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WikiLeaks. Bullet trains. Marijuana. Aboriginal sovereignty. Who said this is a two-party system? Freelance writer David Donaldson takes a look at some of the smaller parties vying for your vote.

Don’t be fooled, we live in a total surveillance age. The US government is definitely spying on its citizens. And Bradley Manning is probably going to jail for the rest of his life.

The response to Alex Gibney’s new WikiLeaks documentary may say more about the current state of the organisation than anything in his film. Luke Buckmaster talks to the Oscar-winning director.

The Obama administration is engaged in a war on investigative journalism, backed by national security laws. The internet may free up information, but it also aids government surveillance.

The Obama administration’s campaign against the press has extended to criminalising attempts to accurately cover the cybersecurity industry.

Labor’s primary vote is starting to recover, but the PM’s personal ratings are not. However, voters aren’t enthused with Malcolm Turnbull’s broadband proposal.

The cables are an awkward footnote to the now surprising closeness of relations between Timor-Leste and Indonesia.

The latest cache of cables from WikiLeaks is a window on a turbulent time in Australian domestic and foreign policy. Writer and historian Luke Miller reports on the missives from the US and Australia.

Bradley Manning has pleaded guilty to the illegal possession and communication of government documents, and he is facing a sentence of 20 years. New revelations paint a sadder picture.

The US soldier charged with leaking classified information to WikiLeaks has been caught up in vindictive pretrial punishment, writes freelancer Stella Gray. Now he finally faces trial.

Former Julian Assange supporter Jemima Kahn has written a piece accusing WikiLeaks of the same misinformation as those it sought to expose. It’s a sign of a renewed open-season on Assange in London.

Robert McClelland’s time as attorney-general were lost years representing how Labor has been co-opted by the security establishment. Farewell.

Who’s shutting down Sweden’s transparency sites? … what your electricity bill should really say … Qld floods campaign gutted of funding …

Assuming Julian Assange can overcome the difficulties involved in registering a party and nominating as a Senate candidate, he could significantly affect the next parliament.

The Australian government was warned about embarrassing cables before WikiLeaks published them, according to an updated book on Julian Assange by ABC journalist Andrew Fowler.

Julian Assange has threatened legal action against Julia Gillard for her 2010 claims that WikiLeaks is “illegal”. But experts say any case is highly unlikely to succeed.