Politics

Here there be dragons

"Here there be dragons" was a warning on ancient maps alerting sailors that they would be entering dangerous or unexplored…

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How Neoliberalism Created a Workforce Shortage in Australia

By Denis Hay Description How neoliberalism created a workforce shortage by dismantling government-led training programs, leading to a severe shortage…

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Democracy: Swings and Merry-go-rounds

Jimmy Carter’s Law Day Speech 4 May 1974: ‘I’m not a qualified to talk to you about law, because in…

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AUKUS: Flawed and Sinking

A stillborn agreement treated as thrivingly alive; an understanding celebrated as consensual and equal. The AUKUS security arrangement between Australia,…

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What would Donny do?

P. Duddy turns orange Is the LN/P adopting GOP dirty deeds and agitprop and looking to the MAGAt for inspiration?…

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A firestorm of misinformation

Meta's decision to stop factchecking its platforms was announced in the same week as LA continues to be devastated by…

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 6)

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 5 The Lost Archive: Government House Guest Books In 2010, I first requested access…

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Prelude to an election: Voters beware (Part 2)

Continued from Part 1 1 Evaluating how much the average citizen understands government in general is challenging. Many people are…

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 5)

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 4 On the afternoon of 11 November 1975, Kerr revealed that he had secretly…

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Prelude to an election: Voters beware (Part 1)

The golden sun bathes our lands in warm light, casting a joyful glow as people revel in the delights of…

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