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Independent from the mainstream media, and in some instances, independent from their own views, we've set out to explain and dissect the news agenda for an intelligent, skeptical, socially and politically aware audience. Read news, investigations, analysis, and opinion across politics, world affairs, business, society, and culture.
Crikey
18h ago
Australia is in the middle of a new rounds of demands for curbing of basic liberties, this time prompted by a single failed knifing.
The post Here we go again: ‘Terror’ hysteria brings out the worst in the political-media class appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey
19h ago
China is lashing out at the AUKUS pact and have sent a top official to Papua New Guinea, as Anthony Albanese seeks to shore up Australia's relationship with its northern neighbour.
The post PNG ‘blessed’ with back-to-back high-level visits from China and Australia appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Anzac Day culture war flops, Sky falls for furry hoax (again), and WA Libs scout colourful character
Crikey
19h ago
What if they held a culture war and no one showed up? Plus the Liberals eyeing up some prime real estate in Western Australia.
The post Anzac Day culture war flops, Sky falls for furry hoax (again), and WA Libs scout colourful character appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey
19h ago
Political analyst Kevin Bonham runs through which minor parties have folded, renamed, disbanded and otherwise fallen off the face of the earth altogether.
The post Which parties have experienced political death, and who’s teetering on the brink? appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey
21h ago
I’ve lived in Berlin since 2021, but nothing could have prepared me for the extent of the censorship, repression and anti-Palestine propaganda I've witnessed over the past six months.
The post Germany’s distortion of memory culture holds warnings for Australia appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey
22h ago
No words can express the devastating suicide of a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy held in the custody of the state and denied the care of his family.
The post Like many Aboriginal kids we’ve lost too soon, this child was loved by his family, not by the state appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey
23h ago
Nearly all surveyed women in the Australian Border Force say they have experienced sexual discrimination, calls for age limits on social media use, and the latest round of politicians found jetting around on taxpayer's money.
The post Most ABF women allege sexual discrimination appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey
2d ago
Australian industry is ramping up its production of battery-grade materials — a manufacturing process that doesn't need government handouts.
The post Australia is already a manufacturing powerhouse — by doing what we do well appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey
2d ago
National Enquirer editor in chief Dylan Howard joins the long list of Australians doing us proud in Donald Trump's orbit.
The post Who is the Australian caught up in Donald Trump’s first criminal trials? appeared first on Crikey ..read more