Australia’s social media ban for under-16s hands enforcement to the platforms that profit from teen attention. That’s not policy, that’s Monty Python with cabinet approval.
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The Real Deal: Why Critical Minerals Matter More Than Submarines
Nobody in Canberra gets the Trump 2.0 administration. When Albanese meets Trump on 20 October, Canberra will bang on about submarines. The real conversation should be critical minerals—where Australia actually has leverage and America has desperate need. China controls the supply chains that power everything from semiconductors to missiles. Australia can break that stranglehold. If we’re smart enough to see it.
The Parliamentary Sin Bin: How Conscience Became a Foul
When Senator David Pocock questioned why the Parliamentary Sports Club was funded by gambling lobbyists, he was expelled. The former Wallabies captain’s crime? Noticing that a “purely social” club is registered as a lobbying organisation, sponsored by Responsible Wagering Australia, and presided over by the Prime Minister.
Thelma & Louise in Khaki: Abbott, Hastie, and the Liberal Party’s Joyride to Oblivion
Tony Abbott didn’t just endorse Andrew Hastie — he sculpted him from the clay of Cold War nostalgia and culture war fury. Now, as the Liberal Party flirts with leadership disaster, Hastie emerges not as a saviour, but as a symptom of the party’s descent into uniformed theatre and ideological cosplay.
The New Index: From Prohibited Books to Prohibited Thought
/ A president — and the institutions that support him — silencing political dissent. Journalists fired by right-wing media oligarchs. Even late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert have found themselves targets. The US has seemingly returned to the 1950s, when McCarthyism saw … Continue reading The New Index: From Prohibited Books to Prohibited Thought
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