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Burning Down The House: Fighting Climate Action From The Centre Will Leave Us In Ashes

As the globe – and the political climate aimed at saving it – heats up, we need a different politics to tackle an entrenched problem,…More

PODCAST: News In Conversation – Drug Taking Pollies, Misogyny In Parliament, And The Stinky Right Wing

November 30, 2018

PODCAST: News In Conversation – Drug Taking Pollies, Misogyny In Parliament, And The Stinky Right Wing

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Special Investigations View all

The Transcript: Greens MP Jenny Leong Slams Colleague Jeremy Buckingham Over Sexual Assault Allegations

A complete transcript of the speech delivered earlier today by NSW Greens MP Jenny Leong,…More

Aboriginal Affairs

Labor, Libs Finally Agree On Something: Stopping A Conversation About Changing The Date

So Much Like Home: From Palestine To Central Australia

Aboriginal Leaders Make Statements From The Heart. Liberal Leaders Make Statements From White Supremacy.

A Toxic Mix: Welfare Reform And The Mob In Remote Australia

A New Low: Channel 9 ‘Does A Sunrise’ On $30m Palm Island Uprising Payout

How To Trigger A Flood Of Right-Wing Troll Tears: Mention #changethedate

Yolŋu Leader Gives Prince Charles A Treaty Letter Stick… And A Diplomatic ‘Middle Finger’

Justice Reinvestment Key To Reducing Indigenous Incarceration: Tom Calma

How The Gap Widened, And How To ‘Refresh’ The Policy Approach For Remote Indigenous Australia

Made In Indonesia: ‘Aboriginal Art’ Company Lands In Federal Court Over Alleged Misleading Conduct

Writer, Actor Steven Oliver Heads New Anti-Suicide Campaign

BEHIND BARS PART 5: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty To Aboriginal People With Disabilities: The Need For Large-Scale Change

BEHIND BARS PART 4: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty To Aboriginal People With Disabilities: Overcrowding, No Medical Treatment, No Accessibility

BEHIND BARS PART 3: Australia’s shocking cruelty to Aboriginal people with disabilities: Solitary confinement

BEHIND BARS PART 2: Australia’s Shocking Cruelty To Aboriginal People With Disabilities; In Their Own Words

Australian Politics

Want To Know Why The Far Right Is Rising? Look To Canberra.

The Victorian Election: Are States Filling the Democratic Void?

The Spectator on Hanson-Young: “You Don’t Win A Debate With Your Boobs Hanging Out”

Victorians Reject Politics Of Fear And Division. Someone Better Tell Scott Morrison

The Victorian Election Everyone Will Be Watching

BREAKING NEWS: Greens NSW MP Breaks Ranks, Calls For Buckingham To Stand Down From 2019 Election

In Their Own Words: Dr Lissa Johnson’s Epic 5,000 Word Demolition Of Modern Politics And The Lessons From Wentworth

Greens NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham Accused Of Grabbing Staffer On The Vagina

Leaked: Australian Greens Issue ‘Please Explain’ Letter To NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham

Buckingham Scandal Escalates: Leaked Emails Reveal Qld And National Greens Join Fight To Remove MP

Marking Time: Could More Wentworth Upsets Just Reinforce the Status Quo?

Australia Was The Real Winner In The Wentworth By-election: Ben Eltham

Could Tony Abbot Be Next? GetUp! Polling Reveals Liberal Vote In Warringah Has Collapsed

‘I Call ‘Pigsh*t!: Helen Razer On The ‘Historic’ Wentworth Win

There Are Some Upsides To A Minority Government. Bob Katter Isn’t One Of Them

International Affairs View all

Professor Stuart Rees Honoured With Inaugural Jerusalem (Al Quds) Peace Prize

He normally goes about his work very quietly, very humbly. And as the founder of the Sydney Peace Prize, he’s…More

Environment

Cheap Power: A Whole Lot Of Energy For A Whole Lot Of Nothing

Big Coal And Friends On Track To Shut Down Your Climate Activism

Dear Wentworth Voters: Here’s 123 Things Our Leaders Did To ‘Confront’ Climate Change

Wentworth By-Election: Australia’s Climate Policy Paralysis Is Finally Becoming Electoral Poison

What’s In A Name: Landline Misses The Message On Meat Replacement Products

Green Finance Is Flowing, From Paris To The Pacific

Coal Will Rise Again, Claims Perplexingly Ambitious Australian Article

Flooded Valleys And Burning Forests: The Global Face Of Renewable Energy (Part III)

Flooded Valleys And Burning Forests, The Global Face Of Renewable Energy (Part II)

Engineering Firm’s Withdrawal From Adani Coal Project Should Be ‘Final Nail In The Coffin’, Says Greenpeace

Flooded Valleys And Burning Forests, The Global Face Of Renewable Energy (Part I)

Climate Change? What Climate Change: The 2018 Budget

April 2018 Australia’s Hottest On Record Courtesy Of “Exceptional Heat”

Earth Day: Why Corporates Can’t Save The Planet

Going Green: Watermelon Is Delicious, Desirable And An Embraceable State Of Being!

Civil Society View all

Julie And Julia: Feminists When Hell Freezes Over

Presiding over policies that actively harm women does not a feminist make, writes Lauren Bull. To be a feminist ‘in…More

Media & Culture

The Australian’s Green Light For Misreporting And Pushback In The #metoo Era

Helen Razer On The Ugly, Messy Truth About Julian Assange And Why You Should Care

News In Conversation: White Fright, Banal Royals’ Coverage, Uber Comes To Town, And Keeping Out The Nazis

Marque Lawyers To Host The Big Hitters Of Australian Defamation Law

Here But By The Grace Of Murdoch Go All Of Us

Jirga: A Film About Reconciliation Every Australian Should See

The ABC Of A Never-Ending Culture War That Is Threatening A Vital Institution

Helen Razer On A Vital Account of Utmost Importance

My Application For The ABC Boss’ Job, While The Seat Is Still Warm

John Pilger: Hold The Front Page. The Reporters Are Missing

A Fair Trial Catch-22: The Problem With The Teacher’s Pet Podcast

The ABC Gave Bannon A Platform Because That’s How The Media Stopped Donald Trump

Asylum Seekers View all

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Dear Wentworth Voters: Here’s 93 Things Our Government Did To Refugees

Yesterday, we brought you a list of 123 things the Liberal Government did to ‘tackle’…More

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Royal Flush: Rain Soaks Drought Tour As Dubbo Cops Try To Shield Prince From Embarrassment Of Our Cruel Immigration Policies

He may be a direct descendant of the family that created the first wave of…More

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No Room At The Australian Inn For Gilead’s Handmaids

The promise of sanctuary offered to Gilead’s refugees on arrival across the border is a…More

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Australia’s Real South African Disgrace Has Nothing To Do With Cricket

Australia is good at sports, and double standards, writes Nicolle White. The fall out from…More

Business & Consumerism View all

Funding Famine: The Price Of Australia’s Ambitions For A Top Spot In Global Arms Trade

International events have collided to reveal the folly of Australia’s attempts to re-badge itself as a serious player in the…More

Education View all

Labor Commits To Major Probe Into Sexual Violence On Uni Campuses

A federal Labor government – if elected – has promised to do what the Liberals won’t; establish a major taskforce…More

Workers' Rights View all

The ‘XXXX-ing’ Problem With Australia’s Industrial Relation Laws

Gutting the rights of Australian workers starts with undermining unions, and the right to collectively protest. And the recent experience…More