Year: 2026

Continued from Part 1 In 2017, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, a book edited by Dr Bandy X. Lee, presented the assessments of 27 psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals, argued that Trump’s […]

Part Two: Who Else is Picking up the Tab? In Part One of The Receipt, a bloke in a Collingwood jumper stood at the Ararat servo staring at a $255 diesel bill and uttered one […]

Many social media articles lately push a familiar argument: as defence spending rises, government services fall behind. The more we allocate to the military, the more strain we place on the systems people rely on […]

Trust-Fall – The Crisis of Representation, Dissent and State Legitimacy. By Nick Chugg   Abstract This article develops a political sociology critique of contemporary Australian claims that increased protections for politicians are justified by a […]

At the Ararat servo last Tuesday, a bloke in a Collingwood jumper ahead of me in the queue stares at the bowser as if it had just insulted Jock McHale. Two hundred and fifty-five dollars […]

This article asks: Do the President’s recent conduct and statements indicate mental instability that affects his job performance? By examining his actions, considering mental health expert assessments, and consistent behaviours, the article argues these factors […]

By Denis Hay   Description Australia defence spending priorities reveal trade-offs between military budgets and essential public services. Introduction Australia defence spending priorities are increasingly raising concerns about whether public money is being directed toward national […]

Step One: Adopt Our Values There’s a particular kind of sentence in Australian politics that sounds firm, sensible, and reassuring – right up until you ask the most basic follow-up question. Angus Taylor’s announcement that […]

By Maria Millers   Nobody wins a war Two thousand twenty four, I hear the drums of war Echo in the blackened skies with no sign of compromise Children watch their cities burn, when will […]

Lisa Goodwin’s twins are autistic. She applied three times before they were accepted onto the NDIS, then spent years fighting funding cuts through appeals, each round requiring her to prove, again, that her children were […]

The Earth is in a fine mess, but human beings sealed in laboratories full of energy and vigour, attached to screens, and running tests about conditions in space, have another reason to cheer. Between April […]