Ghost Shark drones – “music to Trump’s ears”By Rex Patrick | September 14, 2025The Government has just announced a spend of $1.7B on new ‘Ghost Shark’ underwater drones. But there appears to be ...
No controversy, please. We are the Aussie Government!By Rex Patrick | September 12, 2025The Albanese Government's proposed changes to Freedom of Information laws will deny access to any document of the ...
Uni finances. ANU and the commercialisation of higher edBy Adam Lucas, James Guthrie and Peter Tregear | September 11, 2025Australian universities are increasingly focused on financial performance and investments rather than their ...
White supremacists with Australian flags. What really went down at BondiBy Judith Treanor | September 11, 2025A peaceful pro-Palestine protest at Bondi Beach on the weekend was disrupted by white supremacists draped in ...
Pay to deport. Australia’s shameful return of penal coloniesBy Alison Battisson and Janet Pelly | September 10, 2025Australia's deal to deport hundreds of refugees to Nauru will cost billions and further damage our already ...
Norway votes. Workers’ Party government retains power as the right shifts rightBy Kim Wingerei | September 9, 2025Yesterday's election in Norway reaffirmed the Workers' Party coalition in power, while the traditional right was ...
Aged care “free market” where a home care package deal masks a crisisBy Dr Sarah Russell | September 9, 2025The Labor Government continues to prevaricate on actioning the recommendations from the Aged Care Royal Commission.
Immigration. Why Australia should favour skilled migrants over family reunionsBy Alan Gamlen and Peter McDonald | September 8, 2025Australia’s migration policies fail to deliver and bring in relatively few genuinely skilled workers while ...
Albo’s dangerous expansion of Cabinet secrecyBy Rex Patrick | September 8, 2025Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s proposed modifications of Freedom of Information laws are a huge secrecy grab, ...
Could Australia defend itself?By Rex Patrick | September 7, 2025Supporters of the Australian Defence Force being more closely integrated with the US military, and of AUKUS, seem ...
Israel lobby has luxury antisemitism summit on Gold Coast while Gaza burnsBy Wendy Bacon and Stephanie Tran | September 5, 2025While hundreds were killed in Gaza this week the Israel lobby held a luxury summit for local councillors on the ...
Stopped from testifying. Coal fraud whistleblower talks with MWMBy Stephanie Tran | September 5, 2025The failure of ASIC to prosecute large miners in Australia's biggest coal fraud is a crushing disappointment for ...
FOI amendment bill. A transparency counter-revolution.By Rex Patrick | September 3, 2025The biggest ever assault on government transparency has been launched by Labor's tabling of the FOI Amendment Bill 2025.
“Shag on a Rock”. India’s embrace of China highlights Australia’s quandaryBy Michael Sainsbury | September 3, 2025India’s deepening role in the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its renewed embrace of China and ...
Fake news, old habits. Can Murdoch journalism be unlearned at the ABC?By Paul Begley | September 1, 2025Is the ABC being captured by the Murdoch press? Paul Begley evaluates the case of the latest ABC hire by Rupert ...