Marles’ new Defence agency – rearranging deck chairs on the HMAS TitanicBy Rex Patrick | December 7, 2025Earlier this week Defence Minister Richard Marles announced a big reform in Defence Procurement. Except it wasn’t ...
Happy honeymoon Albo, but when will real reforms start, mate?By Tim Dunlop | December 6, 2025We are happy to join the well-wishers for Jodie Haydon and Anthony Albanese's marriage. But how long should we ...
Nauru truth bomb, Government lies. Playing with money, power and refugee livesBy Janet Pelly | December 5, 2025Amidst the row over the accuracy of a translation, the Governor-General weighs in on the importance of transparency.
“Enough is enough”. Why Brereton *has* to resign from the NACCBy Dr Sarah Russell | December 5, 2025NACC boss Paul Brereton has a disturbing history of giving misleading information. How much more evidence of poor ...
Rising Tide, rising backlog. Coal protests too big for Zero Tolerance, police & courtsBy Wendy Bacon | December 4, 2025A total of 156 people were arrested during the Rising Tide protests, which closed the world's biggest coal port at ...
No fog, no war. Hegseth’s war crimes put Australian soldiers at riskBy Michael Pascoe | December 3, 2025Australian service personnel are embedded with a rogue military force committing war crimes. It is testimony to ...
Mary Kostakidis. Forced to argue against Israel’s war in an Australian courtBy Kim Wingerei and Michael West | December 2, 2025Former SBS News presenter Mary Kostakidis is continuing her court battle, with the Racial Discrimination Act used ...
Board stacking allegations as RACP directors call snap meetingBy Stephanie Tran | December 2, 2025Governance issues continue to plague the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) amid allegations of ...
Follow the money. A radioactive farce of failed land purchasesBy Rex Patrick | December 1, 2025The Federal Government is refusing to release any details of the land purchase for radioactive waste management.
From Tampa to Nauru. Billion-dollar refugee deal to be scrutinised at last.By Janet Pelly | December 1, 2025Following last week's revelations about the "Nauru deal", the Senate voted in favour of a full inquiry into the ...
Wong, Farrell, DFAT duck for cover on rising Israel trade, genocide riskBy Stephanie Tran | November 30, 2025Australia has quietly closed its trade office in West Jerusalem, shifting staff to Tel Aviv while DFAT condemns ...
Big Noise. Bring on the noise cameras, now!By Michael Pascoe | November 30, 2025Who’s game to take on Big Noise? It’s retail politics but such obvious retail politics it’s a wonder governments ...
Whistleblower: years of financial irregularities beset Anglican Diocese of MelbourneBy Michael West and Stephanie Tran | November 29, 2025Lavish renovations to “Bishopscourt” mansion, a host of unregistered trusts and other financial irregularities, ...
Environment Bill passes Senate as Greens cut deal with LaborBy Rex Patrick | November 28, 2025A package of environment reforms has passed the Senate, to Coalition disapproval. Rex Patrick reports on what’s ...
Australia’s risk just exploded on shonky Nauru Deal. How bad can it get?By Janet Pelly | November 27, 2025They tried to bury AUSTRAC's "suspicious transactions". Now Senators Shoebridge and Pocock have put the Government ...