts on the Australian ...  
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