Month: September 2026

By Denis Hay    The uncomfortable question Australia should ask Australia describes itself as a democracy in which every citizen has an equal vote. But does every citizen have an equal political voice? Consider two situations. […]

 There is much in the nature of a map. The very drawing of a line signifies an assertion, an acceptance, or even a repudiation of power. Borders are delineated for reasons of interest and understanding. […]

Monash University Media Release  Monash University experts comment on prime minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement of new legislation to give Australians greater control over social media algorithms, and how this would protect against misogynistic content, the […]

 Dedicated to the Australian people – whose sovereignty has been traded for a promise of protection that was never real. Abstract This article examines the expanding US military presence in Australia under the Force Posture […]

By Chen Ziqi Artificial intelligence is advancing at a breathtaking pace. Countries and companies are racing to build more powerful models and push the boundaries of what machines can do. But for much of the […]

Dr. Steinbock’s TRT World Interview Recently, TRT World released the analysis of Murat Sofuoglu on “Why did Xi choose to visit Egypt amid the US-Iran tensions?” Dr Steinbock was one of the interviewees. Here are […]

Penguin had learned that cafés were dangerous places. This was not because of the coffee. Usually. The difficulty was Café Mathematics, a specialised, high-precision branch of Bistro Mathematics concerned with what happened when coffee, probability […]

Hardly a day goes by on social media without somebody demanding that the Governor-General sack Anthony Albanese. Apparently, such a sacking has been done before. And therefore, according to the sophisticated constitutional analysis currently circulating […]

The latest data on housing prices illustrates the growing social divide in our complex neoliberal economy with its close ties to US investment hubs. Home entertainment through the corporate streaming services is an important safety […]

 I’m Let’s be done with the pretence of decency and soggy references to just resolution in the face of extreme circumstances. Be done with the hilarious stage acts of referring to legal doctrines that either […]

 Australians were less engaged in their communities, lonelier, unhappier and less satisfied with life, even before the present turmoil. But there is cause for hope, writes Dr James O’Donnell… Look around the world and you […]

A few years ago I read Don Watson’s biography of Paul Keating, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait of Paul Keating PM. Watson worked as Keating’s senior speechwriter from 1992 to 1996. In this […]