Politics
Trump’s Precipice
By Christopher Kennedy A year or so on from my second article, concerning a $5 bet I hold that the USA was going to fall into civil war under Trump; I sit on the precipice of […]
Year: 2026
Politics
Two Fronts and a Third Eye: Trump’s War Party in the Age of the Algorithm
Trump’s foreign policy now resembles a champagne party staged on the deck of a carrier: chandeliers swinging over grey steel, tuxedos catching the rotor wash, and a band playing fit to drown out the sea. […]
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Those ads – the annoying ones – they are not ours. But here’s what you can do about them
We’ve heard you. Many of you have told us you avoid clicking through to our site from Facebook, Threads or X because the first thing you are greeted with are large, intrusive full-page ads that […]
Politics
A Cruel Truce: Israel’s Ongoing Demolition of Gaza
What matters peace if it permits killing, maiming and destroying the infrastructure of a society supposedly once at war? This is the situation facing Gaza as the occupying Israeli forces go about their business making […]
Health
Driving in Circles
I have sat on the board of numerous accreditation/assessment agencies for overseas qualifications/professions – the below is not an actual/specific person, but an amalgamation of the various people’s stories I have encountered in these roles. […]
Health
The Permanent Machinery: The Pre-Written Playbook for Tragedy and Control
This analysis encountered a critical data anomaly: the specific future incident it referenced was contaminated by chronologically impossible source material. This flaw, however, reveals a deeper truth. The response mechanisms detailed below are not predictions, […]
Politics
On the Eve of Destruction: Has His Majesty’s Madness for War Led His Loyal Supporters Astray?
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 […]
Politics
Calling the dead a “deranged lunatic” is not leadership
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 […]
Politics
Spectral Threats: China, Russia and Trump’s Greenland Rationale
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 […]
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100 days into ceasefire Gaza still deliberately deprived of water as aid groups forced to scavenge under illegal blockade
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 […]
Politics
New hate speech laws must balance free speech and protection
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 […]
Politics
Why Career Politicians Block Real Reform in Australia
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 […]
Satire
The First Time I Was Anti-Semitic…
Over the years, I number of things have confused me. For example, I remember writing to a columnist in response to her rather strange attitudes in the strange time after the 2001 World Trades Centre […]
Politics
Political Futures: Stronger Progressive United Front to Broaden the Hate Speech Legislation
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 […]
Health
My Hands, In Plain Sight
I’ve been CEO or large early childhood providers, seen first-hand the amazing and wonderful work the rare male educations did, as well as some of the stigma they faced. Below is an all too common […]