Year: 2026

The placards rise in neat, Instagrammable formation outside the buttery yellow sandstone of Sydney Town Hall in summer sun. A sea of cardboard rectangles held aloft, their edges crisp and unbent. Some are neon-bright; electric […]

By Walt Zlowtow President Trump recapped his sixth meeting this year with his real boss, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, by stating it will be “very traumatic” for Iran if a nuclear deal isn’t reached […]

The eulogies are starting to wear thin. The lamented passing of the rules and law-based order only makes sense to those who believed that such rules and laws existed in the first place. How easy […]

A story about domestic violence The conference buzzed around me, the scent of coffee a constant background presence. But all I could see were the bruises – a stark testament to the story being told. […]

Publisher’s Note: The following document was discovered among the ruins of the Library of Elara, buried beneath volcanic ash for approximately 10,000 years. Linguists believe it to be a transcript of conversations between the Creator […]

By Denis Hay   Description An evidence-based analysis of Australia’s economics of war, opportunity costs, and how public money choices shape national security and social stability. Introduction Australia’s defence spending is rising at a time […]

Nine months. That’s how long Australia’s first female Liberal leader lasted before the boys’ club sharpened their knives. Sussan Ley never stood a chance and that was always the point. The Liberal Party, Australia’s rapidly […]

Have you ever walked through a forest and wondered at the feeling, the sense of freedom, quiet contemplativeness, perhaps barefoot, feeling the earth beneath your feet and your mind relaxes, listening to the sounds of […]

Media Release The Australian Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla released the names of the first wave of Australians, including several First Nations participants, a feminist author, climate justice activists and an anti-zionist Jewish activist, […]

By Alasdair Black   What this whole Epstein horror story shows, is that sexual abuse is about power, venal privileged self satisfaction, carnal gratification and exploitation, where human lives are commodities to be traded, used […]