Errr… anyone noticed asylum seekers pouring into Australia in record numbers by air?
John Menadue cuts through the hysterical fear campaign surrounding “boat arrivals” with a few sober facts about other “arrivals”, demonstrating that refugees are simply being used for political expedience.
Australian independent media on the rise
The coming of the Internet was the media world’s first real game-changer. Profits enjoyed from the 1970s to 2000s were gone and anyone could start an online news site for little cost. Independent digital media sites not only flourished but did something novel: ...
Menadue: Ignore the planet and our grandchildren at our peril
With 83 percent of mining donations going to the Coalition, there’s no mystery about the root of the Morrison Government’s policy gridlock on emissions reduction. The fossil fuel lobby has used its massive war chest to bankroll politicians and wage a...
Rupert Murdoch: he’s at it again
The media is awash with stories this week of how Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes “war-gamed” the political execution of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Nothing new there.






