India’s deepening role in the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its renewed embrace of China and Russia are reshaping Asia’s balance of power. Michael Sainsbury on the implications for Australia. Australia has spent years treating the Quad and AUKUS as the cornerstones of its security architecture. But India’s increasingly prominent
Is the ABC being captured by the Murdoch press? Paul Begley evaluates the case of the latest ABC hire by Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp. Ex News Corp editor Clare Armstrong recently jumped ship to become chief digital political correspondent at the ABC. Armstrong is replacing Jacob Greber, who was taking
Jillian Segal, the government-appointed Special Envoy for Antisemitism, has refused to answer questions from the NSW parliament about her plan. Emma Thomas reports. The Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism has been heavily critiqued since it was released last month. The plan proposes a suite of interventions across government and
The International Court of Justice handed down a significant climate action advisory opinion at the behest of the UN last month. Rex Patrick looks at Australia’s response. So far, Australia’s approach to the ICJ’s climate advisory has been to try having its carbon cake and eating it too. Along with
The Zionist movement is unable to handle criticism, naming anyone who criticises their efforts at narrative control antisemitic. Wendy Bacon with an update. Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sasha Roytman has hit back at critics of the upcoming Australian Mayors conference on the Gold Coast with an opinion piece in
Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle avoided jail and had no conviction recorded against him after a seven-year ordeal, punished for doing what was right. Kim Wingerei with AAP reporting. MPs and advocates want better protections for whistleblowers after a judge decided not to impose convictions against Richard Boyle for crimes
The Government yesterday moved to declare Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation, but they were warned much earlier, Rex Patrick reveals. Following gross human rights violations in Iran in late 2022, the Australian Senate initiated an inquiry into the “Human rights implications of recent violence in Iran” to
Big Tech companies are engaging in intellectual property theft on a grand scale, spending squillions on AI. How can artists resist them? Josh Barnett reports. When Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar appeared on ABC’s 7.30, he urged Australia to embrace the “opportunities” of Artificial Intelligence, including reforms to copyright law that
Are big profits and $2B+ in annual tax income from money laundering at pokie clubs about to come to an end? Whistleblower Troy Stolz talks to Michael West. On 30 July 2025, AUSTRAC launched Federal Court civil penalty proceedings against Mount Pritchard District and Community Club (Mounties), for alleged serious
An all expenses paid pro-Israel summit marketed to local government councillors raises concerns about ethics and politics in their local communities. Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon report. The Australian Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism (CAM Summit) will lobby for the widespread adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and support for
More unhappy chapters are being added to the sorry saga that is ASIC, arriving late, avoiding the hard targets, bayonetting the wounded. Michael Pascoe with the latest. Those with memories of the regulator’s gross failure in dealing with the rash of dud agricultural management investment schemes back in the day
Freedom of Information legislation meets 1688 Bill of Rights in Supreme Court battle over access to information. Rex Patrick reports. On December 4, an argument will be had in the South Australian Court of Appeal as to how freedom of information laws and parliamentary freedom of speech laws work when
India’s deepening role in the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its renewed embrace of China and Russia are reshaping Asia’s balance of power. Michael Sainsbury on the implications for Australia. Australia has spent years treating the Quad and AUKUS as the cornerstones of its security architecture. But India’s increasingly prominent
Is the ABC being captured by the Murdoch press? Paul Begley evaluates the case of the latest ABC hire by Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp. Ex News Corp editor Clare Armstrong recently jumped ship to become chief digital political correspondent at the ABC. Armstrong is replacing Jacob Greber, who was taking
Jillian Segal, the government-appointed Special Envoy for Antisemitism, has refused to answer questions from the NSW parliament about her plan. Emma Thomas reports. The Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism has been heavily critiqued since it was released last month. The plan proposes a suite of interventions across government and
The International Court of Justice handed down a significant climate action advisory opinion at the behest of the UN last month. Rex Patrick looks at Australia’s response. So far, Australia’s approach to the ICJ’s climate advisory has been to try having its carbon cake and eating it too. Along with
The Zionist movement is unable to handle criticism, naming anyone who criticises their efforts at narrative control antisemitic. Wendy Bacon with an update. Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sasha Roytman has hit back at critics of the upcoming Australian Mayors conference on the Gold Coast with an opinion piece in
Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle avoided jail and had no conviction recorded against him after a seven-year ordeal, punished for doing what was right. Kim Wingerei with AAP reporting. MPs and advocates want better protections for whistleblowers after a judge decided not to impose convictions against Richard Boyle for crimes
The Government yesterday moved to declare Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation, but they were warned much earlier, Rex Patrick reveals. Following gross human rights violations in Iran in late 2022, the Australian Senate initiated an inquiry into the “Human rights implications of recent violence in Iran” to
Big Tech companies are engaging in intellectual property theft on a grand scale, spending squillions on AI. How can artists resist them? Josh Barnett reports. When Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar appeared on ABC’s 7.30, he urged Australia to embrace the “opportunities” of Artificial Intelligence, including reforms to copyright law that
Are big profits and $2B+ in annual tax income from money laundering at pokie clubs about to come to an end? Whistleblower Troy Stolz talks to Michael West. On 30 July 2025, AUSTRAC launched Federal Court civil penalty proceedings against Mount Pritchard District and Community Club (Mounties), for alleged serious
An all expenses paid pro-Israel summit marketed to local government councillors raises concerns about ethics and politics in their local communities. Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon report. The Australian Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism (CAM Summit) will lobby for the widespread adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and support for
More unhappy chapters are being added to the sorry saga that is ASIC, arriving late, avoiding the hard targets, bayonetting the wounded. Michael Pascoe with the latest. Those with memories of the regulator’s gross failure in dealing with the rash of dud agricultural management investment schemes back in the day
Freedom of Information legislation meets 1688 Bill of Rights in Supreme Court battle over access to information. Rex Patrick reports. On December 4, an argument will be had in the South Australian Court of Appeal as to how freedom of information laws and parliamentary freedom of speech laws work when
