IndependentAustralia

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[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

One Nation supporters say Pauline Hanson is an “average” Australian who speaks her mind & “says what the average person is thinking all the time”.
Want to know more about One Nation? Follow the money and 'sexy' planes https://t.co/49PcAdJTie via @IndependentAus @vmp9

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

When the Liberal Party answers like this, the translation is pretty simple:

“We know we’ve done the wrong thing. We’ve got away with it before, the regulator has all the ferocity of a limp lettuce, and we fully expect to get away with it again.”

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

Palace Cinemas donated nearly $20k to the Liberal Party, all tax deductible, and it's $15k more than you can donate to your candidate of choice.

Jess Wilson has placed advertisements before movies at Palace Cinemas.

An astonishing series of mutually convenient coincidences.

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

AUKUS critics warn the $500 billion submarine deal is sacrificing Australian sovereignty and social priorities to deeper integration with the U.S. war machine.

AUKUS Inquiry exposes the great submarine deception
~ Dr John Jiggens

https://t.co/R2nKEHksKh

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

Economic analysis in most of Australia’s media last week was more manipulation than information.

Profound ignorance displayed in interest rates fake outrage
~ @alanaustin001

https://t.co/rNPiy8n3me

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

'Everyone is very sorry. Nobody is responsible. And the bill, as always, is addressed to the one person in the story who did nothing at all'

Sorry AI and war are pushing prices up but it is what it is ~ Professor Vince Hooper

https://t.co/0aaKyJc2FR

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

'When tested in Australia’s courtrooms, by now the notion that criticism of Israel is inherently antisemitic has a documented history of failure.'

Australia's institutions yet to follow court rulings on antisemitism ~ Paul Begley
https://t.co/f3QS2GVDbn

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

'For Taylor, if anything, harping on about culture war politics could drive more voters to One Nation.'

Angus Taylor's culture wars won't save the Coalition ~ Professor Carl Rhodes @ProfCarlRhodes
https://t.co/tKtVy9AXIo via @independentaus

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

Striking Ore charts the rise and fall of union power in the Pilbara, revealing how solidarity won hard-fought gains and what was lost as organised labour declined.

BOOK REVIEW: Striking Ore, The Rise and Fall of Union Power in the Pilbara
~ Zoe Williams

https://t.co/BBEVazjUb0

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

Donald Trump’s headlong push for AI supremacy lies where artificial intelligence meets very real stupidity.

CARTOONS: Make AI Great Again
~ @mdavidcartoons

https://t.co/gNzLzSiwPS

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

Australia’s elections give voters real choice, but democracy remains incomplete when political parties control who gets to appear on the ballot in the first place.

Democracy begins before the ballot box
~ David Higginbottom

https://t.co/ZGcChnnzDL

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

Around the world, there is growing consternation about the state of U.S. democracy. The angst is most intense in Washington, DC.

JEFF MCMULLEN: American angst

https://t.co/QAuu0x21S1

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

David Shoebridge’s rise to the Greens leadership offers a chance to challenge Labor from the Left and push for more radical action on inequality, climate change and AI.

David Shoebridge brings a fighting edge to the Greens
~ Dr Mark Beeson

https://t.co/hueByUwl2H

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

Australia must confront falling fertility, an ageing population and growing skills shortages with a long-term strategy that looks beyond migration alone.

Australia’s demographic future demands a rethink
~ Mainul Haque

https://t.co/UutniYoijV

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

With warnings of an AI-fuelled apocalypse growing louder, Independent Australia went straight to the source and asked ChatGPT whether we should start panicking.

IA interviews AI: Doomsday, oligarchs and extinction

https://t.co/g7MPaFjoho

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

As Australia joins the voices calling for sanity on AI & the Ku Klux Klan find One Nation’s rise “heartening”, we examine what such developments mean for democracy.
Oligarchs, AI and fascism: The perfect storm against democracy https://t.co/n8tgrYdcEy via @IndependentAus @vmp9

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

With warnings of an AI-fuelled apocalypse growing louder, Independent Australia went straight to the source and asked ChatGPT whether we should start panicking.

IA interviews AI: Doomsday, oligarchs and extinction

https://t.co/g7MPaFjoho

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

'This fallback needs to be rolled out across the entire nation to ensure our critical services & systems are prepared for a potential future high-impact AI event'

Australian AI apocalypse could be averted with analogue practice drills ~ Ben Goodsell
https://t.co/KLnFsFOCMM

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates to 4.6%, but higher rates cannot fix oil-driven inflation and risk deepening an economic downturn.

RBA rate rise risks turning oil shock into recession
~ David Higginbottom

https://t.co/Xf1YdGyCcG

[IndependentAustralia @independentaus]

'Her report's first recommendation is that misogyny and anti-feminism be recognised as a form of violent extremism in Australia's counter-extremism framework.'

Organised misogyny radicalisation becoming national security issue ~ Wayne Hawkins

https://t.co/fgJbtzYr1a