Members of the secretive Exclusive Brethren sect were highly active at remote, Indigenous polling booths in the Northern Territory at the last federal election, an inquiry has heard.

Bogus social media “news” pages aggressively spreading Pauline Hanson propaganda are lavishing praise on her multi-billionaire bankroller Gina Rinehart.

Australians are less engaged in their communities, lonelier, unhappier and less satisfied with life – but there is cause for hope, writes Dr James O’Donnell.

Many feel governments aren’t holding up their end of the deal, corroding support for democracy, writes Mario Peucker.

To understand the surge of the far-right, look at nationalism, authoritarianism and populism — and how much they already exist in Australia, says Dr Ibolya Losoncz.

News sources are increasingly fragmented — yet the gatekeepers are more concentrated. This presents a growing problem for democracies, writes Daniel Angus.

The question is not whether migration is “good” or “bad” — it’s how it’s managed, writes Professor Alan Gamlen.

COVID, global warming, conspiracy theorists, financial collapses — and a sham social media ban. It’s no wonder young Australians are glum, writes Professor Axel Bruns.

Fights over multiculturalism and gender are hiding the core of the nation’s despair — rising economic inequality, reports Mark Kenny.

The modern fact-checking movement launched 25 years ago but is now in retreat — just as it’s needed more than ever. Ned Watt and Michelle Riedlinger report.

Cost-of-living pressures, terror attacks and widening inequality - it's little wonder Australians are angry. Yet danger lies in scapegoating, writes Alan Gamlen…

The Federal Government's News Bargaining Incentive presents an important opportunity, but one that must not be squandered, writes Claire Stuchbery.