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Our Government The Enemy: Ramesh Thakur. Extract.
Professor Ramesh Thakur, one of Australia’s most esteemed academics, will be on Cafe Locked Out with John Stapleton and Michael Gray Griffith. It will be streamed at 10am Australian Eastern Time and also be available on X, YouTube, Rumble, Facebook and Substack. A...
Disaster for Disaster Bay: Industrial Kelp Farm Threatens NSW’s Last Coastal Wilderness
A pristine stretch of the New South Wales far south coast – widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and untouched marine environments on Australia’s east coast – is facing an industrial-scale threat. Disaster Bay, which directly abuts the Nadgee Nature Reserve...
Gender Affirming Care in Australia: With Mianna and Cafe Locked Out
Gender affirming care in Australia encompasses a range of medical, psychological, and social interventions designed to support transgender and gender diverse individuals in aligning their physical characteristics and social presentation with their gender identity....
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The anti-corruption commission that never arrived
Has the National Anti-Corruption Commission ever lived up to its promise? Less than three years after it was created, the answer has to be a resounding no. The resignation of NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton has become more than just an issue about him – it’s reopened those basic questions about
When will Australia speak out against the state of Israel?
It’s clear that Israel’s war and genocide in Gaza – now rapidly expanding into southern Lebanon and beyond – has revealed the cowardice and complicity of the Albanese government, but it’s a political issue that’s becoming harder to keep hiding away from in the hope that it all just goes
The politics of looking away: Gaza, AUKUS, the teals and the NACC
This week’s briefing outlines the big issues to look out for: the growing pressure on the Albanese government over Gaza; questions about the future of the teal independents; the AUKUS debacle continues; and the ongoing credibility crisis facing the National Anti-Corruption Commission.The Gaza conflict is becoming a more politically difficult