Year: 2026

The Persian Gulf is no longer a tinderbox; it is an inferno. Just this morning, President Trump of the USA and Venezuela, as he now styles himself, has effectively issued a declaration of intent, telling […]

There are moments in public life when the mask slips so completely that no amount of spin can put it back in place. Karoline Leavitt’s decision to refer to Renee Nicole Good – a woman […]

The Trump administration’s mania about Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, is something to behold. Its untutored thuggery, its brash assertiveness, and the increasingly strident threats to either use force, bully Denmark into a sale […]

Oxfam Australia Media Release Oxfam and partners restore limited water access for 156,000 amid near-total water and sanitation infrastructure collapse. 100 days into the ceasefire announcement, in a week that has seen more severe weather […]

RMIT University Media Release Parliament has been recalled early to debate the Labor government’s new hate speech bill. An RMIT expert says questions remain about how to protect communities without limiting free speech, and explains […]

By Denis Hay   Description  Why career politicians block reform in Australia, even when voters demand change, and how incentives, not personalities, shape outcomes. Introduction: The Reform That Never Arrives Across Australia, a familiar pattern […]

The far-right of Australian politics and the LNP, with the support of the Murdoch Press, have had a field day during the summer break to foster a commitment against hate speech. The tragic events at […]

The map on the Resolute’s Desk no longer resembles strategy; it looks like a drunk’s shopping list at a colonial fire sale, continents ringed in red like discount stickers on doomed stock. In a few […]

Word got back to me – probably via an encrypted Telegram channel run by a guy in a tracksuit who calls himself “Patriot1776” – that some die-hard MAGA trooper (Russian IP address, red hat filter, […]