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

‘Fire the Liar’: Albanese’s donation hell

14 June 2026 8:34 pm

While the Coalition are left in purgatory...

David and Goliath

14 June 2026 3:15 pm

US Iran War catapults Somaliland, UAE as allies

One Nation may have found the Holy Grail of Populism

14 June 2026 2:18 pm

Like most political commentators, we have been transfixed by the meteoric rise of One Nation as a credible political force…

Inclusive art where we no longer belong

14 June 2026 1:08 am

I recently left an art display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia called Attachment Styles: Modes of Belonging in…

Labor failed their political IQ test

13 June 2026 11:39 pm

And the week Albanese almost certainly regrets

The slow abandonment of home

13 June 2026 2:37 pm

The human cost of cold, prison-like mass developments

Sex-selective abortion deserves honest debate, not dismissal

13 June 2026 2:01 pm

A recent article questioned the need for legislation prohibiting sex-selective abortion in New South Wales. At first glance, the article…

Parents turning to One Nation to fight the Woke curriculum

12 June 2026 2:50 pm

While there are multiple reasons why millions of Australians are turning to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, ranging from financial hardship,…

The diversity we no longer celebrate

12 June 2026 2:16 pm

Equal opportunity will not create equal outcomes ... and that is okay

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 –…