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8, June, 2025
Pushed by Trump to spend more on military defence, what can Australia actually achieve? Does it make much difference to defending the country?
20, May, 2025
What is Progressive Patriotism? Why has the Prime Minister taken up this new term to describe his government?
26, April, 2025
The Liberal Party is proposing a nuclear solution to the energy shortage. What does that actually mean, and what are the impediments to ever building a string of nuclear reactors in Australia?
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This three-part series looks at the devastation caused by the mining of nickel, lithium and cobalt. It has impacts on people and the environment.
In the final of our three-part series, we look at the mining of cobalt and the damage it brings.
Are there ways for people to be more involved in government decisions? Referendums and plebiscites are one way. What is the difference between a referendum and a plebiscite?
Democracy does not mean a government can do what it wants. There are checks and balances. Here, we discuss three constraints on government.
what’s trending
8, June, 2025
Pushed by Trump to spend more on military defence, what can Australia actually achieve? Does it make much difference to defending the country?
20, May, 2025
What is Progressive Patriotism? Why has the Prime Minister taken up this new term to describe his government?
editor’s pick
16, December, 2013
Rage against the cushions!!! Men, we need to combine to fight the stuffing of our houses with cushions. Join Men Against Cushions.
14, May, 2016
A satirical look at what a building royal commission in 2046 might discover.
