Politics
Katter holds firm against the One Nation tide

Bob Katter's personal appeal may keep Kennedy out of One Nation's hands, but the future of the Ka ...  
Why inequality survives democratic politics

Australians demanding radical political change may defend the economic arrangements causing their ...  
Investors applaud resilient economy while newsrooms refuse to report it

Encouraging information on jobs and wealth has been greeted with a range of interpretations.  
Rushy Lagoon sale: Tasmania's largest farm and the carbon math that doesn't add up

Here's the pitch: plant enough trees & somewhere a coal-fired power station, a gas plant, or an i ...  
Plastics are still a problem and there's room for improvement with green alternatives

How green are plastic alternatives? What about those LEGO bricks?  
Market mysticism and the misinformation that dudded Australia

Australia didn't just embrace market economics; it embraced the myth that efficiency alone coul ...  
Filming 'The Odyssey' in Western Sahara raises ethical questions

By filming a story of exile and homecoming in Western Sahara, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey ...  
Middle powers must step up where Trump won't

As Trump retreats from global leadership, middle powers have an opportunity and a responsibility ...  
Pauline Hanson’s New Zealand migration plan misses the mark

Pauline Hanson’s New Zealand migration proposal would create more problems than it solves.  
How the USA and Israel compare on the spectrum of fascism

The USA and Israel are assessed against ten defining characteristics of fascism, revealing dist ...  
Pauline shines in the political gutter, enjoying spoils from wealthy donors

Perhaps if Pauline Hanson actually turned up for work more often, she'd have a greater unde ...  
Close Pine Gap protesters challenge Australia's U.S. alliance

Protesters are renewing calls to close Pine Gap as criticism grows over the secretive facility' ...  
AI resilience is the next step after the Government's AI regulatory framework

Australia is regulating AI. But who is planning for AI resilience?  
FROM WARFARE TO WEALTH — A tale of three conferences

Three Adelaide conferences expose the competing visions for Australia's future, from militarisa ...  
Lindsey Graham's death leaves the U.S. Senate at a crossroads

With Lindsey Graham gone, the U.S. Senate must decide whether to serve the Constitution or the ...  
Independent AUKUS Inquiry ramps up pressure on Labor

An independent AUKUS inquiry is raising fresh questions over the project's cost, purpose and Labo ...  
Australians are waking up to the One Nation con

One Nation's support is slipping as voters increasingly see through the party's rhetoric on multic ...  
FROM WARFARE TO WEALTH — The 1984 warning: Why the AUKUS debate cannot be silenced

Looking back at Labor's 1984 U.S. alliance battles, it's more important than ever the party doe ...  

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