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Brexitland: Opinions from the disUnited Kingdom

Two-and-a-half years later, one quiet corner of northern England reflects on their country’s ...  
EDITORIAL EXCERPT: How to make no friends and influence elections

The Government’s strategy to win the unwinnable election was laid out plainly this week, when ...  
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EDITORIAL: How to make no friends and influence elections

The Government’s strategy to win the unwinnable election was laid out plainly this week, when ...  
Disaster narratives: Flooding in Townsville

Dr Binoy Kampmark takes a look at the good, bad and politically ugly side of the Townsville ...  
The world's wild week: Floods, fires and blizzards in a time of climate change

It has been a week of wild weather all around the globe — and it's all about climate change ...  
Banking Royal Commission: Business as usual for the Big Four

With the release of the Royal Commission report, it seems the banks have come out unscathed due to ...  
Border Force enforces Saudi Arabia's anti-women policies at airports

When unaccompanied Saudi women with Australian visas arrive at our airports, our Border Force ...  
The legacy of eugenics and racism

It is distressing for many of us having to deal with the anti-Muslim, anti-refugee and anti-imm ...  
JENNY HOCKING: What the Queen knew about the Whitlam Government dismissal

Historical myths die hard. And historical myths have plagued our understanding of the dismissal of ...  
Partisan election news is coming, but not from the usual suspects

With the election looming, it's important to keep up with the latest news, but the biggest sources ...  
Wren's week: Reith, Frydenberg and progressive Liberals

This week, John Wren asks why Peter Reith deserves an A.M., looks at inept treasurers and the ...  
The economics of climate change

While the rich get richer, not only do the poor get poorer but the environment continues to ...  
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DD's drilldown: Big White entitled rats

Australia Day is over and the White entitled Rats are leaping off Scott Morrison's sinking ship ...  
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EDITORIAL: Captain Morrison’s Coalition is Cooked like the fish

When Prime Minister Scott Morrison attended the Australian Open in Melbourne recently, the stadium ...  
January 26 continues to divide the nation

Once again, January 26 has become a rallying point for white supremacists and the source of ...  
A.C.T. Parliament welcomes media scrutiny, unlike Federal Parliament

With strict rules prohibiting reporting by independent media, there is a bias towards the mains ...  
MUNGO MACCALLUM: Mundine joins the Morrison Highway

Warren Mundine's fickle party record might have given the PM reason for pause but with Morrison ...  
Americans poorer as the Great Deal Maker’s deals fall through

Even before the disastrous U.S. Federal Government partial shutdown, the U.S. economy was in ...  
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