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Jimmy Carter’s place in the sun
By Peter Boyer In June 1979, on a warm and sunny morning in Washington, President Jimmy Carter stood with minders and media people on the roof of the White House to view what they imagined […]
Environment
Los Angeles fire a wake up call for Australia
Friends of the Earth Australia Media Release The fires currently tearing through Los Angeles are a reminder that Australia can no longer rely on northern hemisphere nations for water-bombing aircraft and firefighters during our summer. […]
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Monash experts: Andrew Tate launches political party
Monash University Media Release Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has this week launched a political party in the UK and announced his intention to attempt a political career. His party is titled ‘Britain Restoring Underlying Values’, […]
Politics
Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 3)
By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 2 Through that single act of dismissal, Kerr had breathed new life into the arcane reserve powers of the Crown once considered obsolete, superseded by the democratic fabric of […]
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Democracy and diversity: media ownership in Australia
Here’s one for the ages, first published on our old site on June 23, 2014. “To protect democracy, governments have an obligation to detect and remove political bias within the media” writes David Vadori. We […]
Social Justice
How equal is equal?
It’s an interesting question. Does equality mean that we are all treated the same? Does equality mean we are all equal under law? Does equality mean that men and women are considered equal? Does equality […]
Satire
After Pressure, Zuckerberg Announces Philomena Cunk To Be Sole Fact Checker!
Ok, the main concern when people start “fact checking” is who checks the fact checkers… Having said that, there are certain things that are generally accepted and, while these may change over time, there’s a […]
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Arresting and Killing Greenies: Targeting Climate Change Protests
Climate change, like any crisis afflicting earth and humanity, is bound to bring out the best and the worst of a species that soils its nest, salts the earth, and poisons its nourishing rivers. For […]
Politics
The Atlas Network has eugenicist roots
We don’t expect the free market’s ad men to understand their movement’s deep integration with eugenicist ideas. It is worth knowing that fact, however much they will deny the relevance of their origin stories. Peter […]
Politics
Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 2)
By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 1 After years of legal action, still absent from public view are crucial documents from a most contentious time in British imperial history: the 1947 and 1948 diaries covering […]