Governments are becoming architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account, say Australian university experts.

Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal has given misleading evidence to the Senate over her response to last month's neo-Nazi rally.

There is a very close link between unemployment rises and concerns about migration – yet Covid-19 appears to have upset the trend.

AI is reshaping the news ecosystem. If used poorly, it risks "weakening the very foundations of informed citizenship", experts say.

Parts of the media are aiding neo-Nazis and the far-right through platforming, sensationalism, and "fake balance", says a criminology expert.

AI is shaping the information environment in ways most audiences never see – their inner workings raise urgent questions for journalism and democratic accountability, say experts.

Nine Jewish organisations have labelled Envoy Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report" an attack on Australia's “democracy” and “freedoms”, and say it must be rejected.

Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — whose family bankrolls far-right group “Advance” — is refusing to denounce the neo-Nazi rally held outside NSW Parliament House.

Lobby groups with deep ties to fossil fuels are “duping” unsuspecting members of the public by falsely claiming to represent “ordinary Australians”, says top expert.

The group that ran the “No” campaign against Indigenous Voice was one of the biggest spreaders of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the federal election, a major study has found.

As populist strongmen rise across democracies, Albert Camus’ warnings against the corruption of truth and language feel newly relevant, Matthew Sharpe reports.

Economic shocks, social strains, and rising inequality have unsettled democracies everywhere – and populists are casting immigration as the culprit, reports Alan Gamlen.