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November 17, 2021Scott Morrison’s secret climate weapon
Mike Seccombe on the documents that reveal who’s behind the federal government’s climate modelling - and what it tells us about the way science is being spun for political purposes.
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November 17, 2021Scott Morrison’s secret climate weapon
Mike Seccombe on the documents that reveal who’s behind the federal government’s climate modelling - and what it tells us about the way science is being spun for political purposes.
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November 16, 2021The politicians suing voters
Bri Lee on how the current wave of defamation threats is impacting the ability of regular people to criticise their elected officials, and what that might mean for our democracy.
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November 15, 2021Who is Scott Morrison, really?
Journalist and author Sean Kelly on what’s underneath the persona that Scott Morrison presents publicly, and what his Prime Ministership tells us about our national identity.
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November 12, 2021COP26: Have we missed our moment?
Joëlle Gergis on what happened at COP26, and what it means for the fate of our planet.
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November 11, 2021The fight for a minimum wage in 2021
Edward Cavanough on how Australia’s farming industry came to depend on wage theft, and whether this decision will finally end the exploitation of Australia’s farm workers.
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November 10, 2021Inside Australia’s postal service crisis
Hannah Ryan on what these delays tell us about the vulnerability in Australia Posts’ business model.
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November 9, 2021How Crown Casino became too big to fail
Tim Costello on the relationship between politics and gambling, and how Crown Casino ultimately became too big to fail.
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November 8, 2021Joe Biden’s honeymoon is over
Bruce Wolpe on what Joe Biden can do to turn things around and what happens if he can’t.
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November 5, 2021The Prime Minister, the President and the leaked texts
Paul Bongiorno on Scott Morrison’s damaged international standing, and the impact it has on Australia.
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November 4, 2021How the gas industry shaped Australia’s climate policy
Marian Wilkinson on how the gas lobby is shaping Australia’s climate policies and the unproven technology the industry is relying on.
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November 3, 2021Nobel prize winner Peter Doherty on the end of the pandemic
Nobel prize winning scientist Peter Doherty on what surprised him most about the pandemic, and the way we respond, and what we should expect in the months to come.
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November 2, 2021How the government silences charities
Russell Marks on how charities are becoming complicit in their own silencing.
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November 1, 2021The Gladys Berejiklian phone taps
Mike Seccombe on what happened when Gladys Berejiklian went to ICAC, and what the corruption investigation reveals about NSW politics.
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October 29, 2021A climate change election?
Paul Bongiorno on the problems with Scott Morrison’s climate plan.
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October 28, 2021How Australia could wreck the Glasgow climate summit
Mike Seccombe on why COP26 is so important, and how Australia might undermine global efforts to stop runaway climate change.