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Monash University Media Release Monash University experts discuss the planned rallies across major Australian cities tomorrow (Thursday 13 August), as high school and university students walk out of classrooms to protest the rise of Pauline […]

By Nick Chugg Why Albanese’s ‘Deadliest Ever’ Bondi Claim Does Not Survive Australia’s Frontier History When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke about the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, he made an unequivocal historical claim. It was, he […]

That grand old thing is getting on a bit. Still significant and still functioning wearily, the United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951 has suffered abuse, subversion and neglect from state parties. At times, it is […]

Four myths about Aboriginal Australia that refuse to die A few facts about Aboriginal Australia that seem to have escaped the comment section. My recent article about Aboriginal land management attracted more than 2,100 comments […]

By Steve Davies   Despite my concerted efforts, there has been no substantive engagement on the part of the Australian Public Service with the work I have been doing on AI and moral disengagement. On […]

University of Auckland Media Release Understanding how Big Tech became so powerful starts with understanding corporations themselves, says Professor Susan Watson in a new paper. When it comes to the unchecked growth and dominance of […]

By Walt Zlotow   America is famous for declaring its foes capitulate to unconditional surrender. It was first uttered in 1862 by Ulysses S. Grant who demanded the “unconditional and immediate surrender” of Confederate forces at […]

If we attempt to compare Aboriginal land use with those of the early settlers, we should broaden the meaning of ‘land use’. We should move away from the narrow European notion of agriculture and horticulture, […]

Mutual commitments to improved Trans-Tasman strategic and economic outcomes over-ride differences in political affiliations between the governments of Australia and NZ. The NZ Nationals campaigned on a populist cost-of-living and law-and-order agenda with an optimistic […]

By Denis Hay Description Is Australia a neo-feudal society? Is inherited housing wealth dividing Australia into property-owning families and permanent renters? The evidence demands action. For generations, Australians were told that hard work, education and […]

What explains the influence of figures like Alan Jones in shaping public opinion and political debate in Australia? His career reflects the ongoing debate about the role and responsibility of media personalities who wield significant […]

By James Moore   “The silence and the heat breed a fierce kind of joy.” (Edward Abbey). There is a moment I have spent more than fifty years trying to describe and I have never gotten […]

From the Editor Some articles are worth bringing back from the archives because they belong to their time. Others are worth bringing back because, rather uncomfortably, they don’t. This piece was originally published on The […]

A Comprehensive Examination of Australia’s Nuclear Submarine Gamble A Research Paper dedicated to: The Australian people – who were never asked, never consulted, and who will bear the cost of a decision made in the […]

By Peter Brown  There is something rather curious about Pauline Hanson’s European trip. Not the fact that she went to Europe. All politicians travel at some time. Nor is there anything inherently improper about a political […]