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Posted inSocial

Lack of police steals Christmas Spirit in Tambar Springs

22 hours ago28 December 2025

Jim Guider writes that the Clayton’s police presence in Tambar Springs was not enough to prevent Christmas presents being stolen, and action is required to deal with the social parasites.

Posted inNational, Political, Something to Think About

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

6 days ago18 December 2025

From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account 

Posted inNational, Something to Think About

In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

7 days ago18 December 2025

The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.

Posted inNational, Something to Think About

Australia’s social media age ban has started. Here is what it really means

21 December 202518 December 2025

Public debate on the ban has focused on parenting choices. But the real issue is corporate compliance, technical design, and safe spaces for young people.

Posted inEnvironmental, Regulars, Solutions

Macca’s weeds: How resistance travels on the wind

20 December 202517 December 2025

Recent research shows pollen from herbicide-resistant plants can travel kilometres on the wind or via bees to pollinate susceptible plants. Macca explains how resistance spreads and why Area Wide Management is vital.

Posted inFeatured, Social, Something to Think About

Stories from traditional knowledge combined with archaeological work trace 2,300km of Songlines

19 December 202520 December 2025

Rock art motifs identify spiritual links stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Simpson Desert. These findings confirm how Dreaming tracks connected First Nations people through shared rituals and meanings.

Posted inPolitical, Regulars

Tougher gun laws will be written in Sydney – but they will land here

18 December 202517 December 2025

Dean Foley says we need to be sure tighter gun laws don’t just mean more red tape for people who were never the threat.

Posted inEnvironmental, Political

We don’t need or want the Narrabri Gas Project

17 December 202517 December 2025

Pat Schultz says: “For fourteen years I have been listening to Santos spin. We do not have a gas shortage problem; we have a gas export problem. The Pipeline Project through the Pilliga will further devastate the forest and poses a threat to water.”

Posted inEditorial, Featured, Social

Editorial: We choose the light

16 December 202516 December 2025

Our site may be only one tiny corner of the internet, but when it comes to covering the Chanukah Massacre, we choose the light.

Posted inFeatured, National

Bondi attack came after huge increase in online antisemitism: research

16 December 202516 December 2025

At least 16 people – including a ten-year-old child – are dead after two men opened fire on a crowd of people celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on Sunday in a public park at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Many more are injured.

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