Year: 2026

How one of the IPA’s most valuable parliamentary assets turned his first 48 hours as shadow treasurer into a masterclass in ego, incompetence, and serving the wrong Australians By Sue Barrett Who Is Tim Wilson, […]

Yes, there seems to be a bee in my bonnet, a buzzing in my brain, as I try to understand why religion can be such a comfort for some, but so marginalising for others, why […]

Cold Open A television in the Nation Building Authority reception area plays a news clip: Ø “The new assessment algorithm is delivering unprecedented consistency.” A ticker scrolls beneath: COMPLAINTS UP 68% Staff stare silently. TITLE […]

In a feat of enterprising delusion and sinister suppression, Australia’s second largest state has decided to deal with what it regards as an antisemitic problem. After last December’s attacks on Sydney’s Bondi Beach by two […]

The spectre of another “necessary war” now hovers over Washington. It’s the ghost of mistakes past; Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam. The US is “locked and loaded” on Iran, the President tells everyone. “Bad things could happen.” […]

By Denis Hay   Description Party preselection controls Parliament by deciding candidates long before voters cast a ballot. Introduction: The hidden election before Election Day Most Australians believe democracy begins on election day. This article […]

For decades, the United States did not need to worry about Canada. The assumption of alignment was automatic. Supply chains were integrated. Defence industries were intertwined. Critical minerals flowed south. Military systems were jointly planned. […]

By Peter Brown   In a landmark 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a significant blow to President Trump’s second-term economic agenda, ruling that his administration’s use of a 1970s emergency law to […]

Which wild headline, strange twist, or jaw-dropping detail will genuinely make you do a double-take? This week, I dove into the depths of the internet and surfaced with stories that astonished even me. Each week, […]

Introduction The suburb of Boronia 3155, Victoria Australia, like many such habitats, teem with unique species whose behaviours, rituals, and migration patterns have evolved over decades. This guide, compiled through rigorous observation (and a lot […]

3:15 a.m. in Tehran, June 2025, all hell breaks loose in Iran’s airspace: Seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, flying dark from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, a round trip of thirty-six hours, drop a […]