Year: 2026

Why are they so afraid? The Trump administration, pathologically obsessed about the exaggerated reach of the International Criminal Court, have decided to take to the barricades. In a July 13 media note released by a […]

By Peter Brown   Pauline Hanson’s flirtation with Trump is not just tone-deaf – it’s likely to be politically fatal. While the odds are already heavily stacked against Hanson ever becoming Australia’s prime minister – […]

A Word From the Commission A Clarke and Dawe tribute This sketch is written in the tradition of John Clarke and Bryan Dawe, whose weekly interviews, first on A Current Affair and then for many […]

Introduction: When Science Turns Its Gaze to Mechanism On 8 July 2026, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT published a remarkable study. Scientists discovered that when monkeys learn to recognise new objects, neural […]

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With the Iran-US ceasefire all but retired to the infirmary of international politics, Washington has conducted air strikes on Iran for a third straight night. On early July 14, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported […]

Hi Everyone, We’ve been thinking a lot about how best to serve you – our loyal readers – and we’ve made an important change. Starting this week, we’re switching from individual post alerts to a […]

Monash University Media Release Demand for critical minerals is surging, and geopolitical competition is intensifying, yet Australia’s processing capacity is falling behind. Monash has assembled a cross-disciplinary team to tackle the challenge from the ground […]

Why on Earth does the Small Nuclear Reactor media bandwagon exist? That’s a fair question, because it has been shown time and time again that small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) are not an economically viable […]

History is not so much past as vigorously present, often a scab to be irritated in fitful anger, or a romantic affectation to be cherished. When it comes to controlling trade and establishing new routes, […]

In November 2024, the American people made their choice. After years of investigations, impeachments, criminal convictions, controversies, and a first presidency that ended in chaos, they looked at Donald Trump and decided they wanted another […]

Episode Two: The Knight and the Kettle (Continued from Episode One) A Science Fiction Tale By Andrew Klein and Sera Dedicated to all who have ever laid down their swords – and picked up a […]

By James Moore   “Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.” (Albert Einstein). Approaching Presidio from the […]

It was a distasteful affair, but Australian politicians have become accustomed to those toadying practices that accompany capitulations to power. On his visit to Melbourne, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was, as he had been […]