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The Census became a target for Australia's trust crisis

The 2026 Census has become a lightning rod for conspiracy theories, but the real story is why so ...  
Robert F Kennedy Jr declares that individual liberties trump collective safety

What Kennedy is proposing is something different: a hierarchy where rights always win, regardless ...  
Trump’s man in Canberra brings God, markets and AUKUS

Trump’s new ambassador brings his evangelical faith, free-market creed and unwavering support ...  
Obscene wealth: Money and political power accumulated by a minuscule few

The average billionaire generates around one million times more carbon emissions than the average ...  
Forty-three years after Hawke, Australia needs a new economic debate

More than four decades after the Hawke-Keating Accord reshaped Australia's economy, it's time for ...  
Ed Husic doesn’t give a shit; William Blake might

Ed Husic's blunt outburst says more about Labor's political paralysis than party discipline, th ...  
It's Right to say a decency deficit is poisoning democracy

Political dysfunction is not a “both sides” problem; it is the result of a right-wing culture ...  
The debate Australia's two-party system won't allow

Australia's adversarial two-party system is stifling democratic reform, making the case for prop ...  
The world's conflicts should not divide Australians

In an increasingly divided world, protecting social cohesion is one of the most important inves ...  
Media bamboozled by big claims miss the real story

Media need to do their homework and challenge big claims — our democracy depends on it.  
Katter holds firm against the One Nation tide

Bob Katter's personal appeal may keep Kennedy out of One Nation's hands, but the future of the Ka ...  
Middle powers must step up where Trump won't

As Trump retreats from global leadership, middle powers have an opportunity and a responsibility ...  
How the USA and Israel compare on the spectrum of fascism

The USA and Israel are assessed against ten defining characteristics of fascism, revealing dist ...  
Pauline shines in the political gutter, enjoying spoils from wealthy donors

Perhaps if Pauline Hanson actually turned up for work more often, she'd have a greater unde ...  
Close Pine Gap protesters challenge Australia's U.S. alliance

Protesters are renewing calls to close Pine Gap as criticism grows over the secretive facility' ...  
FROM WARFARE TO WEALTH — A tale of three conferences

Three Adelaide conferences expose the competing visions for Australia's future, from militarisa ...  
Lindsey Graham's death leaves the U.S. Senate at a crossroads

With Lindsey Graham gone, the U.S. Senate must decide whether to serve the Constitution or the ...  
Independent AUKUS Inquiry ramps up pressure on Labor

An independent AUKUS inquiry is raising fresh questions over the project's cost, purpose and Labo ...  
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