To understand the surge of the far-right, it helps to look at nationalism, authoritarianism and populism and how much they already exist in Australia, says Dr Ibolya Losoncz… The reasons for the rise ...

That imagery of the Himalayan tsunami smashing into the multi-story building in Nepal was horrifying, but then murder always is, isn’t it?

US Geological Survey says massive glacial collapse caused catastrophic flash floods in the Himalayan border region of Nepal ⁠and Tibet

David Farley sought to redefine the meaning of net overseas migration in an interview on Sunday morning – but he and his boss were about 100,000 people apart.

Patriotism is about love of country in terms of working together with shared values and ideals, and about a collective identity that carries civic responsibilities on all of us to understand and care ...

There’s nothing wrong with RBA governor Michele Bullock using her central bank pulpit to talk up the threat of a rate rise. But the bank’s own forecasts say otherwise.

But by what right does activist group Mad F---ing Witches appoint itself as guardian of what is proper and fair? How representative are they of the “real” audience?

The Qatari-donated plane has been under scrutiny over whether it is fitted with sufficient defensive capabilities to adequately protect a U.S. president and others traveling on it.

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Article was taken down by AJN but later republished on personal site of contributor Nomi Kaltmann. Plus: ABC ombudsman’s intriguing investigation * Want to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter here The Australian Jewish News has removed an article which decried the treatment of the executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz, by members of the Jewish community. Regular AJN contributor and lawyer Nomi Kaltmann had a piece commissioned by the newspaper’s editor-in-chief , Gareth Narunsky, which said that watching Schwartz’s testimony at the royal commission was “extremely upsetting” despite their obvious political differences. Continue reading...

A recent audit found it takes 23 minutes for a social media account mimicking a 16- to 18-year-old boy to be fed misogynistic content. These posts reframe everyday frustrations – rejection, loneliness...

Tobias Nuttall is sentenced to at least 18 years behind bars for murdering his girlfriend with a 25-centimetre dagger in a "vicious" attack in her suburban Perth home.

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The state’s commissioner for children and young people raised the alarm about cycles of ineffective referrals to voluntary services and closed reports in 35 cases of children who died after interactio...