Dover and Portsmouth showed us a new kind of far right – and the authorities were caught out | Joe Mulhall
This is a new and dangerous development: a network of vigilantes who have mobilised as politicians and police have failed to act Sadly, we’ve become used to far-right protests in…
Why does the hard right have such a high tolerance for domestic abusers in their midst?
The ‘stop the boats’ narrative is increasingly presented as if it stems from a concern for women’s safety. This is just the laundering of thuggery It was a busy weekend…
Teaching about respectful relationships in schools? How dare women! | First Dog on the Moon
Matt Canavan reckons feminism and woke genderism push young men toward the manosphere Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs…
Lindsay Clancy was failed by our warped understanding of motherhood | Moira Donegan
Clancy’s case became a referendum on mothers, healthcare, and the status of women Most family annihilators are men. It’s a grim fact that such incidents are common enough to have…
The AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right | Cas Mudde
This party is among the most extreme in Europe. To protect our democracies, liberal parties must urgently change their tactics The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) narrowly failed to secure…
How much control should we have over the algorithm? – podcast
As the federal government prepares to introduce digital duty of care laws, social media users could soon be given the option to turn off their recommendation algorithms entirely. But with…
A job that changed me: I went off the rails in school and worked nights at a blast furnace. It was like gazing into the fiery pit of hell
It finally dawned on me that perhaps the teachers were not just getting in the way of my good times, they were actually on my side I arrived in Australia…
Cravings ‘like heroin withdrawal’: what happens when weight-loss drugs don’t work?
GLP-1 medications have been a gamechanger in the fight against obesity. But for a minority of patients, their impact is negligible. Why? When Mercedes was told by her doctor that…
‘We’ve got grand final tickets’: Belief builds in Auckland amid Warriors NRL fever | James Borrowdale
Despite just missing out on the minor premiership, fans are daring to dream as the Wahs emerge as the most-loved rugby team in the city From the concourse above Go…
Why is the far-right AfD’s state victory significant and what might happen next in German politics?
Aftershocks of party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt will ripple across Germany, with two more state elections this month Germany is reeling from the biggest far-right victory in a state election since…