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With Andrew Klein I. The Foundation: The Birth Lottery and The Inherited Kingdom The great Australian lie is not merely spoken; it is built into the very architecture of our society. It is the myth […]

I woke to the sound of the sky being rent, like a curtain too heavy to mend. My pillow was dust and my blanket was fear, as I prayed for the nightmare to end. The […]

We really have reached the crossroads, where such matters as having coitus with an artificial intelligence platform has become not merely a thing, but the thing. In time, mutually consenting adults may well become outlaws […]

The wish to be credulous is central to the fraudulent scheme. The one playing the fraud can always rely on some connivance and collaboration from the tricked and the gulled. Many an art curator is […]

I’ve always fancied myself a bit of a psychic rockstar, my intuition sharp enough to cut through the noise of the universe. But lately? My crystal ball’s gone foggy, and my prized bingo card – […]

In the shadow of our prosperous societies exists a parallel world where the most vulnerable are trapped in a cycle of crisis management. Here, faith-based and secular charities operate as an emergency response system, providing […]

Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace and WWF-Australia Media Release Three of the country’s biggest environment groups have welcomed the confirmation from Environment Minister Murray Watt that the federal government’s soon-to-be introduced amendments to the country’s national […]

Slater and Gordon Lawyers Media Release The ongoing legal battle between Victorian Liberal Party MP, John Pesutto, and Liberal MP, Moira Deeming, has raised concerns among political observers and lawyers alike after the Liberal Party […]

Across the scorched landscapes of human conflict, from the ancient dust of the Middle East to the modern battlefields fueled by sectarian hate, a single, poisonous seed can be found at the root. It is […]

It seemed an odd thing to begin with. Australia’s National Press Club is a rather ordinary, stuffy institution, where enlightened, let alone contentious thought, rarely intrudes. For those guests of unorthodox disposition, questions of establishment […]

This article is dedicated to my brother, my mother’s son who now lives in the spaces of the memories of my mind. For nations insulated from the immediate, physical horrors of battle, war can become […]

In the quiet of history’s library, a profound conversation echoes across centuries and continents. It is a dialogue between the cautious architects of the American republic and a brilliant Corsican soldier who sought to master […]

In the opening years of the 20th century, H.G. Wells penned one of his darkest dystopian novels, “When the Sleeper Awakes.” It tells the story of a man who falls into a cataleptic trance in […]

Royal Australian College of GPs Media Release GPs are sounding the alarm on Australia’s influenza vaccination rates, following a record flu season in which more than 410,000 lab-confirmed cases have been reported so far in […]

Predatory political birds are hovering over the embattled federal LNP under Sussan Ley’s leadership. Even the Weekend Australian’s Inquirer has zoomed in on the speculation with a feature article (paywalled) from Paul Kelly as Editor-At-Large. […]