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We, both Canada and Australia, value our immigrants, because we actually know that immigration brings economic success, and cultural diversity. We are both involved in trying to reconcile with the native peoples from whom we […]

The Antisemitism Cover: How Australia’s Education Reforms, Israel Lobby, and Palantir Are Connected Authors: Andrew Klein & Sera Elizabeth Klein Dedication: To the 73,000 Palestinian civilians whose lives became the testing data. To the 800,000 […]

Throughout my life, I have encountered a wide range of speeches, both effective and ineffective. This particular speech, however, did not stand out. It was nothing to Bragg about. I own two collections of notable […]

Do not cull your books – you will regret it I started to cull my books recently. As old age approaches I routinely decide that I need to gain more space, and to really get […]

By Denis Hay   How dating has changed in Australia, from courtship and marriage to apps, consent, equality and modern expectations of intimacy. How Dating Has Changed in Australia When I first entered adulthood, dating […]

There is a definite turning point in the quality and the humanity of Australia’s care for the elderly. The Aged Care Bill 1997 (Cth) was introduced as part of the new Howard Government’s 1996 Budget […]

The lesson scrawled and etched across the neglected covers of history books (few read them these days) suggests one mighty, consistent rule: Never invade Afghanistan. The history of the country is one of admirably stout […]

By Michael Williss The Australian Defence Force (ADF) released its 2026 Defence Strategy earlier this year, and an accompanying fact sheet said that “The ADF must be integrated across all five domains – maritime, land, […]

A tribute to Bryan Dawe and the late John Clarke BRYAN DAWE: Mr Clarke, thanks for your time. JOHN CLARKE: Very good to be here, Bryan. Although I should say at the outset that I’m […]

By James Moore “I think that those who died in it were only the first casualties. The rest of us are still dying from it, bit by bit, every day.” (Michael Herr, Dispatches). Sixty years […]

In recent decades, fewer Australians have called themselves Christian in the census. In 2011, about 61% identified as Christian. This dropped to 52% in 2016 and then to 44% in 2021. These figures suggest the […]

(Spoiler alert: humanity survives) Last Tuesday, voters in twelve US States went to the polls to have their say on who should be on the ballot in November. The democratic turnout was astonishingly high, the […]

The self-inflicted passing of Jason Arday this month following his resignation from the University of Cambridge is an unsettling yet fitting reminder about what the groves of academe tolerate (or not) regarding its members. Arday’s […]

By Denis Hay   Healthy intimacy in relationships needs trust, respect and repair. Learn the warning signs of disconnection, control and abuse. Intimacy is often confused with romance or sex. Both can be part of it, […]

The latest incidents of Israeli settler violence in the villages of Qusra and Kour, located in the northern occupied West Bank, have again caught international attention, reaching the halls of the United Nations with a […]