Year: 2026

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has criticised the Albanese government for what he describes as Australia’s “shameful” failure to support the United States and Israel as they strike Iran. In Abbott’s telling, Australia has abandoned […]

I. The Fire The world is burning. Not metaphorically. Not in the cautious language of diplomats and evening news anchors. Actually burning. From the Strait of Hormuz to the suburbs of Tehran, from the beaches […]

PART TWO OF THREE Trump demands unconditional surrender from a nation of 90 million. Iran elects a hardline new Supreme Leader and rules out any ceasefire. The MAGA coalition fractures. What began as targeted strikes […]

On Labour Day 2026, a Nobel Prize, a Doughnut, and a kitchen table show us how ordinary Australians reclaim what has been taken – and why Labour Day is not a holiday. It’s a template. […]

To expand a stockpile of both the useless and the mindlessly murderous in a military sense would seem to be a wasteful exercise best contemplated in the psychiatric ward. But such a ward is increasingly […]

By Denis Hay   Description AI warfare regulation is urgently needed. Discover how autonomous weapons and defence AI contracts are reshaping global security. Introduction – The Hidden AI Arms Race Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming modern […]

PART ONE OF THREE Operation Epic Fury is not just a war on Iran. It is a war inside the administration that launched it – fought across three continents before the first bomb fell on […]

By James Moore “There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes.” (Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls). I had just walked out the […]

By Jenny Hocking The arrest of ex-Prince Andrew over alleged misconduct is not an isolated scandal but the product of a system that shields the royal family from scrutiny. Without transparency and accountability, privilege can […]

This is a topic that cuts to the heart of where Australia finds itself in early 2026. Based on the current political landscape, here is an opinion piece on the two dominant forces shaping our […]

The Psychopathocracy: How Congress Surrendered, Corporations Took Control, and the United States Became an Authoritarian State Introduction: The End of a Republic On the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, the constitutional experiment has come to […]

War Powers Reform Media Release Today marks three years since a widely criticised media series predicted Australia would be at war with China within three years. The Red Alert series was published by the Sydney […]

By Denis Hay   Description How the impact of neoliberalism on Australia is increasing inequality, economic stress and social anxiety while pushing society toward the US model. Introduction – A Warning from the United States For […]

From bombed oil fields to your grocery data to a cringe-worthy singing MP in Canberra – the single logic behind our most alarming news stories, and why seeing it clearly is the first act of […]