
Fact-checking is good journalistic practice. But it will do nothing to stop the rise of Pauline Hanson
Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the rise of One Nation.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the rise of One Nation.

For the first time, scientists have gained information from the very surface of a newborn black hole.

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Two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the flu vaccine optional in the military, an outbreak leads several branches of the military to make it mandatory again.

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A pilot study drawing on 2021 Census data found that Muslim workers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area earn significantly less than non-Muslim counterparts.

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