Year: 2026

Some recent studies of adolescent health found that depression and anxiety are becoming more common in teenagers. It’s attributed to personal factors like suffering loneliness and bullying. And I certainly don’t doubt the importance of […]

From our archives, April 21, 2017: Drafting a straightforward list of Australian values didn’t take much effort on my part back in 2017. It was a stark contrast to the reactions of Malcolm Turnbull and […]

Making policy headway towards a Social Democratic society is always challenging in Australia despite the Labor’s landslide election victory in May 2025. The Albanese Government must adjust to a political world dominated by the power […]

The End Stage of an Ideology Thirty years ago, politicians of both major parties promised that deregulation, privatisation and the “magic of the market” would make Australia prosperous, efficient and secure. They sold off public […]

Louts pressing false claims, faux principled types seeking to score successes against clearly useless targets. Jules Hurst, in trying to discharge the duties of the comptroller, had some news for members of the House Armed […]

The missing nine per cent: Will Farrer voters choose fresh local representation or more of the same? By Jack Arnold In the 2025 federal election for the seat of Farrer, 10,234 informal votes were cast – […]

By Dr Dan Steinbock   Lebanon accuses Israel of committing ecocide in country since 2023. It is an extension of Israel’s destruction of Gaza – and its obliteration doctrine. Israeli military aggression has “reshaped both […]

Indigenous Business Australia Media Release For the first time since Federation, Australia will be measuring the Indigenous-led Economy. Today Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) is officially launching the Office of the Indigenous Economy (OTIE) to monitor […]

By Jack Arnold   The NSW and federal electorates represented by the Nationals for too long and now federally One Nation until the next elections, have missed out on essential government infrastructure spending for the duration […]

There are moments in public life when satire simply gives up, packs a small bag, and leaves town without a forwarding address. This may be one of them. In a recent reflection on his own […]

A response to Bernard Keane, Crikey, with a nod to Martin Amis There is a particular kind of political insanity that masquerades, with remarkable persistence, as strategic vision. It wears a Grammar Old Boys tie. […]

By Jack Arnold In the lead-up to the Farrer by-election on 9 May 2026, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party has announced substantial private donations totaling at least $2 million. The announcement, made via social media during […]

He can hardly be blamed for being given the brief by his Prime Minister. King Charles III is in the United States on a repair job, playing diplomatic handyman and mender for Sir Keir Starmer […]