Month: March 2026

The allies of the United States have gone native, feral even, in the jungle of international relations planted by President Donald J. Trump. While we keep hearing about how awful Russia’s war against Ukraine is, […]

By Denis Hay Description: How Australia-US military alliance risk may increase strategic exposure in an unstable global security environment. Introduction – A Warning from Recent Escalation Australia-US military alliance risk is no longer an abstract […]

By Dr Dan Steinbock The US/Israel strike against Iran aims at regime change in Tehran, control its energy resources and restructure the Middle East. But it will amplify risks, disrupt energy markets and could severely […]

According to Donald Trump, the United States is respected around the world again. This is terrific news. It must be. It was announced very confidently. One imagines world leaders waking each morning, stretching, and whispering […]

Three American soldiers are dead. At least 555 Iranian civilians have been killed across twenty-four provinces, with the toll still rising. One hundred and sixty-five girls, at least, are crushed to death in a missile […]

By Peter Brown On the morning of Saturday, February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury – a sweeping, coordinated assault on Iran targeting nuclear facilities, missile infrastructure, naval assets, and […]

Introduction: The Yogurt Aisle It was a Sunday morning at Boronia Square. Susan and I were buying milk and yogurt. Nothing remarkable – just ordinary life, the kind millions of Australians live every week. A […]

February 28, 2026. Another attack, another breach of the United Nations Charter. A gross violation of international law. As usual, a violation celebrated as ethical, necessary, and high-minded in principle by the powerful who dictate […]

Trump was told exactly what would happen if he attacked Iran. The warnings were public, repeated and precise. He listened to Netanyahu, to MBS, and to the voice in his own head that craves spectacle […]

By Dr Dan Steinbock In 2026, Chinese import growth will continue to expand, deepen and diversify, despite the US-led tariff wars. When I began to spend more time in China in the early 2000s, the […]

148 girls died in Minab. The school had been separated from the nearby military base for a decade. International law exists for precisely this moment. So why is no one reaching for it? Sara Shariatmadar […]

Sustainability, Safety, and the Real Cost of Ageing at Home Australia’s aged-care reforms aim to deliver fairness, consistency and sustainability. The introduction of the Support at Home program and the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) represents […]

Many in the United States would scarcely identify the difference between Iran and Iraq, both countries based on ancient civilisations so chronologically distant as to be fiction. If not Marvel, it’s not marvellous. But another […]

Craig Hill Media Release Why we started petitions to stop the Trump Tower on the Gold Coast We didn’t set out to run one of the biggest grassroots campaigns the Gold Coast has seen in […]

By Denis Hay Description Mainstream media in Australia increasingly fail citizens. Learn why this happens and how independent journalism can be strengthened. Introduction Trust in mainstream media in Australia has steadily declined. Many Australians sense […]