Politics
Labor should practice what it preaches about human rights

Australia condemns human rights abuses abroad but still won’t protect them at home.  
Belonging across borders: A Muslim Australian response to fear and division

A Muslim Australian reflects on migration, service and community to challenge fear-based rhetoric ...  
Albanese, your moment of truth is now

Political luck has carried Albanese this far; only bold reform will define what comes next.  
Commander in cheat: Why Trump’s lies are the foundation of his power

As predictably as the sun comes up in the morning, U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the ...  
Operation Outlaw: Iran apologists and the assault on international law

While bombs fall on Tehran, Iran apologists in Western capitals dress regime change in the lang ...  
Student visa approvals fall despite higher 2026 planning level

Having encouraged expansion, the Government is now curbing student visa grants to contain net ...  
Gold Coast draws line in the sand on Trump Tower proposal

More than 120,000 locals have signed petitions opposing a proposed Trump-branded tower in Surfers ...  
Billions in profits, silence on tax: Adani’s Australian enigma

An advertising blitz claims mining taxes help pay for our essential services but it appears we ...  
Funding firestorms: Washington’s war habit and Canberra’s silence

As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran escalate, billions flow into conflict while Australia backs ...  
Why citizens in such a wealthy country are angry and depressed

The more their quality of life improves, the sadder some Australians seem to become.  
Albanese's victimisation of "ISIS brides" and innocent children is appalling

Despite languishing for years in an atrocious conditions, Australia's PM belligerently refu ...  
Israel, that light unto the nations — including Australia

Decades of deference to Israel and the U.S. have shaped Australia’s foreign policy at a high ...  
Coles and Westpac in a battle against corporate greed

Corporate Goliaths are being challenged for putting profit before people, with ordinary Austral ...  
Queensland’s war on words: Antisemitism Bill threatens free speech

In a feat of enterprising delusion and sinister suppression, Australia’s second-largest state ...  
Tim Wilson’s inflation cure: Unemployment as collateral damage

A proposal to prioritise inflation over employment would make higher joblessness the deliberate ...  
Australia: Still a client state in a corporate empire

From British imperial control to multinational corporate dominance, Australia’s economic inde ...  
Until we can defend ourselves, we’re not all equal

Speaking out against racism is praised — unless you’re a person of colour.  
Condescending and harmful: An update on Australia’s social media ban

The social media ban was sold to the public as protection, but evidence shows disadvantaged ...  

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