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Renewable Energy And Misleading Maps: The Art Of ‘Statistical Deception’

When it comes to global warming, debate often takes the form of lies, damned lies and statistics. But the truth is sometimes even less appealing,…More

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Barry Spurr: Ex-Professor, Racist, Misogynist, Turned Literary Editor

January 20, 2020

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Barry Spurr: Ex-Professor, Racist, Misogynist, Turned Literary Editor

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Special Investigations View all

EXCLUSIVE: On Election Eve, PM’s Office Gave $15m To Rich Party Donor From Money Set Aside To Tackle Black Poverty

STORY UPDATED*, February 3, 2020: There’s blood in the water with the resignation over the…More

Aboriginal Affairs

The $290 Billion Noongar Claim: It’s the Constitution, It’s Justice, It’s Mabo… It’s The Vibe!

Dumping On South Australia’s First Nations

Lost Country: Aboriginal Flags Have Begun Flying At Half Mast Around Australia

Still Too Strong For You, Karen: Black Family Targeted By White Neighbours Offer Their Home To Bushfire Victims

A Fresh ‘Rob And Karen’ Video, And A Personal Epiphany For 2020

Loves Puppies, Hates Blacks: The Pet Rescue Listing ‘Rob And Karen’ Would Approve

White-Black Couple ‘Rob And Karen’ Revert To Their Middle Names Amid Mildura Racism Row

The After-Life Of Art: Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Series Used A Fake Indigenous Painting. Does It Matter?

Commission Only: How To Launch A Major Inquiry, Then Ignore Its Findings

Indigenous Australia Holds A Key To A Gentler Future

No Bronze Statue For Australia’s Golden Girl

Native Title Gets A Boost (A Very Small One) From The High Court

Koori Mail Chair Passes Away After 24 Years At The Helm

Wangan and Jagalingou Country The Frontline In ‘Adani’s Federal Election’

OUTBACK TOUR: Carpetbagging And The Art Of Doing Business Ethically

Australian Politics

Just When You Thought the Sports Rorts Affair Couldn’t Get Any Worse…

Bridget McKenzie Is The Symptom, Not The Disease

Pauline Hanson Weaponises Her Wilful Ignorance. Why Can’t We Call It Out?

Timeline Of A Capitulation: How Morrison Finally Conceded Climate Change Makes Bushfires Worse

Two Sides, Same Coin: It’s Not About Labor Or Liberal Anymore. It’s Too Late For That Now.

Ready, Fire, Aim: PM’s Office Caught ‘Leaking’ Against NSW Libs, Conservative Journo Confirms

Morrison Touts For Lib Party Donations On Govt’s Bushfire Response Ad

Coal-Loving Morrison Continues His Nervous Fiddling While Australia Burns

Morrison Announces Inquiry Into States’ Fire Policies, But It’s Business As Usual On Federal Climate Plans

We Let Scott Morrison Make Our Bed. Now He’s Lying In It, And So Are We

Scott Morrison’s Burning Moment

Wanted: Super Computer Capable Of Calculating Brand Damage ScoMo Has Caused While In Hawaii

An Uncomfortable Time To Be In Politics (Or Anywhere With A ‘Climate’)

The Climate Is Heating, The Economy Is Cooling. The Jobless Are Obviously To Blame

CPAC & The High Court: Fighting For Australia’s Future?

International Affairs View all

US Election: Bernie Sanders Vs The World (Of Political Pundits)

There’s a lot of people with power and influence who don’t want Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic nominee to…More

Environment

Planning To Fail: The Q&A Climate Of Entertainment Over Information

No Facts, Please. My Mind Is Made Up!

It’s Time For Revolution. Our Climate Crisis And Our Future Demands It.

Hazard Reduction Burns Don’t Stop Wildfires, Say Nation’s Eminent Ecologists

Nothing Left: The Greatest Moral Challenge Of Our Nation, And Why We’re Failing To Tackle It

We Spent $17b On One Fleet, We Won’t Spend $500m On The Other. Which Do You Think Is More Urgent?

Greener Power Reduces Emissions, But It Also Can Heighten The Risk Of Bushfire

Mayor Fiddles On Climate Change As Kangaroo Island Burns. Residents Get Busy Raising Funds To Save Wildlife.

Climate Change Is Science Not Politics. So Can We Talk About It Yet?

Now Is Not The Time To Talk About Climate Change… Cue The Fireworks!

Fire Season Meets Hunting Season: A Bad Time To Be An Animal in Australia

10 Cool Things Scott Morrison Can Do On Holidays In Hawaii While Australia Burns

Nuclear Fantasies Down Under: The Political And Economic Problems With Old Money Power

Steggall’s Chicken On Nuclear Family, While Party Politics Buggers Inquiry

Australia Institute Report Exposes How Morrison Is Cooking The Books On Emission Targets

Civil Society View all

Bettina Arndt Doesn’t Speak For Me, And She’s Not Helping Men Either

Social commentator Bettina Arndt’s public support of perpetrators of sexual violence is harming more than just survivors, writes Kaye Maher.…More

Media & Culture

‘Highly Dangerous, Incredibly Ironic’: Grace Tame Weighs In On ‘Fake Psychologist’ Bettina Arndt AM.

If Alan Jones Was A Climate Activist…

Craig Kelly Didn’t Say Anything In Car Crash UK Interview That Our PM Hasn’t Said Already

(Reflections On) Our Culture And The Arts

Fringe At The Edge Of The World Is Coming Back To Tassie Next Month

Insiders, Outsiders: Media And Climate Change And Repeating, Without Question

If You’re Having Alphabet Problems, I Feel Bad For You Son, I Got 99 Problems But My ABC’s Aren’t One.

The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now: John Pilger

Has The Melbourne Press Club Just Released The Worst Media Statement In History?

The Robots Are Coming. Sensible, Universal Laws On Social Media And Publishing, Not So Much.

Jay-Z’s Got 99 Problems And Hopefully Arbitration Will Solve (At Least) 1

Press Freedom: ‘Sound And Fury Signifying Nothing’

Asylum Seekers View all

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We’re Going To Need A ‘Scotty From Marketing’ When the Climate Refugees Start Flooding Australia

Scott Morrison is a man ahead of his time, because at some point in the…More

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A Living Hell In A Piece Of Paradise Part II: The Last Volunteers

NGOs and volunteers assisting with the migration crisis on Chios, in the Greek Isles, are…More

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Another Labor Of Lies On ‘Plane Arrivals’ And Worker Exploitation

The federal Opposition is trying to distract you with their latest refugee rhetoric, writes Sanmati…More

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Destitute Refugees In Indonesia Show Australia Must Lift Ban On Resettlement

Australia’s refugee scandal is not just limited to the islands of Manus and Nauru, writes…More

Business & Consumerism View all

Pinched Some Post-It Notes From Work? Check Your Super Before You Return Them

And you thought workplace theft was a problem… every year in Australia, almost three million workers have around $6 billion…More

Education View all

Tomorrow Students Strike For Their Future. But Like Iraq in 2003, They Shouldn’t Assume They’ll Be Heard

The huge enthusiasm for tomorrow’s school strike for climate could easily turn into its opposite. Let’s make sure we don’t…More

Workers' Rights View all

Qantas CEO Earns 590 Times More Than His Staff, So Before You Get Cranky With the Jetstar Baggage Handlers…

Let the baggage handlers eat cake… but definitely don’t let them eat the airline meals, because we need them to…More