Press for sale: How the arms industry courted Australia’s National Press Club

5 Nov 2025 |  

Malcolm Fraser and the road to The Dismissal

5 Nov 2025 | The 50th anniversary of The Dismissal is an apposite moment to look again at Malcolm Fraser as the ...  

New York Times shows how media have failed American democracy

4 Nov 2025 | The New York Times’ timid epiphany exposes how America’s media helped pave Trump’s road to ...  

Student visa surge signals migration rebound despite policy tightening

3 Nov 2025 | A late policy crackdown hasn’t stopped public universities from fuelling a fresh wave of over ...  

Hefty fines and stiff gaol sentences are not stopping the tax cheats

3 Nov 2025 | While the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the courts are successfully prosecuting hundreds of tax ...  

Abbott’s version of Australian history draws criticism for outdated views

31 Oct 2025 | Tony Abbott’s new book attempts to revive an outdated ‘three cheers’ narrative of White ...  

Chris Hedges gives the Edward Said memorial lecture: 'Requiem for Gaza'

30 Oct 2025 | Chris Hedges recently gave the Edward Said memorial lecture to a sold-out audience at the Unive ...  

Division but no Joy or vision from Ley’s Liberals

30 Oct 2025 | The PM wearing a Joy Division T-shirt is the new topic du jour about which to feign outrage, in ...  

We need a holistic, long-term plan to manage immigration

29 Oct 2025 | While the stock of temporary entrants remains large, the pressure to expand the permanent migra ...  

RBA interest rate cuts are needed

28 Oct 2025 | The persistence of high interest rates is slowing growth — even the RBA admits the current cash ...