Podcast Episode · The Populist · 20 September · 1hr 5min

When Pauline Hanson labelled SAS veteran and Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie a ‘traitor’ eight times, then animated the insult and pinned it to the top of her social media feed, she did more than p...

Join our call for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and key Federal Ministers to stand up to fossil fuel corporations and protect the interests of all Australians

Those of you not into torturous, pantomime-level political inquisitions may not have been following recent events at the NSW Independent...

As climate impacts escalate, so will the government's liability — until politicians address the harm they’re causing.

The Climate Council welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the NSW Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) assessment of the Hunter Valley Operations North and South Open Cut Coal Continuati...

The Tax Office has a duty to collect what is owed, but rising complaints show the system risks becoming heavy-handed, opaque and too hard to navigate for taxpayers trying to do the right thing.

Migration Is History Coming Home

We, the undersigned, demand that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns publicly rule out the construction of a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla. Secret government documents...

In 2014, Noel Pearson delivered an eulogy for Gough Whitlam. Professor Tom Clark wrote about it for The Conversation and said “Pearson came to praise

The scourge of AI-slopaganda, viral disinformation campaigns and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better, if the latest public hearings on t...

Watching the rise of Pauline Hanson and the renewed chatter about One Nation as a plausible alternative government, it is worth applying a simple test of reality.

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Denise questions whether One Nation and Barnaby Joyce truly represent New England, criticizing their voting records on worker rights and their divisive use of recent tragedies for political gain.

The Liberals may have found brief unity in a feverish lust of blaming the government –but that unity was never going to hold.

Denise writes that the recent New England Times Engage Poll shows a profound movement and a lot of possibility.

Part 1: The Evidence - How They Dismantled the Australian Fair Go

“Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...

Albanese’s pilgrimage to pay homage at the feet of our lords and masters, the United States of America, is over...

The first treaty with our First Peoples came after a long debate and even longer wait.

The changing climate doesn’t just threaten younger people in the distant future, it’s happening now at a massive scale. But we can turn it around.

Admiral Chris Barrie has said that inaction has left Australia 'dangerously exposed' to climate change.

Mal Peters argues that Barnaby's constant negative rhetoric affects people's mental health and he should go now for the good of the New England.

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Launched in 2018 as a conservative answer to GetUp!, the group Advance likes to style itself as the voice of the average person against “the elite.

It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...

The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.

We get detailed measurements of population, participation and productivity. Advocates want to add a fourth "p" — poverty — so we can understand our economy.

News Corp's Michael Miller is complaining about theft by AI. That's rich coming from a foreign company that pays no tax in Australia and undermines our social cohesion.

As Donald Trump's show trials of his critics begin, countries with extradition treaties and law enforcement cooperation with the US face a growing risk of being caught up.

There’s an established principle in law: he who comes looking for equity must come with clean hands. The clean hands...

This week, Australian policymakers heard about the real and growing problem of climate misinformation. Stopping it would mean regulating the PR industry.