Anthony Albanese's goal as prime minister is to show voters the system can deliver for them, not special interests. It's been a very bad week on that front. The post
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As the old adage goes, if it ain't broke, spread lies until everyone believes it is. The post Slashing $15bn from NDIS while giving $53bn to Defence. Anyone’s autistic pattern
Regardless of the outcome of the court actions against Woolworths and Coles, it's clear that Australia's politicians are the true impediment to consumer protections. The post Even if Woolworths and
The City of Melbourne is employing Community Safety Officers (CSOs) to assist Local Law Officers in their duties whilst they patrol the council’s local government area, and these unarmed officers are being encouraged not to be too afraid to apply force towards homeless people on the streets, when they’re attempting to remove them from out the front of ...
In the wake of the blanket ban on protest marches being struck down by the state’s highest court on 16 April 2026, New South Wales premier Chris Minns has doubled down on his refusal to accept the ruling on his rushed unconstitutional laws, and instead, he’s retorted that courts and lawyers have it easy, whilst on the ground, these laws actually ...
There are few images that capture Australian conservatism more perfectly: an immigrant trying to join an anti-immigrant movement, only to be reminded that the movement doesn't have a VIP entrance
The student contribution system is broken, but now three economists have offered a way forward - it saves both students money, and the government, too. The post This Morrison-era student
The latest head to roll? Only the skipper of the U.S. Navy! read now...
Some politicians would have you believe 'free speech' was a core Australian value. Not by their laws, though. The post The fight against protest restrictions in NSW and Queensland appeared
Anzac Day 2026 arrives in tumultuous times: unresolved conflict in the Middle East, the erosion of the old international order, the famous Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever before. Without doubt, this brings New Zealand’s defence relationship with its closest neighbour (and only formal ally) Australia into sharp
War should never be an executive reflex — it demands democratic consent, because those who pay the price deserve a voice before the first shot is fired. read now...
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has said the Coalition will make Labor's NDIS changes 'as bipartisan as we possibly can'. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to 'shoot to
Anthony Albanese's goal as prime minister is to show voters the system can deliver for them, not special interests. It's been a very bad week on that front. The post
As the old adage goes, if it ain't broke, spread lies until everyone believes it is. The post Slashing $15bn from NDIS while giving $53bn to Defence. Anyone’s autistic pattern
Regardless of the outcome of the court actions against Woolworths and Coles, it's clear that Australia's politicians are the true impediment to consumer protections. The post Even if Woolworths and
The City of Melbourne is employing Community Safety Officers (CSOs) to assist Local Law Officers in their duties whilst they patrol the council’s local government area, and these unarmed officers are being encouraged not to be too afraid to apply force towards homeless people on the streets, when they’re attempting to remove them from out the front of ...
In the wake of the blanket ban on protest marches being struck down by the state’s highest court on 16 April 2026, New South Wales premier Chris Minns has doubled down on his refusal to accept the ruling on his rushed unconstitutional laws, and instead, he’s retorted that courts and lawyers have it easy, whilst on the ground, these laws actually ...
There are few images that capture Australian conservatism more perfectly: an immigrant trying to join an anti-immigrant movement, only to be reminded that the movement doesn't have a VIP entrance
The student contribution system is broken, but now three economists have offered a way forward - it saves both students money, and the government, too. The post This Morrison-era student
The latest head to roll? Only the skipper of the U.S. Navy! read now...
Some politicians would have you believe 'free speech' was a core Australian value. Not by their laws, though. The post The fight against protest restrictions in NSW and Queensland appeared
Anzac Day 2026 arrives in tumultuous times: unresolved conflict in the Middle East, the erosion of the old international order, the famous Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever before. Without doubt, this brings New Zealand’s defence relationship with its closest neighbour (and only formal ally) Australia into sharp
War should never be an executive reflex — it demands democratic consent, because those who pay the price deserve a voice before the first shot is fired. read now...
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has said the Coalition will make Labor's NDIS changes 'as bipartisan as we possibly can'. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to 'shoot to