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The Murray-Darling needs life support with expert team management

The vital Murray-Darling basin system is dying and it's up to a combined effort between politic ...  
The eternal market: Refugees in Scomoland

Criticism continues over the Medevac Bill legislation, now coming from Attorney-General, Christian ...  
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Julian Burnside will discuss Australia’s inhumane border protection policy at a special event ...  
PRESS GALLERY SKETCH: Christmas Island and the Helloworld scandal

Parliament this week saw a surprise move by Bill Shorten regarding Christmas Island as well as ...  
The Australian Government — working for everyone except you

Our Government is no stranger to corruption and error, the past week being no different. Noely ...  
EDITORIAL EXCERPT: The picture of Duttorian Gray

Managing editor David Donovan paints a portrait of Peter Dutton.  
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MP'S WRAP: Morrison Muppets' tyranny, lies and lucrative tenders

In the perpetual air of madness that surrounds the Morrison Government "Canberra bubble", this ...  
United States: Looking for a coalition against Trump

Donald Trump's presidency has birthed a strong Left-wing movement, including some key female ...  
Government leadership is key in digital transformation

Government leadership is needed to manage the political, social and economic implications of AI ...  
Cormann and the Coalition play hide and seek with the truth

From travel rorts to Paladin, to union raids and the Banking RC, hiding is what the Morrison ...  
Tony Abbott and the cautious Caucus

Buoyed by recent House of Reps success added to their continuous run of good polls, the Shorten ...  
Banking Royal Commission: The work has only just begun

Even if all the 76 recommendations of the Banking Royal Commission were to be implemented, not ...  
Paladin: Closed tenders and shady dealings

The Paladin Group is a small company with a shack on Kangaroo Island – until last week – as ...  
Economy, corruption and democracy, Coalition style

Three recent reports on government corruption, economic freedom and global citizenship deliver ...  
How to vote for a coal seam gas ban

Protection of our water resources must be front and centre when NSW votes in March and Australia ...  
The Morrison Government: Teetering around the edges of governance

The defeat of the Government on the Medivac Bill is the potential precursor to its defeat in the ...  
Slippery James Ashby vs Burston the bloody Beagle: The Clash of the Tits

Weird Nation wannabes James Ashby and Brian Burston have had a touch-up in Parliament, after which ...  
Wren's week: Abbott's fantasy world, Wilson's corruption and Medevac

This week, John Wren catches up on Tony Abbott, gives us the details on Tim Wilson's corruption ...  
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