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By Helen Reynolds On the opening day of the 48th Parliament, a striking gesture by Pauline Hanson and her One Nation senators – turning their backs during the Acknowledgement of Country – has reignited debates […]

By John Sherman   Australia stands at a crossroads, facing mounting pressure from an AUKUS partnership that increasingly compromises its sovereignty. The trilateral agreement with the United States and United Kingdom, initially framed as a […]

By Walt Zlotow   My local paper, the Chicago Tribune, misses major reasons risk of nuclear war is becoming more likely The Trib was right to editorialise July 14 about the increasing possibility of nuclear […]

By Maria Millers Thanks mostly to modern medicine we are living longer and enjoying the kind of old age past generations never dreamt of, allowing many to follow their passions: enjoying their grandchildren, joining classes, […]

Much has already been written and said about the Australian Government’s proposed plan to combat antisemitism. The issue has sparked debate across politics, academia, and civil society. While I welcome any serious effort to address […]

By R. Najjar The federal government has announced its intention to introduce harsh penalties for antisemitic behaviour and language. On the surface, this is a welcome move. Antisemitism is a vile, corrosive force that has […]

By Andrew Klein “Come back with your shield – or on it” (Plutarch, Mor.241) was supposed to be the parting cry of mothers to their sons. Mothers whose sons died in battle openly rejoiced, mothers […]

Rising Together: A Global Fight for Justice and a New Future By Sue Barrett   Young people are done with a world that shuts them out, and many of us in older generations stand with […]

By Andrew Klein Jesus’ teachings and the concept of Nash Equilibrium may appear to be entirely different realms – spiritual and mathematical – but they offer interesting points of intersection regarding cooperation, mutual benefit, and […]

By Callen Sorensen Karklis This past weekend Queensland lost a Labor great. Vale Rod Welford. The Hon. Rod Welford, former Queensland MP for Stafford and Everton (1989–2009) and a key figure in the Beattie and […]

Watching President Trump respond to questions is like watching a child give a report on a book they didn’t read. He rambles, repeats himself, and jumps from topic to topic with little connection to the […]

By Walt Zlotow   While Israel inflicted significant death and destruction on Iran in its two-week bombing campaign, it achieved nary a war objective. Tho likely severely damaged, It didn’t eliminate Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. […]

Opinion: In a moment demanding moral clarity and constitutional courage, the Democratic Party chose caution. Again. This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to table a resolution that would have launched impeachment proceedings […]

By Walt Zlotow   The illegal, criminal bombings on Iran which killed over 800 and wounded over 2,500 have failed spectacularly. While still going on, there are indications from the Trump administration a ceasefire may […]

In 2018, Donald Trump tore up the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multilateral nuclear agreement designed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. His reasons were vague, his strategy unclear, and his […]