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The Web of Mycelium
Beneath the trees that reach for skies with limbs both scorched and wide, Where drongos wheel through whistling winds and grasses shift with pride, Below the ridged and ancient stones, where roots and silence meet, […]
Month: July 2025
Politics
The Great Economic Victory (and the Tiny Little Inconvenience of Mass Extinction)
Once upon a scorched and crumbling Earth, long after the last Davos summit and shortly before the oceans began boiling slightly on Tuesdays, there sat a ruin of a man by the embers of capitalism […]
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Reform not retaliation the best approach to tariffs – Trade and Assistance Review 2023-24
Productivity Commission Media Release New modelling shows that proposed US trade policy measures will have a marginal direct impact on the Australian economy, but the risks and uncertainty they have brought about may have far […]
Politics
A day in the life of a Liberal backbencher
The LNP’s “do-nothing” facade masks a flurry of activity. Behind the scenes, they’re caught in a whirlwind of fruitless meetings, rehashed rhetoric, and a frantic quest for relevance. Let’s dive into a day in the […]
Social Justice
Coronial findings on Kumanjayi Walker’s death a powerful call for justice reform
Australian Human Rights Commission Media Release The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Katie Kiss, says the coronial findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker in police custody are a painful, but powerful […]
Your Say
The Dangers of believing the Mythology of Others
“Come back with your shield – or on it” (Plutarch, Mor.241) was supposed to be the parting cry of mothers to their sons. Mothers whose sons died in battle openly rejoiced, mothers whose sons survived […]
Politics
Why Budget Surpluses Are Harming Everyday Australians
By Denis Hay Description Learn how budget surpluses cut services, widen inequality, and ignore Australia’s dollar sovereignty – plus a people-first plan to fix it. 🎧 Listen to this article. Introduction Brisbane, 2024. Nurse Mara […]
Politics
Rivers of Tears
By James Moore “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” (Elizabeth Stone). There were 16 people camped along […]
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Key Robodebt RC recommendations still not implemented two years on
Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Media Release Two years on from the findings of the Robodebt Royal Commission, the Federal Government has still not implemented all of its recommendations, and alarming flaws in the […]
Politics
Wrestlemania: White House Edition
In a move that surprises absolutely no one, President Donald Trump has announced he will be staging a full-scale wrestling match on the South Lawn of the White House – complete with fireworks, folding chairs, […]
Politics
The Forgotten Voices of the Night
When daylight dies beyond the range and Blackwoods sigh no more, The hush of dusk begins to creep across the forest floor. No trumpet sounds, no banner waves, no marching human feet, But still a […]
Politics
The Great American Grift: How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Funnels Wealth Upward
What does the One Big Beautiful Bill Mean for the Economy? THE G.R.I.F.T. MACHINE Scene description: A giant slot machine in a government building labeled “THE G.R.I.F.T. 9000,” operated by a beaming politician while lobbyists […]
Politics
We’ve Come Undone
By James Moore “But just so we’re reminded of the ones who are held back, up front there ought to be a man in black.” – Johnny Cash America needs no more explanation as a […]
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We promise to do better …
Six Million Australians have discovered they have a heightened risk of being the subject of identity fraud this week because … a criminal was given access by an employee to a third-party customer servicing platform. […]
Politics
Who Am I Supposed to Be Hating Now?
Who Am I Supposed to Be Hating Now? A Forensic Look at Media-Driven Social Engineering By Logan Scripted In a now-viral Twitter thread one user encapsulated a quietly growing cultural anxiety in a single question: […]