Month: February 2026

By Denis Hay   Description Advertising is everywhere in Australia. This article explains how constant exposure shapes behaviour and democracy, and what citizens can do to push back. Introduction – Living Inside Advertising From breakfast […]

Abstract The 1975 constitutional crisis was precipitated by a failure to guarantee Supply – the financial lifeblood of the state. The crisis precipitated by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s invitation to Israeli President Isaac Herzog is […]

By Alicia Lucas Company use of data and “blackbox” algorithms in day to day management Uber appears to use the data it collects to micromanage drivers, to monitor and advertise to passengers and increasingly to […]

Almost daily, social media produces one of its more durable fantasy genres: “If Donald Trump ran in Australia, he’d win in a landslide.”   Many are followed with pleas that Australians are desperate for a […]

Things are getting rather ropey on the invitation of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit Australia on February 8. It came amidst the anguish following the Bondi Beach attacks of December 14, 2025 on attendees […]

Following an overly generous rate cut in August 2025, the RBA Board made a unanimous decision to move from On Hold Status to the first-interest rate hike since the post-COVID recovery under the Morrison Government. […]

A Critical Analysis Abstract: This article argues that the fusion of state power with the unchecked epistemic authority of clinical psychiatry creates a pathological form of governance capable of reframing atrocity as treatment and dissent […]

As we stumble through the economic wreckage of 2026, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s addiction to interest rate hikes lays bare a basic misdiagnosis of our national crisis. The RBA’s logic is a fossil of […]

I had in mind to look at Australia’s dangerous writers, in no particular hurry. But that’s changed. You see, the Australian Prime Minister, in his wisdom, decided to invite Isaac Herzog, the President of our […]

By Denis Hay Description Why corporate donors influence politics in Australia, shaping major political decisions through donations, access, and policy capture. Introduction If you have ever wondered why governments ignore public opinion on housing, healthcare, […]

By Dr Dan Steinbock (Manila) In the Philippine flood-control corruption scandal, the multibillion-dollar net losses are huge. But without adequate resolution, international pressures could multiply the damage. In fall 2025, a major government corruption scandal […]

Tehran, June 13, 2025, 4:17 a.m. The first explosions light up the sky over Natanz. Israeli F-35s, invisible to radar, drop JDAMs on Iran’s largest uranium enrichment plant. Within minutes, no fewer than five car […]