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.

Tony Burke postponed a major National Press Club address on immigration last week because the policy was not ready. Experts Alan Gamlen and Peter McDonald identify six things he needs to say.

A brother of former NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet thanked fugitive property developer Jean Nassif for “all the support you’re providing to the family".

Networks of sham “news” pages on social media are being used to spread vast amounts of pro-Pauline Hanson and pro-One Nation propaganda — as Hanson bans actual media.