Media
How the media legitimise Barnaby and Pauline's PHONies

Why do the establishment media continue to legitimise politicians like One Nation's Pauline Hans ...  
Space loos, lunar exploitation and colonial escapism: The Artemis II mission

A Moon mission dressed as humanity’s triumph reveals itself as a glossy rehearsal for America ...  
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EDITORIAL: How the media legitimise Barnaby and Pauline's PHONies

It’s hard to believe there was a time when Barnaby Joyce was representing the nation as Austr ...  
ABC News leads the media shonks in fomenting fear of recession

The national broadcaster is failing the nation badly by misreporting Australia’s economy.  
Ben Roberts-Smith v David McBride: Compare the pair

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the absurdity of David McBride's continued imprisonmen ...  
Boycott newsroom liars and restore Australia’s absent self-assurance

Experiences abroad show how to heal Australia’s debilitating social malaise, reports Alan ...  
Democratic promise to algorithmic power: How social media reshaped truth

Social media began as a tool with democratic promise, but it has evolved into a system that ...  
Specialists refuse to correctly diagnose best economy ever

Only once has Australia’s economy achieved near-perfect health. The newsrooms failed to track ...  
Remembering Desmond Filby: Sovereign Citizen and accused child flasher

Desmond Filby, the man commonly called by the media "Dezi Freeman", was shot by police, but shou ...  
Should the ABC be privatised? A modest (re-e)valuation

ABC staff walked off the job last week and the public broadcaster instantly switched to BBC pr ...  
How to speak Zionist: A beginners' guide to 'antisemitism'

Zionist is a foreign language. It is not readily accessible, because it seems to be counter-int ...  
Murdoch-led mainstream media makes Australians sad

There is a clear reason Australia is tumbling further down the global happiness rankings, Alan ...  
EXCLUSIVE: Meta and Murdoch make AI pact and push Pauline's polls

Meta and News Corp spread fake news to promote Pauline Hanson and provide an overblown impression ...  
Pauline Hanson corrects her immigration arithmetic

Pauline Hanson’s revised immigration maths may finally add up, but the economic consequences of ...  
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EDITORIAL: Meta and Murdoch deceive public pushing Pauline Hanson

Meta and Murdoch appear to be amplifying misleading content to manufacture the impression of a ...  
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 ...  
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 ...  
Grace Tame event moved after Murdoch coverage fuels harassment campaign

A sold-out International Women’s Day address by Grace Tame has been relocated to a secure venue ...  

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