In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Hansonomics: ‘show us [our] numbers’
This wasn’t just a funny line from One Nation. It was an abdication...
Australia must confront Iran’s shadow war on its shores
Recent warnings from Australian security agencies that hostile state actors, including the Islamic regime of Iran, are allegedly targeting teenagers…
Can One Nation break through the glass ceiling to the majors?
In Australian political history there have been minor parties that were setting up for a big swing but ended up…
Were we lied to about skilled migration?
We believe Australians have been lied to about skilled migration. And analysis of official data only exposes the tip of…
Don’t worry, Big Brother is here to ‘keep you safe’
‘Overt Live Facial Recognition Technology’ reaches trial stage in Western Australia
Before Lindsey Graham died
Bringing Russia to the peace table could trigger another oil shock for Australia as loopholes close
Artificial Intelligence and the elephant in the data room
Can AI be trusted as a reliable source of information?
We are happy to fuel everyone’s nuclear future except our own
The nuclear economy offers Australia the chance not simply to dig wealth out of the ground, but to create it
The anatomy of a scandal
What the Establishment thinks of Pauline Hanson, Nigel Farage, and Donald Trump
Arash the Archer
In Iranian mythology, Arash the Archer represents the highest form of sacrifice for one’s homeland. His story is not merely…
Conservative civil war is a distraction
And won’t get Angus Taylor any closer to being Prime Minister
Ten problems with the Greens’ Anti-Conversion Bill
In keeping with what we has occurred in many other states in Australia, the Greens in Tasmania are seeking to…
I’m a freelance journalist. AI is stealing my work and calling it ‘training’
AI may become the largest uncompensated transfer of creative work in history
Britain discovers Pauline Hanson
And they might learn something from her about surviving the Establishment powers...
I want my country back! Who took it…?
A difficult question of citizens, political power, migrants, and institutions
The politics of low-cost energy
Fixing the damage from the forced renewable energy transition could take two decades










































