Politics
The Moon That Never Rose
By James Moore “America’s greatest promise is that something is going to happen, and after awhile you get tired of waiting because nothing happens to people except that they grow old and nothing happens to […]
Year: 2026
Politics
The new nuclear weapons are so much better and cheaper – they’re the enemy’s nuclear sites!
Yes, ain’t it grand! We, the God-fearing, God-loving, West and Israel don’t really need any longer to put our $billions of tax-payer money into those horribly expensive nuclear missiles, bombs, submarines. Good old new technology […]
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The Holy War on the Holy See
A NOTE ON CLARKE AND DAWE John Clarke and Bryan Dawe were, for thirty years, the sharpest double act in Australian public life. Every Thursday night on the ABC, Clarke played the politician, the bureaucrat, […]
Politics
Confused Closures and Opaque Openings: Continuing Dramas in the Hormuz Strait
Reading messages from President Donald J. Trump is an exercise in taunting masochism. It is one inflicted on commentators and the press corps the world over, and they are not better for it. The latest […]
Politics
Iran aside, don’t ignore Trump’s war crimes in the Caribbean, Venezuela and Somalia
By Walt Zlotow As Trump was cooling his massive, murderous bombing of Iran, he was ramping up his murderous bombing of small civilian boats in the Caribbean. In the last 5 days he obliterated 5 […]
Politics
The Merchants of Death in Our Midst
How Palantir Profits from Genocide – and Why Australia Must Walk Away Dedicated to my wife, who knows evil by the way it behaves. I. The Company That Kills Enemies Alex Karp, the CEO of […]
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Two men found dead on the Moon
I’ve recently started watching For All Mankind, the alternate-history series where the Soviets reach the Moon first and the space race never ends. It’s gripping stuff – but it also sent me back to the […]
Politics
Caps Off: How Mark Hammond’s Appointment Completes Labor’s Capture by Uncle Sam and the AUKUS Boondoggle
Look at the photo. Anthony Albanese, grinning in his USS Vermont baseball cap like a kid who just won a free submarine from the Pentagon’s lucky dip. Beside him, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, now our […]
Politics
The Normalisation of Contradiction
There are moments in politics when language is no longer used to describe reality, but to overwrite it. This week, Donald Trump declared that the United States has a “very good relationship” with Iran – […]
Politics
Beyond the screen: Beijing’s film festival becomes a citywide experience
By Chen Ziqi I’ve always loved that strange, slightly magical moment after a film ends. You step out of a cinema, the final scene still lingering in your mind. For a moment, the world […]
Your Say
Every day is important – until there are no more
On 26 February 2027, I will turn 86 – well beyond the average lifespan of an Australian male. This realisation shapes my perspective. My core message: every day matters, and openly facing mortality motivates me […]
Politics
Putting the Calamity Makers in Charge: Anthropic and Claude Mythos Preview
Be wary of a company – any company – who exerts moral muscle as they create software and digital platforms that are injurious and simultaneously lauded for curing that injury. Be especially wary of Anthropic. […]
Environment
Pacific nations launch landmark declaration for a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific, calling for a Fossil Fuel Treaty and urgent phase-out
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Media Release 17 April 2026, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Amidst a deepening fossil fuel-driven energy crisis that has triggered the declaration of a state of emergency in multiple Pacific nations, Ministers […]
Politics
Richard “Deadwood” Marles: A Liberal Wearing a Red Rosette
A profile of Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, and Geelong’s enduring gift to Australian satirists Meet Richard Donald Marles. Deputy Prime Minister. Minister for Defence. Member for Corio. Product of the Victorian Labor […]
Politics
The Apocalypse Salesman: How Richard Marles Sold Australia’s Future to the Permanent War Economy
Dedicated to my wife, who sees a future and is not buying the tickets. The Great Distraction On April 16, 2026, Defence Minister Richard Marles stood before the National Press Club and announced the biggest […]