
Australia warns of foreign interference from rivals while quietly bending to pressure from allies, raising hard questions about who really shapes the nation’s decisions. read now...

The heckling of Aboriginal army veterans and presenters at Anzac Day 2026 dawn services spread this year. The New York Times noted as much. This was in the same manner in which racism against First Peoples has risen in many aspects of our society since the booing of Boon Wurrung and Gunditjmara elder Uncle Mark Brown at the 2025 Naarm-Melbourne dawn ...

Arms company NIOA is at the centre of a web of political and lobbying interests that stretches from Queensland MP Bob Katter to former Labor ministers and Donald Trump Jr.

Zack Schofield, an Australian citizen, reported over social media from a boat sailing in international waters west of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea at around 8 am Sydney time on 30 April 2026, that those onboard were likely to soon be taken by Israel. Drones were all around the vessel, which was part of the Global Sumud Flotilla and was bound for Gaza ...

'One of the the biggest concerns I have right now is the erosion of privacy online and in many places around the world.' The post ‘A really bad idea’: Wikipedia’s

New changes to Australia's social media minimum age policy quietly pave the way for tech companies to get around the ban. Perhaps the best version of the ban is another

Central bank independence has entrenched an unaccountable system that prioritises financial sector gains while driving unemployment and eroding real wages. read now...

The new levy — aka 'News Media Code 2: Bargaining Wars' — is a good start. But there's more work to do if we don't want to see journalists being

‘Politically and strategically idiotic’: Grace Tame on why the NDIS overhaul is a missed opportunity
Grace Tame tells the Cut Through podcast that public mistrust of the NDIS is valid — it's just misdirected. The post ‘Politically and strategically idiotic’: Grace Tame on why the

What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?
FG Trade/GettyAmid major reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), unveiled last week, NDIS minister Mark Butler announced the government’s plans to commission supported independent living services for people with disability, “rather than relying on a market that isn’t working”. Supported independent living is NDIS funding for support

Meanwhile, mainstream media outlets remain predictably biased. read now...

There are many monstrous things happening in the world, but nevertheless there are reasons to be cheerful, IA founder Dave Donovan says. read now...

Australia warns of foreign interference from rivals while quietly bending to pressure from allies, raising hard questions about who really shapes the nation’s decisions. read now...

The heckling of Aboriginal army veterans and presenters at Anzac Day 2026 dawn services spread this year. The New York Times noted as much. This was in the same manner in which racism against First Peoples has risen in many aspects of our society since the booing of Boon Wurrung and Gunditjmara elder Uncle Mark Brown at the 2025 Naarm-Melbourne dawn ...

Arms company NIOA is at the centre of a web of political and lobbying interests that stretches from Queensland MP Bob Katter to former Labor ministers and Donald Trump Jr.

Zack Schofield, an Australian citizen, reported over social media from a boat sailing in international waters west of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea at around 8 am Sydney time on 30 April 2026, that those onboard were likely to soon be taken by Israel. Drones were all around the vessel, which was part of the Global Sumud Flotilla and was bound for Gaza ...

'One of the the biggest concerns I have right now is the erosion of privacy online and in many places around the world.' The post ‘A really bad idea’: Wikipedia’s

New changes to Australia's social media minimum age policy quietly pave the way for tech companies to get around the ban. Perhaps the best version of the ban is another

Central bank independence has entrenched an unaccountable system that prioritises financial sector gains while driving unemployment and eroding real wages. read now...

The new levy — aka 'News Media Code 2: Bargaining Wars' — is a good start. But there's more work to do if we don't want to see journalists being
‘Politically and strategically idiotic’: Grace Tame on why the NDIS overhaul is a missed opportunity

Grace Tame tells the Cut Through podcast that public mistrust of the NDIS is valid — it's just misdirected. The post ‘Politically and strategically idiotic’: Grace Tame on why the
What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?

FG Trade/GettyAmid major reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), unveiled last week, NDIS minister Mark Butler announced the government’s plans to commission supported independent living services for people with disability, “rather than relying on a market that isn’t working”. Supported independent living is NDIS funding for support

Meanwhile, mainstream media outlets remain predictably biased. read now...

There are many monstrous things happening in the world, but nevertheless there are reasons to be cheerful, IA founder Dave Donovan says. read now...
