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We should never have agreed to AUKUS

Australia is paying for America's submarines, striking a deal with a President we still have to f ...  
New koala park less about koalas and more about cashing in on carbon credits

Australian rainforests have become the first in the world to switch from absorbing carbon dioxide ...  
Australia thrives while USA struggles in challenging economic times

As alarms are sounding about national debt, Trump deepens U.S. debt by one trillion dollars in ...  
When Gough was 'shot' at Oktoberfest

During the 1970s, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was my hero, but I did him a disservice at ...  
When Trump met Rudd: The strategy of silence and showmanship

In the age of Trump, diplomacy has become the art of surviving the performance.  
Far-right populism isn't about policy detail — it's about national character

Australia does not lack ideas, it lacks resolve about the kind of country we want to be.  
Child suicide in care: A tragedy the State won’t count

Systemic data gaps and secrecy are masking a national crisis in child protection.  
Investigation
IA INVESTIGATION: The LNP Cableway that won't go away

The LNP are back in QLD and so are many of the old policies that kept them out of power for ten ...  
Empire rebranded: The new architecture of violence

Colonial power may have changed its language, but it still decides who lives, who dies and who is ...  
From the Acropolis to Mar-a-Lago: Trump and the ghost of Alcibiades

When democracies fall, it’s not always with a bang — sometimes it’s with applause for the ...  
David Marr interviews Chris Hedges for Club Media Mainstream

A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on ...  
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EDITORIAL: David Marr interviews Chris Hedges for Club Mainstream Media

In most clubs, a level of exclusivity is implied and understood, even when not overtly enforced. ...  
Hidden master plan adds fuel to Bendigo Showgrounds scandal

Despite taxpayer funding and public concern, Bendigo Council is withholding the Showgrounds master ...  
The role of the United States in the dismissal of the Whitlam Government

In 1975, Australia lost more than a Prime Minister — it lost its independence. The CIA’s ...  
Managing warlords in the workplace: Inside Australia’s bureaucratic feudalism

The Australian Public Service has evolved into a revolving order of consultants working for mini ...  
FOI bombshell exposes Bendigo Showgrounds deception

Freedom of Information documents reveal Bendigo Council misled both the public and Government ...  
Australia's digital governance recognised by the OECD

Australia has emerged as a global digital frontrunner, securing fifth place in the OECD’s ...  
Australian super funds quietly fuelling Israel’s war machine

Beneath the surface of moral posturing, Australian retirement funds are helping keep Israel’s ...  
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