Australian politics

Politics

Labor eclipses Joh Bjelke-Petersen

From Street March Bans to Counter-Terror Laws: How Labor Normalised Repression

Satire

Government Rushes Through “Hate Harmony Act” Targeting Anti-Slavism

New law extended to combat Anti-Slavism

Politics

Performative policy and the ABC's failure to analyse it

When policy is built on emotion and authority rather than evidence, journalism should interrogate — not amplify

Politics

Pigs and lipstick

A critical examination of the Nationals’ Page Research Centre and its attempts at policy credibility.

Politics

An epic failure of policy - block the kids

Australia’s proposed age-lock on social media users under sixteen is a cowardly substitute for real regulation.

Politics

Katter demonstrates what white privilege looks like

Bob Katter’s furious reaction to being reminded of his migrant heritage reveals the fragility of whiteness in settler colonial Australia.

Politics

Tingle does stenography

While journalists in Gaza put themselves in harm's way to document a genocide, Australia's 'journalists' sit comfortably, repeating the talking points of the government.