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64% of lobbyists are former government officials, report shows
Revolving doors between politics and corporations plaguing Australian decision-making
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Behind Australia’s AI push is greater surveillance
AI adoption by security agencies will dramatically enhance their ability to surveil Australians
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Australian football must reckon with its culture of entitlement – Tarang Chawla
For too long the AFL has chosen to protect its players than pursue justice for women. This needs to change.
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Political operatives are trying to intimidate me. It's not going to work – Amy Remeikis
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If the Royal Commission is serious about antisemitism, it should look at the Israel lobby – Louise Adler
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Australian journalism prizes 'objectivity' over truth
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Massacre as political theatre: our shameful national response to Bondi
Dec 21, 2025
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Australians are being played by Rinehart and Hanson, and the media is helping – Amy Remeikis
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NSW Supreme Court criticises IHRA definition as 'detached from reality'
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64% of lobbyists are former government officials, report shows
Revolving doors between politics and corporations plaguing Australian decision-making
16 hrs ago
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Deepcut News
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Will America’s socialist wave sweep into Australia?
The Victorian Socialists are preparing to run candidates in every seat in the upcoming state election
Aug 16
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Why 'social cohesion' is a dangerous phrase in Australian politics – Jeff Sparrow
The establishment loves this phrase. But as Ed Husic found out, imposing consensus from the top isn't democracy – it's erasure.
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Albanese keeps backing lobbyists over public opinion, our analysis shows
From salmon to supermarkets, gas to Gaza, the PM has consistently backed those with power and wealth
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Albanese's 'discipline' is code for doing nothing while the world implodes – Amy Remeikis
The PM got what he wanted at the Labor National Conference, but at what cost?
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Louise Adler - the Royal Commission is a propaganda project to silence critics of Israel
The former Adelaide Writers' Week director sits down in a wide-ranging interview that covers the Holocaust, Zionism, the Royal Commission and her time…
Aug 12
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Tareq Baconi – the queer role in Palestinian advocacy
Tareq Baconi is a Palestinian-British scholar and author of a new memoir, Fire in Every Direction. He spoke with Antoun Issa at the Melbourne Writers…
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Beirut's transformation and enduring Arab resistance
I discuss my new book 'Rebirth' with the Readings Podcast
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Is Lebanon being pushed into civil war?
In this episode of Deepthink, we speak to journalist Rania Khalek from Lebanon
Apr 20
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Antoun Issa
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Deepthink podcast launches. First guest: Senator David Shoebridge
In the first episode of Deepthink, the Greens senator weighs in on the Iran war and the surging UK Greens
Apr 6
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Behind Australia’s AI push is greater surveillance
AI adoption by security agencies will dramatically enhance their ability to surveil Australians
Aug 23
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Antoun Issa
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Should Holocaust programs funded by pro-Israel groups be taught in Australian schools?
Courage to Care is supported by philanthropists with links to the Israeli Defence Force
Aug 18
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NSW Supreme Court criticises IHRA definition as 'detached from reality'
Justice Fagan says Zionism 'open to criticism' in decision on graffiti case
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The Royal Commission’s blunder was in accepting the IHRA definition – Jeffrey Loewenstein
Jillian Segal is weaponising the Royal Commission’s IHRA adoption to entrench the controversial definition nationwide
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NSW Supreme Court says criticism of Israel not antisemitic in graffiti case
Judge rebukes state for seeking to add man who defaced property with anti-Israel slogans on terror watch list
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Australians view China more favourably than US, poll shows
Australian views of the US have declined sharply since 2023
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Five points that show the Gaza genocide hasn't stopped
It's just been recalibrated, says Médecins Sans Frontières
Aug 4
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‘I’m afraid for my son’ – the trauma of being pregnant in Gaza
Expectant mothers face daily attacks, lack of healthcare and rats in tents
Jul 13
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Calls to expel Israeli ambassador after denying flotilla abuse
Israeli envoy said an AFP investigation would be a waste of time
Jun 30
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Taxpayer-funded Australian sugar institute linked to abuses in West Papua
Sugar Research Australia developed a sugarcane variety to grow in West Papua – months later, the UN accused Indonesian companies of displacing…
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