Health
Person-making
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is where Australia quietly makes, or unmakes, its future. It happens in rooms that smell of sunscreen and toast, and in the small early moments when a child learns […]
Month: April 2026
Politics
When “exterminate the world” isn’t a headline
A sitting president speaks of world extermination – and the world barely looks up. There was a time – not so long ago – when a statement from a sitting president that another nation wants […]
Environment
Sweet lifeline for wildlife after bushfires ravage their habitat
Adelaide University Media Release Adelaide University and Kangaroo Island Research Station researchers have developed a simple, low-cost way to help wildlife survive in the critical days and weeks after bushfires, by delivering artificial nectar to […]
Politics
The Netanyahu Doctrine: How one man’s war addiction is consuming Israel, Lebanon, and the World
From the ‘Villa in the Jungle’ to the ‘Greater Israel Nightmare’ Dedicated to my wife ‘S’, who keeps my notes safe and accessible and is always prepared to advise me. I. Introduction: The Doctrine of […]
Politics
Mission Impossible
A note on length: This piece is shorter than the war’s supply chain disruptions, but longer than the attention span of the man who started it. If you want the sanitised version, Fox News is […]
AIM Extra
From expo to carnival: Hainan’s consumption experiment
By Chen Ziqi This is not your ordinary expo. Here, you can try on a pair of sleek black glasses, and suddenly, you can understand nearly 90 languages in real time. You can ask for […]
Satire
Australia Must Join The Trump Blockade!
After Tony Abbott expressed a desire for to send military support for the USA in the Middle East, Jane Hume was on Sky News telling us that we have the capacity to send a warship […]
Health
The Travails of Noma: God Chefs, Brutal Kitchens and the Cult of Fine Dining
They are an easy bunch to demonise, and to a certain extent, they should be. The God Chef, the collector of Michelin stars; the veteran of the kitchen, with all the cuts, bruises and wounds […]
Politics
Hitchcock would have loved Trump’s MacGuffin to launch Iran war if it were a movie, not a real life catastrophe
By Walt Zlotow Movie buffs, especially fans of suspense director Alfred Hitchcock, know what a MacGuffin is: a plot device in the form of a simply made up desired object, or other motivator that the […]
Politics
Iran: US adopts Israel’s Gaza/Beirut Obliteration Doctrine
By Dr Dan Steinbock Since fall 2023, Israel has implemented its Obliteration Doctrine in Gaza and now in Lebanon. The United States has adopted it in Iran. In the process, the worst mass atrocity crimes […]
Politics
Hormuz Dateline
The war now has the smell of salt, oil, and old empires trying to defy the tide. Thirty-three kilometres. That is the width of the Strait of Hormuz at its narrowest navigable point: two shipping […]
Politics
Papal authority, now featuring Donald J. Trump
The Vatican has long maintained that the selection of a new Pope is guided by the Holy Spirit, a sacred process steeped in centuries of ritual, prayer, and secrecy. This week, however, that understanding was […]
Politics
Boris weighs in
By Helen Reynolds In a stunning display of international solidarity, Boris Johnson has urged Europe to unite – if only to help Donald Trump clean up the mess he so energetically made. When Boris […]
Politics
The impact of the US/Israel-Iran crisis on Asia
By Dr Dan Steinbock With a major earthquake, a tsunami will follow and then the full damage. It’s the same with the Iran War. As transmission channels kick in, the energy crisis is morphing into […]
Politics
This Commander in Chief couldn’t even navigate a consequence
This analysis argues that Donald J. Trump’s unpredictable decision-making during crises undermines the leadership qualities of consistency and clarity, thereby influencing both American society and global stability. Consistency and clarity are vital for leaders in […]