Politics
There is blood spilt on Bondi…
There are fresh bloodstains upon our history and upon the hands of those who fuel anti-semitism and racism in Australia and elsewhere. The blood spilt may prove to be solely Jewish blood but make no […]
Year: 2025
Politics
It’s all Albo’s fault… apparently
That was the message sent to me yesterday as the news broke about the terrorist attack on a Jewish gathering at Bondi. Actually, there were two messages, first “Diversity?”, the second “Blood on PM HANDS”. […]
Politics
Once vendetta becomes normal
Bondi Beach is an icon in the national imagination – sun, families, tourists, surf, the ordinary Australian promise that public space belongs to everyone. On Sunday night, that promise was violated in the most sickening […]
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Bondi demands grief, respect, fairness and empathy
A massacre demands clarity, not opportunism. Honouring the dead means resisting the rush to weaponise grief and insisting on evidence before politics raises its voice. Australia’s Bondi Beach massacre demands grief, respect, fairness and empathy […]
Politics
Why Free Education in Australia Must Return
By Denis Hay Descriptions Free education in Australia is possible now. Discover why public money must go to public schools and how monetary sovereignty makes it happen. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? […]
Politics
Grief is not a licence for hate
By Helen Reynolds Australia is grieving. The mass killing at Bondi has shaken Sydney and stunned the nation. In the immediate aftermath, there should have been space for mourning, solidarity, and quiet reflection. Instead, […]
Health
The news won’t say her name. That’s exactly the problem
You already know this sentence. You’ve heard it on the radio, seen it scroll past on TV, skimmed it in your news app on the tram, “A woman has been found dead in her home. […]
Your Say
The Concession Stand at the Cliff’s Edge: The End of Governance
They are not building a civilisation. They are running a concession stand at the edge of a cliff, arguing over the price of peanuts while the ground crumbles beneath them. This is not a metaphor. […]
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The Wells affair: distraction as political business model
A ritual of outrage Every few years Australian politics performs the same ritual. The cameras swing. The spreadsheets surface. A minister’s travel claims appear on breakfast television while presenters adopt the tone usually reserved for […]
Politics
A Cosmic Hammer?
By James Moore I sat at the foot of the bed and listened. We were in an artist’s loft in Manhattan and the woman lying there was crying, shivering in great fear. She was being […]
Politics
The “right to die”
By Walt Zlotow ‘Right to Die’ signing reminds me once again why I’m a proud Illinoisan. It took a while but I knew Gov. JB Pritzker would sign legislation allowing doctors to help terminally ill […]
Health
Longevity, Dementia, and the Hidden Cost to Carers
Every few weeks, a man I’ll call “Mark” gets in his car in the dark and points it up the highway. Three hours later he walks into the secure dementia unit. His mother is in […]
Health
RoboCare, Call Centres and the Support at Home Maze: Why the System is Generating its Own Crisis
By A Concerned Reader Australia’s Support at Home reform was sold as a modernisation: streamlined access, consistent assessments, reduced confusion and faster care. Instead, only weeks into implementation, the system is generating avoidable reviews, […]
Politics
The Shadow Cabinet: How Encrypted Lobbying and the Erosion of Record-Keeping Are Undermining Australian Democracy
This article examines a developing crisis in Australian public integrity: the systematic use of encrypted and unminuted communications between lobbyists and the highest levels of government to evade transparency laws. Drawing on recent investigative reporting […]
Health
AUKUS Caucus
How the AUKUS Caucus built a cargo cult and called it strategy. There’s a certain kind of Australian politician who never quite grew out of childhood. You know the type: Richard Marles, Tony Abbott, Christopher […]