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Conservatives, neoliberalism and the projection of greed

The world is divided into two sorts of people: those who believe everyone is motivated solely by ...  
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EDITORIAL: The projection of greed

The world is divided into two sorts of people: those who believe everyone is motivated solely by ...  
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WEEKLY WRAP: Religion, misogyny and defacing national icons

From misogyny to religious bigotry and climate denial to trickle-down wage policy, the Morrison ...  
Will the Ruddock 'Religious Freedom Review' be the bigots' own goal?

The 'Religious Freedom Review' and its attempt to enshrine the religious "right" of schools  ...  
The unique circumstance of Australian racism

The media's continual call for Aboriginal people to counteract the most basic forms of racism ...  
Alan Jones and the Liberal Party turn the Opera House into a giant billboard

Spurred on by shock jock Alan Jones and supported by the PM, NSW Premier Berejiklian is now facing ...  
Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull do Manhattan in lycra

It is time we check on the wellbeing. of Malcolm Turnbull, who headed north to Manhattan after ...  
BRENDAN O'CONNOR: Australia has a wages problem

The Coalition is still working on the discredited theory of trickle-down economics, the winners of ...  
MUNGO MACCALLUM: Mental health on Nauru not our problem, says PM

The Morrison Government is unperturbed that Medecins Sans Frontieres has been ordered to cease ...  
On the nose Brett Kavanaugh squeezed through as U.S. Supreme Court judge

The clearance by the U.S. Senate of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court judge has further shown up ...  
The Morrison Government, misogyny and the tampon tax trick

The misogynist Morrison Government has used the removal of the tampon tax to paint itself as a ...  
Peter FitzSimons and Australia's search for independence

Terra Australis has come a long way since the rebellion of 1854 but that last step, to becoming a ...  
Privacy, media and politics: What are our rights?

Privacy is being eroded by media and government, writes citizen journalist Rosie Williams.  
ABC crisis at the top: Will the Board members please tell?

Demands for a change in top-level decision-making at the ABC include the idea of replacing the ...  
Australia’s population Ponzi scheme

Australia is running an “investment” scam that relies on an ever-increasing number of punters ...  
Freedom of Speech: Why do we need to change?

Freedom of speech can be detrimental to the progress of an enlightened society unless it is used ...  
Reviews: The Knowledge Solution & Follow The Leader

As trust in our political leaders continues to decline, commentary decrying the malaise in which ...  
Stubborn ABC refuses to die despite constant attacks

This Coalition Government may have had several incarnations but it seems all three of them have ...  
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