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As 2025 draws to a close, we can look back on a year when economic inequality became firmly entrenched on the Australian political agenda.
~ Carl Rhodes

Inequality is back at the heart of politics
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Inequality is back at the heart of politics
As 2025 draws to a close, we can look back on a year when economic inequality became firmly entrenched on the Australian political agenda.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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We have arrived at the end of another lap around the sun. In-house guru David Kowalski recaps another brilliant year for new music, both locally and abroad.

Bye bye '25 and another brilliant year for new music
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Bye bye '25 and another brilliant year for new music
We have arrived at the end of another lap around the sun, and another brilliant year for new music, both locally and abroad.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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The gap between settler lives and those it colonised is the system working as it was designed to.
~ Yuki Lindley

Settler colonialism is a structure, not an event
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Settler colonialism is a structure, not an event
The gap between settler lives and those it colonised is the system working as it was designed to.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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The inequality is starkest in criminal justice — the poor are still disproportionately incarcerated.
~ Gerry Georgatos

Australia's justice system still protects the wealthy
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Australia's justice system still protects the wealthy
The inequality is starkest in criminal justice. The poor are disproportionately incarcerated.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Across the nation, our culturally and linguistically diverse older population is growing faster than the systems designed to support it.
~ Mainul Haque

Australia’s aged care continues to operate on a one-size-fits-all model
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Australia’s aged care continues to operate on a one-size-fits-all model
Across the nation, our older population is growing faster than the systems designed to support it.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Young people are struggling — but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide.
~ Carl Rhodes

Young Australians deserve more than a rigged future
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Young Australians deserve more than a rigged future
Young people are struggling — but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Indigenous people don’t offer us hope — they offer truth, which demands we dismantle the systems that made hope necessary.
~ Yuki Lindley

The Amazon storms the COP30 climate summit
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The Amazon storms the COP30 climate summit
Indigenous people don’t offer us hope — they offer truth, which demands we dismantle the systems that made hope necessary.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Capitalism's unrestrained access to political influence, land and labour is starting to cannibalise the very consumer market it requires to exist.
~ Yuki Lindley

Western liberalism and the harsh reality of climate change
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Western liberalism and the harsh reality of climate change
Capitalism's unrestrained access to political influence, land and labour is starting to cannibalise the very consumer market it requires to exist.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Destabilised food systems, school closures, heatstroke, disease — millions in our region are feeling the effects of climate change.
~ Dr Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

UN warns, extreme heat will become more frequent, intense and widespread
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UN warns, extreme heat will become more frequent, intense and widespread
Destabilised food systems, school closures, heatstroke, disease — millions in our region are feeling the effects of climate change.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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While most young people are doing it tough, the richest among them have increased their wealth by 1700%.
~ Carl Rhodes

Australia's 'Young Rich List' is one more unneeded celebration of the elite
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Australia's 'Young Rich List' is one more unneeded celebration of the elite
While most young people are doing it tough, the richest among them have increased their wealth by 1700%.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Educators are walking away because Australia's corporate-style approach to public education just isn't working.
~ John Frew

Education in crisis: A growing storm in NSW classrooms
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Education in crisis: A growing storm in NSW classrooms
Educators are walking away because Australia's corporate-style approach to public education just isn't working.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Long before federation, migrants, including Muslims, were helping shape Australia’s economy and identity.
~ Mainul Haque

Migration lifts everyone's prosperity
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Migration lifts everyone's prosperity
Long before federation, migrants, including Muslims, were helping shape Australia’s economy and identity.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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While the stock of temporary entrants remains large, the pressure to expand the permanent migration program will only grow.
~ Dr Abul Rizvi

We need a holistic, long-term plan to manage immigration
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We need a holistic long-term plan to manage immigration
While the stock of temporary entrants remains large, the pressure to expand the permanent migration program will only grow.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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The future of intelligence — human or artificial — depends less on what we can build than on what we choose to teach.
~ Paul Budde

The extended mind — from savantism to artificial intelligence
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The extended mind — from savantism to artificial intelligence
The future of intelligence — human or artificial — depends less on what we can build than on what we choose to teach.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Australian rainforests have become the first in the world to switch from absorbing carbon dioxide to emitting it.
~ Sue Arnold

New koala park less about koalas and more about cashing in on carbon credits
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New koala park less about koalas and more about cashing in on carbon credits
Australian rainforests have become the first in the world to switch from absorbing carbon dioxide to emitting it.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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As alarms are sounding about national debt, Trump deepens U.S. debt by one trillion dollars in eight weeks.
~ Alan Austin reports

Australia thrives while USA struggles in challenging economic times
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Australia thrives while USA struggles in challenging economic times
As alarms are sounding about national debt, Trump deepens U.S. debt by one trillion dollars in eight weeks.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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In the age of Trump, diplomacy has ceased to be the art of persuasion. It has become the art of surviving the performance. ~ Vince Hooper

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When Trump met Rudd: The strategy of silence and showmanship
In the age of Trump, diplomacy has ceased to be the art of persuasion. It has become the art of surviving the performance.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Australia does not lack ideas, it lacks resolve about the kind of country we want to be.
~ Carl Rhodes

Far-right populism isn't about policy detail — it's about national character
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Far-right populism isn't about policy detail — it's about national character
Australia does not lack ideas, it lacks resolve about the kind of country we want to be.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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In 1975, Australia lost more than a Prime Minister — it lost its independence. The CIA’s hidden hand in Whitlam’s dismissal still echoes today.
~ Bevan Ramsden

The role of the United States in the dismissal of the Whitlam Government
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The role of the United States in the dismissal of the Whitlam Government
In 1975, Australia lost more than a Prime Minister — it lost its independence. The CIA’s hidden hand in Whitlam’s dismissal still echoes today.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The Australian Public Service has evolved into a revolving order of consultants working for mini warlords.
~ Vince Hooper

Managing warlords in the workplace: Inside Australia’s bureaucratic feudalism
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Managing warlords in the workplace: Inside Australia’s bureaucratic feudalism
The Australian Public Service has evolved into a revolving order of consultants working for mini warlords.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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I didn’t care about what was cool. I cared about what sounded good to me. Ace had the style and sound that resonated with me.
~ David Kowalski

KISS founding member Spaceman passes away
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KISS founding member Spaceman passes away
This week, IA's music guru pays tribute to the loss of a legend and brings you the latest on the Aussie music scene.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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The boundaries between character rights, intellectual property and the increasingly vicious tone of comedy have rarely looked so blurry.
~ Vince Hooper

Britain’s appetite for humiliation is insatiable
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Britain’s appetite for humiliation is insatiable
The boundaries between character rights, intellectual property and the increasingly vicious tone of comedy have rarely looked so blurry.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Right-wing marches are little more than angry parades, but they are effective recruitment systems designed to attract interest for growth.
~ Tom Tanuki

Why we show up when fascists march
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Why we show up when fascists march
Right-wing marches are little more than angry parades, but they are effective recruitment systems designed to attract interest for growth.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Australia’s AUKUS cloud deal with Amazon may deepen military ties — but critics warn it risks surrendering digital sovereignty.
~ Jemma Nott

Australia’s top-secret AUKUS cloud may hand our data over to the U.S.
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Australia’s top secret AUKUS cloud may hand our data to the U.S.
Australia’s AUKUS cloud deal with Amazon may deepen military ties — but critics warn it risks surrendering digital sovereignty.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Australia’s economy isn’t broken — it’s better than we think. Growth, jobs, and low inflation show smart policy still matters.
~ Stephen Koukoulas

Economic policy is about making us better off
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Economic policy is about making us better off
Australia’s economy isn’t broken — it’s better than we think. Growth, jobs, and low inflation show smart policy still matters.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM