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“Please don’t hit me again”
A story about domestic violence The conference buzzed around me, the scent of coffee a constant background presence. But all I could see were the bruises – a stark testament to the story being told. […]
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Leadership spill triggers Farrer by-election: a new political battleground emerges
By Peter Brown The dust had barely settled in Canberra after a dramatic leadership spill when former Liberal leader Sussan Ley dropped another political bombshell: her resignation from parliament. The decision has triggered a high-stakes […]
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The Elohim Transcripts: Fragments from the Lost Civilisation of Elara
Publisher’s Note: The following document was discovered among the ruins of the Library of Elara, buried beneath volcanic ash for approximately 10,000 years. Linguists believe it to be a transcript of conversations between the Creator […]
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Why The Economics of War in Australia Matter
By Denis Hay Description An evidence-based analysis of Australia’s economics of war, opportunity costs, and how public money choices shape national security and social stability. Introduction Australia’s defence spending is rising at a time […]
Politics
Well Done Angus And A Medium Rare Jane
I’m waiting for the headline: TAYLOR MADE ALTERATION Certainly some subeditor has been waiting ever since it was first suggested that Angus Taylor would challenge Suss Ley for the leadership. I’m trying to remember the […]
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The Boys Are Back in Town: How the Liberal Party’s Glass Cliff Claimed Its First Female Scalp
Nine months. That’s how long Australia’s first female Liberal leader lasted before the boys’ club sharpened their knives. Sussan Ley never stood a chance and that was always the point. The Liberal Party, Australia’s rapidly […]
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Is it real, this that I feel?
Have you ever walked through a forest and wondered at the feeling, the sense of freedom, quiet contemplativeness, perhaps barefoot, feeling the earth beneath your feet and your mind relaxes, listening to the sounds of […]
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Opinion: Taylor takes over as leader, Ley steps down, and Hanson is leading in the polls. What could happen next?
Newspoll’s results have a margin of error of about 3%, so small changes might not mean much. Think of it like a local football game where a last-minute goal can change everything. This is worth […]
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Aussie Flotilla Team to Gaza Announced
Media Release The Australian Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla released the names of the first wave of Australians, including several First Nations participants, a feminist author, climate justice activists and an anti-zionist Jewish activist, […]
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Time’s up, surely
By Alasdair Black What this whole Epstein horror story shows, is that sexual abuse is about power, venal privileged self satisfaction, carnal gratification and exploitation, where human lives are commodities to be traded, used […]
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Blind and Deaf to AUKUS: Australian Planners and Elusive Submarines
There were never the sharpest negotiators in the room, resembling a facsimile of Bertie Wooster in desperate need of the good advice of his manservant Jeeves. The Australian defence establishment has yet to find a […]
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Guthrie kidnapping coverage symptomatic of failed mainstream media
By Walt Zlotow I speak as an American. There are critical issues that the American mainstream media must cover to keep the public informed. But they don’t. Issues where news is scant include: Continued […]
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The little house on the corner
I spent a couple of terms on an ACFE Regional Council and have been intimately involved with numerous projects with a range of Neighbourhood houses in the past. The first thing you notice about a […]
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“Renewal: The Canberra word for ‘Let’s try this again’.”
So here we are: Angus Taylor has challenged Sussan Ley for the leadership of the Liberal Party – and therefore for the exalted position of Leader of the Opposition, a role traditionally described as “Prime […]
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Herzog’s Visit to Australia: Just Who Is Being Comforted, and at What Cost?
Chris Minns, symbolism, policing, and the narrowing of dissent By Ricky Pann The five-day visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia in February 2026 was framed by the federal government as a gesture of […]