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Why is Trump so obsessed with Venezuela? His new security strategy provides some clues
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Why is Trump so obsessed with Venezuela? His new security strategy provides some clues
The Trump administration is reviving the Monroe Doctrine for Latin America. The aim: keeping China out and securing oil and resources for itself.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men

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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political…
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men - EUROPE SAYS
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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No more call to cancel: the government wants to crack down on ‘subscription traps’
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No more call to cancel: the government wants to crack down on ‘subscription traps’
Many subscription services offer easy sign ups, with a few clicks and your credit card. Proposed new laws could soon make sure it’s just as easy to cancel.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when
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Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when
One Nation voters and older people are much more likely to be concerned about the number of migrants in Australia.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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What charges does Benjamin Netanyahu face, and what’s at stake if he is granted a pardon?
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What charges does Benjamin Netanyahu face, and what’s at stake if he is granted a pardon?
The request is shining a light on broader questions around the independence of the Israeli legal system.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say
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Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say
State governments across the country have brought in harsher laws to deal with youth crime in recent years. But do the stats justify the punitive measures?
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December 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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‘Expect problems’: Politicians behind teen social media ban warn it won’t be perfect www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/26/t...
‘Expect problems’: Politicians behind teen social media ban warn it won’t be perfect
‘You are going to hear lots of stories in the media about how this is a catastrophic failure of process and rollout,’ SA Premier Peter Malinauskas predicted.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research
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AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research
If you interact with chatbots about conspiracy theories, research shows you can can easily fall down the rabbit hole.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Trump’s attacks are worsening. Why is he becoming even more vengeful?
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Trump’s attacks are worsening. Why is he becoming even more vengeful?
Facing dire approval ratings and Republican discontent, Trump is fuming – and threatening political violence.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Trump’s attacks are worsening. Why is he becoming even more vengeful?
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Trump’s attacks are worsening. Why is he becoming even more vengeful?
Facing dire approval ratings and Republican discontent, Trump is fuming – and threatening political violence.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Behind Labor’s Big Lie about FOI www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/21/l...
Behind Labor's Big Lie about FOI
The government says robodebt shows freedom of information laws scare public servants out of providing frank and fearless advice. A close look reveals that claim is a monumental lie.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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What do we know about climate change? How do we know it? And where are we headed?
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What do we know about climate change? How do we know it? And where are we headed?
Cimate scientists are more certain than ever that humans are changing the climate – but there are signs of hope on the horizon.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Defend our ABC!
Our ABC is under attack by far-right wreckers – we're fighting back.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead, and summer’s approaching
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Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead, and summer’s approaching
It’s one of Australia’s worst underwater environmental catastrophes. What’s going to happen to South Australia’s vast algal bloom as summer heat warms the ocean?
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November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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By pandering to the elderly and the resentful, the Liberals embrace higher taxes and higher inflation www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/19/l...
By pandering to the elderly and the resentful, the Liberals embrace higher taxes and higher inflation
Slashing migration — like ditching net zero — panders to a small, unrepresentative segment of the population. And both come with substantial costs.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Here’s what the government is tracking to see if the teen social media ban is a success www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/18/t...
Here's what the government is tracking to see if the teen social media ban is a success
With an independent review of the law due two years after the ban begins on December 10, the government is already collecting data to see how its social media minimum age policy affects young Australi...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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...than 18-million acres to oil and gas development. We need to overwhelmingly say NO! @earthjustice.org makes it easy with a comment you can personalize and they'll send for you: earthjustice.org/action/the-w...? It takes just minutes to save those lands for generations. Comments due by Nov. 21. 🌎
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Add your name today and tell the Department of the Interior: Don’t trade these essential and sensitive Arctic ecosystems for short-term oil profits.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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This widely used chart makes the clean energy switch seem much harder than it actually is
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This widely used chart makes the clean energy switch seem much harder than it actually is
The main way we show energy use is through “primary energy”. But this metric conceals the truly enormous waste of the energy in fossil fuels.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Amyl and the Sniffers’ generosity shows what’s missing for Australia’s live music venues
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Amyl and the Sniffers’ generosity shows what’s missing for Australia’s live music venues
When Amyl and the Sniffers’ show was cancelled on Friday night, they placed $35,000 across the bars of seven prominent grassroots music venues around Melbourne.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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CDC Vaccine Panel Presentation Distorts Research on Safety of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines www.factcheck.org/2025/11/cdc-...
CDC Vaccine Panel Presentation Distorts Research on Safety of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines - FactCheck.org
A presentation by scientists on a work group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel highlighted various alleged “safety uncertainties” of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Epstein is not going away on.ft.com/3JOIw9Q | opinion
Epstein is not going away
The issue is Trump’s Achilles heel — and the US president knows it
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November 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Don't worry, it'll get much, *much* worse

We're only in the top of the second inning of the collapse of the United States

Just remember that some things are unforgivable, and that includes voting for Donald Trump after all knew he was a felon, rapist, con man, pathological liar and insurrectionist
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The world is splitting, and we can’t follow Trump. Albanese must choose civilisation www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/23/a...
The world is splitting, and we can't follow Trump. Albanese must choose civilisation
While the media obsesses over Anthony Albanese meeting Donald Trump, a civilisational divide is opening — and the PM needs to pick a side.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Political witch hunts and blacklists: Donald Trump and the new era of McCarthyism
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Political witch hunts and blacklists: Donald Trump and the new era of McCarthyism
The parallels between McCarthyism and Trumpism are stark and unsettling; in both eras, dissent has been conflated with disloyalty.
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September 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Few Mass Shooters Have Been Transgender www.factcheck.org/2025/09/few-...
Few Mass Shooters Have Been Transgender - FactCheck.org
Q: Have many of the mass shooters been transgender? A: The number of transgender mass shooters in the U.S. varies depending on how “mass shooting” is defined, but is relatively small. The Gun Violenc...
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September 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM