Politics
A storm in the media teacup
By Alasdair Black A State Liberal MP in South Australia was was just jailed for defrauding the public purse. Crickets in the National Corporate news media. You can guarantee if it was a Labor […]
Month: October 2025
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The Real Costs of War are Never-Ending
This article is dedicated to my brother, my mother’s son who now lives in the spaces of the memories of my mind. For nations insulated from the immediate, physical horrors of battle, war can become […]
Politics
Should Australia develop its own AI, or are we better off surrendering our AI services to be developed by American Tech Bros?
By Dr Martha Knox Haly On 11th September 2025, it was reported that Treasurer Jim Chalmers would be meeting with OpenAI executives to discuss the potential for a data centre or cloud computing agreement. […]
Politics
Vaunted Trump Ceasefire? Faggedaboudit. Israel has a genocidal Palestinian ethnic cleaning to complete
By Walt Zlotow The tremendous support given to Trump’s second ceasefire in Israel’s genocide in Gaza ignores reality and history. How quickly the Trump high-fivers forget Israel abandoned Trump’s first ceasefire that lasted from […]
Politics
The Rudd reckoning that wasn’t
Donald Trump, fresh off a golf club victory lap, turned a press conference into a WWE smackdown segment. The target? Kevin Rudd – Australia’s silver-tongued ex-PM turned ambassador – who was called out for his […]
Politics
Could Australia’s trash become Donald Trump’s treasure? Turning our waste into critical minerals
UNSW Sydney Media Release Key facts: Australians generate around 20kg of e-waste per person every year Some of the components inside this everyday waste include critical minerals, which can be reused and recycled At the […]
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The Fragile Experiment: Democracy Between the Tyranny of the Majority and the Rule of Wealth
In the quiet of history’s library, a profound conversation echoes across centuries and continents. It is a dialogue between the cautious architects of the American republic and a brilliant Corsican soldier who sought to master […]
Politics
Trump’s public snub of Kevin Rudd leaves Albanese in an awkward spot
By Peter Brown If there was ever a moment to remind Australia how unpredictable Donald Trump can be, it came this morning in Washington. During what was meant to be a routine display of […]
Politics
The Art of the One-Sided Meeting
If you’re expecting Albo’s meeting with President Trump today in D.C. to break new ground, don’t get your hopes up. My guess? It’ll be the same script we’ve seen in every Trump-world leader sit-down, and […]
Satire
Did Dan Andrews Kill JFK?
Well, the answer is: “Of course not!” because he wasn’t even born then! However, recently I’ve noticed some theories that rely just as heavily on the need for a Time Machine in order to make […]
Politics
“I confess…”
By Walt Zlotow Trump was allegedly furious War Chief Hegseth didn’t kill all on Venezuelan boat No. 6 he sent to Davy Jones Locker Rule No.1 about being a mass murderer of hapless souls on […]
Politics
Barnaby Joyce Should Retire, Not Reinvent: Why Australia’s Bush Pantomime Needs to End
Picture Barnaby Joyce: ruddy-faced and sweat-sheened, akubra tilted at that carefully calculated angle, voice booming across the electorate like a cattle auctioneer who’s discovered amplification. Watch the performance unfold. Every rolled ‘r,’ every folded arm […]
Politics
The Great Narco Pretext: Trump Readies for Regime Change in Venezuela
Since the start of September, the Trump administration has busied itself with striking boats in international waters stemming from Venezuelan and possibly Colombian waters. Their mortal offence: allegedly carrying narcotics cargo destined for consumers in […]
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The Sleeper Awakes: how a century-old dystopia mirrors our world today
In the opening years of the 20th century, H.G. Wells penned one of his darkest dystopian novels, “When the Sleeper Awakes.” It tells the story of a man who falls into a cataleptic trance in […]
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Australia posts record-breaking flu numbers as vaccination rates stall
Royal Australian College of GPs Media Release GPs are sounding the alarm on Australia’s influenza vaccination rates, following a record flu season in which more than 410,000 lab-confirmed cases have been reported so far in […]