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Migrants Are Not to Blame for Soaring House Prices

Migrants Are Not to Blame for Soaring House Prices

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
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Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community Centre

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Ballarat Council Silences Dissent

Ballarat Council Silences Dissent

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
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The Expediting Authoritarianism of Trump’s USA Has Taken Root in Australia

The Expediting Authoritarianism of Trump’s USA Has Taken Root in Australia

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Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community Centre

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
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Ballarat Council Silences Dissent

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
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Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
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The Age: ‘Culture of bullying’: ‘Strapping’ scandal school banned from taking new boarders

on November 1, 2025March 1, 2026
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I Hate Ballarat Nazis

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Has Ballarat lost the shopping bug?

on September 26, 2025September 26, 2025
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Where’s Catherine King?

on September 3, 2025September 3, 2025
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Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community Centre

Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community Centre

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat Council Silences Dissent

Ballarat Council Silences Dissent

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
The Age: ‘Culture of bullying’: ‘Strapping’ scandal school banned from taking new boarders

The Age: ‘Culture of bullying’: ‘Strapping’ scandal school banned from taking new boarders

on November 1, 2025March 1, 2026
I Hate Ballarat Nazis

I Hate Ballarat Nazis

on October 20, 2025March 1, 2026
Has Ballarat lost the shopping bug?

Has Ballarat lost the shopping bug?

on September 26, 2025September 26, 2025
Where’s Catherine King?

Where’s Catherine King?

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My landed aristocracy milkshake brings all the browntongues and technocrats to the yard

My landed aristocracy milkshake brings all the browntongues and technocrats to the yard

on August 27, 2025August 28, 2025
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Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average
Grim toll as Ballarat's suicide figures are laid bare New figures have revealed the suicide rate for Ballarat men is almost 30 per cent higher...
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Portrait of a Village On the Up and Up

on August 17, 2025March 1, 2026
Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community Centre
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Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community Centre

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat Council Silences Dissent
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Ballarat Council Silences Dissent

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average
Posted in Around the village

Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Posted in Around the village

Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community Centre

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community Centre
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Ballarat Council Silences Dissent

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat Council Silences Dissent
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Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average
Posted in Around the village

The Age: ‘Culture of bullying’: ‘Strapping’ scandal school banned from taking new boarders

on November 1, 2025March 1, 2026
The Age: ‘Culture of bullying’: ‘Strapping’ scandal school banned from taking new boarders
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I Hate Ballarat Nazis

on October 20, 2025March 1, 2026
I Hate Ballarat Nazis
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Has Ballarat lost the shopping bug?

on September 26, 2025September 26, 2025
Has Ballarat lost the shopping bug?

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Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average
Posted in Around the village

Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Grim toll as Ballarat's suicide figures are laid bare New figures have revealed the suicide rate for Ballarat men is almost 30 per cent higher...
Portrait of a Village On the Up and Up
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Portrait of a Village On the Up and Up

on August 17, 2025March 1, 2026
All those new shopping temples springing up around the village and soaring rents really seem to be doing a number on small business. On one...
Fed Uni fails neurodiverse students and bleeds enrolments like a stuck pig
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Fed Uni fails neurodiverse students and bleeds enrolments like a stuck pig

on July 18, 2025March 9, 2026
Here are the numbers for registrations with the Disability Liason Access Unit for support under 'reasonable adjustments' legistation by year; estimates based on ABS statistics...
Open letter to the Ballarat Village Council
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Open letter to the Ballarat Village Council

on June 24, 2025March 1, 2026
Dear Ballarat City Council,The Battler has been reading with increasing concern about the conduct and apparent mentality of Cr Ted Lapkin. This in particular is...
Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average
Posted in Around the village

Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Portrait of a Village On the Up and Up
Posted in Around the village

Portrait of a Village On the Up and Up

on August 17, 2025March 1, 2026
Fed Uni fails neurodiverse students and bleeds enrolments like a stuck pig
Posted in Around the village

Fed Uni fails neurodiverse students and bleeds enrolments like a stuck pig

on July 18, 2025March 9, 2026
Open letter to the Ballarat Village Council
Posted in Around the village

Open letter to the Ballarat Village Council

on June 24, 2025March 1, 2026

News

The Expediting Authoritarianism of Trump’s USA Has Taken Root in Australia
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The Expediting Authoritarianism of Trump’s USA Has Taken Root in Australia

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average
Posted in Around the village

Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
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Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined

on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Australia as Zionist-Occupied Territory
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Australia as Zionist-Occupied Territory

on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Fossil Capital Built the Global Disinformation Machinery of the Atlas Network
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Fossil Capital Built the Global Disinformation Machinery of the Atlas Network

on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
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The Expediting Authoritarianism of Trump’s USA Has Taken Root in Australia

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
The Expediting Authoritarianism of Trump’s USA Has Taken Root in Australia
Posted in Around the village

Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Ballarat’s male suicide rate is 30 per cent above the state average
Posted in News

Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined

on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Posted in News

Australia as Zionist-Occupied Territory

on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Australia as Zionist-Occupied Territory
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Fossil Capital Built the Global Disinformation Machinery of the Atlas Network

on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Fossil Capital Built the Global Disinformation Machinery of the Atlas Network
Posted in News

New Funding to Enable Centrelink Payment Cancellations Ignores Rot at the Heart of Welfare Compliance

on January 1, 2026March 1, 2026
New Funding to Enable Centrelink Payment Cancellations Ignores Rot at the Heart of Welfare Compliance

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Ballarat Graf
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Ballarat Graf

on September 26, 2025March 9, 2026
Wendouree, behind the NQR on Norman St Broken Arrow Tattoo, Shepherd St, Central Village. Behind Dan Murphies Eastwood St. Dowling St, Wendouree Howitt St Albert...

In Depth

How Much Does it Cost to Bring Down a Prime Minister? The Story of the Australian Mining Tax

How Much Does it Cost to Bring Down a Prime Minister? The Story of the Australian Mining Tax

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Shelley Marshall || The bank bailouts and austerity measures that have followed the financial crisis in most OECD countries have...
Inflation & the Cost of Living Crisis

Inflation & the Cost of Living Crisis

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
With Sober Senses || On February 3rd the Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates in response to inflation. Over the...
The Australian Labor Party: A Legacy of Betrayal, Abandonment and Neglect

The Australian Labor Party: A Legacy of Betrayal, Abandonment and Neglect

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Rule By the Rich: Western Governments are Oligarchies, Not Democracies

Rule By the Rich: Western Governments are Oligarchies, Not Democracies

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Inflation & the Cost of Living Crisis

Inflation & the Cost of Living Crisis

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
With Sober Senses || On February 3rd the Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates in response to inflation. Over the Christmas period everywhere I went...
The Australian Labor Party: A Legacy of Betrayal, Abandonment and Neglect

The Australian Labor Party: A Legacy of Betrayal, Abandonment and Neglect

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Founded in 1901 amidst the first sitting of the new Australian Federal Parliament, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) is the oldest-continuing political party in Australia....
Rule By the Rich: Western Governments are Oligarchies, Not Democracies

Rule By the Rich: Western Governments are Oligarchies, Not Democracies

on March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
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Rape Culture and Victim Blaming

Rape Culture and Victim Blaming

on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Heavy hitters in rape cultureCover: Cover: Protester outside US Congress with sign: No Phony “investigations,” just release all Epstein Files now! Inside Southern Connecticut ||...
Net Zero: The Big Con

Net Zero: The Big Con

on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Chris Lang | REDD Monitor || Big Polluters are responding to the climate crisis. But that’s not necessarily good news. As a recent report highlights,...

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