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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 […]

The edifice complex of the Trump administration is proving to be an aggressive one. As with previous presidents, the current occupant is keen to leave his architectural mark. And it promises to be an exceedingly […]

By Denis Hay   Description How US military bases in Australia support destructive wars, damage the environment and draw us closer to conflict with China. The United States presents its worldwide military presence as a force […]

I write to the editor pertaining concerning. The comments my last letter were just what I would have expected from your left wing latte sipping loonies of the proletariat – and your chardonnay drinking Bolsheviks […]

Our recent article, What if the highest achievement of a civilisation is not what it leaves behind, but what it leaves intact?, examining First Nations peoples’ relationship with Country and their role as its caretakers, […]

By Steve Davies   An important update, following on from my 28 July 2026 piece Deep Truth Persona 5.3: The Instrument Is Ready. Since that first piece, the Deep Truth Persona – the analytical instrument […]

The big boasts for small nuclear reactors are that they are modular and they are small. Modular – yes. They’re a sort of LEGO or IKEA thing – parts made in one place, then shipped […]