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Political witch hunts and blacklists: The new era of McCarthyism
					
			
																				
			Shannon Brincat		
				
																						
			21/09/2025		
				
		
		
			A modern-day political inquisition is unfolding in ‘digital town squares’ across the United States. The slain far-right activist Charlie Kirk ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Blainey’s ‘quiet classic’ on war and peace
					
			
																				
			Paul Monk		
				
																						
			17/09/2025		
				
		
		
			Geoffrey Blainey is 95 – a venerable age. He remains lucid and productive even so – rather like David Attenborough, ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						MBJ’s view
					
			
																				
			Matt Bissett-Johnson		
				
																						
			14/09/2025		
				
		
		
			See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson. Published 14 September 2025.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						We risk a deluge of AI-written ‘science’ pushing corporate interests
					
			
																				
			David Comerford		
				
																						
			12/09/2025		
				
		
		
			Back in the 2000s, the American pharmaceutical firm Wyeth was sued by thousands of women who had developed breast cancer after taking ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The price paid for usury
					
			
																				
			David James		
				
																						
			09/09/2025		
				
		
		
			In major civilisations, bans on usury have been one of the most universal of principles. Aristotle argued against making money ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						AI slop: An unwelcome form of online content
					
			
																				
			Adam Nemeroff		
				
																						
			03/09/2025		
				
		
		
			You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like a cross between photographs and computer-generated graphics. Some ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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