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Top ten Budget deceptions, brought to you by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

With an election looming, truth is again under attack. Alan Austin fact-checks the Coalition’s ...  
Can we ever have unity around immigration?

“It’s time to build a wall”, as infamously said by Donald Trump, has sparked debates all ...  
We need an environmental revolution

The time for action on climate change is now. Only widespread change can save us now.  
A necessary conversation: Reparations for Indigenous dispossession

Given the historical injustices meted out against Indigenous peoples around the world, reparations ...  
Government corruption and the need for a Federal ICAC

Despite growing corruption evident within our Government, we've still yet to reach an effective ...  
Wren's Week: Allow me to introduce myself

While still fighting to be reinstated on Twitter, John Wren takes this opportunity to tell you a ...  
Dump Brexit and work for the children

Amidst the Brexit discussions, there has been a lack of focus on deeper issues such as child ...  
Budget 2019: Short term sugar hits without national long-term vision

The latest Budget reflects the short-term policies of the LNP Government, while long-term policies ...  
Christmas Island: The $185 million 'unhinged stunt'

A few short weeks after announcing it would reopen Christmas Island Detention Centre, the Gover ...  
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EDITORIAL: Budgets boats and other baloney

A few short weeks after announcing it would reopen Christmas Island Detention Centre, the Gover ...  
Policing 'fake' news: Who decides?

Facebook and the government of Singapore have announced plans to combat 'fake' news but can they ...  
Post #BankingRC, public trust will only 'trickle down' from Government action

There is more to businesses building trust than corporate leopards simply saying they will change ...  
BUDGET 2019: Back in the black Budget just another cash splash

Frydenberg has boasted about returning the budget to surplus and paying down the debt but managing ...  
Coalition chooses spin over substance as Labor announces climate policy

Labor’s climate policy announcement has exposed the Morrison Government as divisive and confused ...  
Giving One Nation its racist platform

It’s difficult to see how there was ever any good reason for the mainstream media to give ...  
James Ashby's brilliant career

That James Ashby is still anywhere near Australian politics beggars belief.  
Modern monetary theory and the real game

Alan Austin explores the place of modern monetary theory in economic reporting today.  
Why the hijab is a symbol of strength in today's West

In the current political climate, it takes real courage to wear the hijab in the West given the ...  
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