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In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

Australia: major exporters of internet censorship

11 June 2026 6:19 pm

But a Digital Duty of Care could make that world safer

The shocking truth about Australian crime rates

10 June 2026 11:03 pm

Australia faces a serious crime problem. Many Australians believe our crime rate is low compared with countries like the United…

Penny Wong and the ABC

10 June 2026 10:33 pm

If actions speak louder than words, then Penny Wong’s actions have been delivering a consistent message for nearly two years.…

Andrew Hastie: ‘Pauline Hanson’s problem is that she is MAGA first.’

10 June 2026 8:40 pm

Liberal Leader Angus Taylor barely has his toes in the sand and already there are articles pondering if he might…

Thinking … and other dangerous activities

10 June 2026 1:45 pm

What is causing society to slide into a Dark Age of the Mind?

When did Albanese change his position?

10 June 2026 10:50 am

Did Labor know about these tax reforms before the election?

The sacrifice of the lambs

10 June 2026 8:30 am

Jacinta Allan will survive a pre-election leadership rumour

Ten reasons why the murder of Henry Novak was an example of Wokeness

9 June 2026 5:34 pm

One of the most heartbreaking videos I have ever seen was the speech made by Henry Novak’s father, Mark Novak,…

The real lesson of Socrates

9 June 2026 12:47 pm

Every society needs people willing to ask uncomfortable questions

The Great Political Transition

9 June 2026 12:11 pm

The ideological conflict between leaners and lifters

The truth is out there, Donald

8 June 2026 11:07 pm

Are the UFO files a distraction or an admission?

The logical fallacy of Artificial Intelligence  

8 June 2026 10:36 pm

Replacing the things that make us human

God, King, and Country

8 June 2026 2:24 pm

British identity and the Australian Defence Force

From settlers to bludgers

8 June 2026 11:02 am

Not everyone comes here to work

Is Musk’s SpaceX set to blow up on the launch pad?

8 June 2026 10:03 am

The biggest IPO in history has some out-of-this-world hype

Labor in a State

8 June 2026 8:42 am

South Australia was the first place on Earth, ahead of New Zealand, to give women a complete political life –…

Does the Liberal Party have a woman problem?

7 June 2026 10:08 am

Labor set an identity trap for conservatives and they’re stuck in it

Barnaby Joyce did the right thing

6 June 2026 5:54 pm

We need politicians who answer questions and correct their mistakes

Is Aukus in disarray?

6 June 2026 2:36 pm

The communiqués say no. The fleet says otherwise

Labor is budgeting more migration

6 June 2026 1:23 pm

1.22 million new net migrants before the end of the decade

What did I miss?

6 June 2026 11:09 am

Australia’s political week in fast-forward

Australia’s universities don’t have a funding problem

6 June 2026 2:28 am

They have an efficiency problem...

The beginning of the end – for Labor

5 June 2026 11:26 pm

Their tax policy is not merely inequitable. It is incoherent.

The electorate is in revolt: here is why

5 June 2026 5:44 pm

Following voter revolts in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and other European countries, Australians are now punishing the parties that…

Albanese’s regional Australia is being subsidised by $5 coffees

5 June 2026 1:14 pm

You don’t have to tell me that most politicians and policymakers are out of touch with small businesses in regional…