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The monopolisation of media isn't just undemocratic — it enables criminal economies to flourish behind a façade of control, writes Nick Potter. WHEN A GOVERNMENT declares that it “solely controls” the ...

Trump’s reckless nuclear testing threats risk reigniting an arms race and repeating the horrors witnessed by those scarred by past detonations, writes Dr Jeff McMullen. I CANNOT UNSEE what I have seen ...

Rising house prices may sting homebuyers, but the Reserve Bank’s latest research shows they actually stimulate growth — boosting GDP, spending, investment and employment in the medium term. Stephen ...

As described by the Vali Myers Art Gallery Trust: Vali Myers was a unique spirit born out of time. She lived her extraordinary life like a bright flame, cutting her own path and living on her own ...

The New York Times’ timid epiphany exposes how America’s media helped pave Trump’s road to authoritarianism, writes Dr Victoria Fielding. Somewhat like the police turning up days after the robber has ...

AI is reshaping Australia’s digital and energy foundations, demanding a bold rethink of how the nation powers and connects its future, writes Paul Budde. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) is no longer just ...

Prominent American religious leaders are joining protests against the manifest evils of the Trump Administration, as Alan Austin reports. The church cannot stay silent before injustice. You stand with ...

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Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was my hero during the 1970s, but I did him a disservice at Sydney's Oktoberfest. This photograph I shot of Whitlam, mid-speech, clutching a giant beer stein – looking ...

The LNP are back in QLD and so are many of the old policies that kept them out of power for ten years, including the Cableway that never goes away. Founder Dave Donovan investigates who stands to gain ...