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Such an inquiry with informal processes would have better suited than the more vague and limited interim report of the royal commission.
by Scott Prasser - 6/05/2026 - 1 comment
From marriage equality to gender identity debates: where does 'reform' end?
by David Leyonhjelm - 5/05/2026 - 2 comments
Call a suicide hotline. If you are male, get assessed as a potential perpetrator.
by Bettina Arndt - 30/04/2026 - 4 comments
The rare earth metals required to go 'green' are exploiting people in developing countries.
by Ronald Stein and Frits Soepyan - 30/04/2026 - 4 comments
Detaining people for what they might do doesn’t protect freedom. It denies it at the root.
by Sam Ben-Meir - 28/04/2026
AI firms warn of catastrophic risk while racing to build it. Anthropic’s latest model exposes that contradiction in full.
by Binoy Kampmark - 23/04/2026
Is addiction a disease to cure or a life to preserve? The answer shapes whether we choose abstinence or harm reduction.
by Sam Ben-Meir - 17/04/2026 - 2 comments
Craig McLachlan was cleared in court, yet remains blacklisted in public life. What does 'not guilty' mean in modern Australia?
by Bettina Arndt - 14/04/2026 - 1 comment
The reparations debate cannot be honest unless it confronts the role African kingdoms and Arab traders played in slavery’s global market.
by Binoy Kampmark - 10/04/2026 - 28 comments
If fairness matters at LA28, why not at school sport? The IOC’s decision now puts pressure on Australia and New Zealand.
by Nerissa Scott and Ro Edge - 9/04/2026 - 3 comments
Restorative justice may help victims more than prison. Why is feminism resisting it?
by Bettina Arndt - 10/03/2026 - 3 comments
Three and a half million Epstein files, and still no justice. Who is this process really protecting?
by Binoy Kampmark - 25/02/2026 - 3 comments

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