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With inequality rising and budget pressures mounting, a rare political window has opened for meaningful tax reform – if the government chooses to act.
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Silence facilitates climate disinformation, and the government is complicit
As extreme weather intensifies and disinformation spreads, the government’s silence on climate change is undermining public understanding and action.
25 March 2026
Jewish Australians speak – and contradict the government's antisemitism report
A new grassroots study of Jewish Australians challenges the government-backed antisemitism report, exposing contradictions in its methodology and conclusions.
25 March 2026
Crippling or buttressing Iran’s nuclear ambition – Part 2
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24 March 2026
The most liberal of Judges – Anthony Mason
Beyond his landmark judicial legacy, Anthony Mason’s later advocacy for a bill of rights and a republic remains a powerful challenge to Australia’s political conservatism.
24 March 2026
Albanese risks losing the voters who put him there
From foreign policy to domestic reform, Labor risks alienating key supporters and wasting a moment of political opportunity in a volatile landscape.
24 March 2026
The WTO is dead? Long live the WTO
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24 March 2026
The sinking of IRIS Dena: will hubris meet nemesis? Part 1
In a new three-part series, Ramesh Thakur examines the dimensions of the Iran war. In part one, he analyses the legal issues surrounding the sinking of the Iranian warship Dena.
24 March 2026
Randa Abdel-Fattah wins Jerusalem Peace Prize
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