The US has blacklisted Israeli spyware company NSO, which is associated with the Saudi government’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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‘War on drugs’ policies never have and never will work
It’s time to listen to the experts in making drugs policy rather than stick with a foolish prohibition strategy.
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Government’s brazen disregard for non-discriminatory migration program
By fast-tracking migration for Hong Kong passport holders, the government is abandoning its long-time non-discrimination principle.
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Australia knows how to legislate a carbon price, and we can do it again
The Gillard government’s ill-fated clean energy bill was passed 10 years ago. Australians are ready for an even better successor.
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The larrikin: a symbol of our fractured political landscape
It is a matter of despair that Australian politics has become all about faux larrikinism, leaving much of the population marginalised by bad policy.
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Did PM mount a shoddy defence of his deception? We don’t think, we know
Scott Morrison turned an accurate character assessment from Macron into a sledge against Australia, but the stain on his reputation will remain.
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America’s never-ending war on the world
Driven by its military-industrial complex the United States depends on continual war. As the War on Terrorism peters out a new enemy is invented — China.
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How an influx of independents could change parliament for the better
Voters’ disillusionment is much deeper than the current crop of leaders. There is something wrong with the system itself.
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In the shameful persecution of Julian Assange, justice for one is justice for us all
The High Court ruling on Assange’s extradition will determine whether the British judiciary has trashed the last vestiges of its vaunted reputation. (more…)
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Three years after Hayne, the robber barons are back in charge
In banking scandals, Crown casino and half a dozen other such disasters, the cover-up begins with government, now skilled at evading accountability.
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Universities’ wage theft as a business model must be stamped out
Wage theft is widespread at Australian universities. Independent prudential oversight and democratic reform of Australia’s public universities is long overdue.
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Party’s over for climate vandals: only informed independents can save us
A new parliament is urgently needed with the ability to act on the climate crisis and this must include young people whose future is at stake.
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Nobel Prize reveals how much money matters in education — and carries a lesson for Australia
Research by a Nobel Prize for Economics winner shows the impact of education funding on the future success of students is greater than previously believed. (more…)
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Sunday environmental round up
While humans struggle to do the right thing for themselves and their fellow Earth travellers, animals act to save the world.
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‘I see no financial obstacles to getting to net zero by 2050’
With COP26 looming, the expert in sustainable development explains how we can have both decarbonisation and robust growth.
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Scott Morrison’s budget report card: could do a hell of a lot better
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s determination to win elections exceeds his commitment to businesslike management of taxpayers’ money.
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Fiddling with the franchise: voter ID laws only affect the voiceless
The government has rushed to get next-to-useless voter ID laws up before the election. It is voter suppression The Australian Way
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Morrison’s 2050 carbon neutral ‘plan’ is deceptive and damaging
The slew of new gas and oil projects in Australia amounts to a pre-emptive strike to force the widespread use of carbon capture and storage. (more…)
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Bullies meet their match: Morrison team lurches from farce to disaster
Even though the world is now out from the shadow of Trump, Australia’s representatives are acting as if The Donald is still in the White House.
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The media hides the information we need about Julian Assange
Our mainstream media have treated Julian Assange as the bad guy for over a decade. Which is where the virus again raises its ugly head.
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From zero to acceptable risk: funeral rites for Covid zero
The ambitious target of eradication has been eradicated. In its place, a small target strategy. Authorities are grappling with the new reality.
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Sunday environmental round up.
I know Scotty is a regular reader, so this week’s round up is a handy cheat sheet to help him as COP26 in Glasgow beckons.
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EU, UK under fire for opposing a vaccine patent waiver due to Big Pharma lobbying
Rich nations’ refusal to take on the pharmaceutical industry could ‘prolong the pandemic indefinitely’, warned one campaigner.
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The nuclear industry’s updated songsheet remains outdated
The campaign for nuclear power stations in Australia defies the unstoppable rise of renewables and should be rejected by governments and the electorate — it’s a technology whose time has passed. (more…)
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A deaf ear to disadvantage: time to fix an Aboriginal health crisis
An ear condition that overwhelming affects Indigenous children can lead to social disadvantage. Yet it can be fixed with simple measures. So why doesn’t the government act?
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The trials of Bernard Collaery and Witness K
Australia’s bugging of Timor-Leste’s Cabinet rooms and subsequent hounding of Bernard Collaery and a former intelligence officer was a display of mendacity, duplicity, fraud, criminal trespass and contempt of international law. (more…)
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Murdoch’s climate denialists must bear heavy responsibility for national failure
The insistence of denialists at The Australian that the 2050 emissions targets are beyond the world’s reach is damaging and flies in the face of science and technological progress. (more…)
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Partisan political favouritism on trial in Berejiklian’s ICAC case
When former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian faces an ICAC hearing, we might finally have a debate on whether we can call politicians doing favours for political or personal mates “corruption”.
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Wealthy schools pocket millions in JobKeeper funds despite profits
Blessed are the rich! The payments to elite schools despite their healthy bottom lines and vast assets highlight the pressing need for education funding reform. (more…)
