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Australia’s response to Japan’s rhetoric has been framed as a test of loyalty, but the outrage is largely media-driven.

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From ancient Rome to modern Melbourne, societies have repeatedly transformed civilian suffering into spectacle. Celebrating ...

Australia’s multicultural society is not a modern experiment or a social crisis. It is the product of shared effort, grounded ...

We recognise the First Peoples of this nation and their ongoing connection to culture and country. We acknowledge First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Lore Keepers of the ...

Eleanor J. Bader is a Brooklyn, NY-based freelance journalist who writes about social issues for Truthout, The Progressive Magazine, Lilith, The Indypendent, the Sunset Post and Ms Magazine.

Imogen Richards is a senior lecturer in criminology at Deakin University, Australia. Her research examines comparative forms of political violence, with a particular focus on the mediation of violence ...

Claims that the environment movement almost cost Labor the 1990 election ignore the decisive role played by Democrat votes ...