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AFR-king what!? Mad money mag grovels to Gina, bootlicks billionaires and promotes plutocracy

‘Billionaire barons have every right to use their money to influence us’, pontificated the ...  
The glaring problems with Labor’s dreadful, appalling, terrible 2026 Budget

Few observers in Australia’s media have had a kind word for last month’s controversial Budg ...  
The more powerful you are, the more unaccountable in media

Media neutrality is enabling powerful figures to normalise racism while ordinary people face ...  
Australia now has best-ever economy and worst-ever reporters

Coverage of the recent Federal Budget proves standards of economic reporting are at an all-time ...  
The real assault on aspiration isn’t tax reform: It’s inequality

When aspiration pathways are blocked, the political rhetoric of aspiration becomes detached from ...  
Why political diversity lags as ethnic diversity rises in Australia

An examination of immigration, demographics, media influence and electoral systems asks whether ...  
Curated accounts conveyed to Royal Commission without context

Hyperpartisan accounts of curated, centred lived experience omit key facts at the Royal Commission ...  
Chalmers' fair go budget a fair bet to charm

It is the most ambitious Federal Budget the nation has seen for a couple of decades and the ...  
Gold Coast councillor caught in fallout from collapsed charity probe

A vanished raffle car, conflicting public statements and mounting questions over a collapsed ...  
One against six in Labor’s battle for reform

As Labor prepares major housing and tax reforms, it must once again battle a powerful alliance of ...  
Two words: Case closed

"ISIS brides" – the two words that ended a debate before it began.  
The richer Australians get, the sadder they become, data shows

While the economy recorded its best year ever in 2025, life dissatisfaction hit a new low.  
A tale of two Harrys: Service, spin and the Sussex identity crisis

Prince Harry’s starkly different appearances in Kyiv and Australia exposed the widening gulf ...  
'Inside the Rage Machine' exposes social media’s dangerous grip on democracy

A chilling documentary exposes how social media giants profit from outrage, misinformation and ...  
Dictators, democracies and the death of a free press

As governments tighten their grip on information, press freedom around the world is collapsing ...  
Reclaiming intentionality in a world of constant visual noise

Intentionality offers a way to engage with the world without being defined by it.  
Foreign interference has compromised Australia’s national sovereignty

Australia warns of foreign interference from rivals while quietly bending to pressure from allies ...  
Liberal Party migration scare campaign built on the wrong data

Claims of “exploding” migration collapse under scrutiny, as the misuse of ABS PLT data fuels a ...  
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