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There are moments in politics when language is no longer used to describe reality, but to overwrite it. This week, Donald Trump declared that the United States has a “very good relationship” with Iran – […]

On 26 February 2027, I will turn 86 – well beyond the average lifespan of an Australian male. This realisation shapes my perspective. My core message: every day matters, and openly facing mortality motivates me […]

There are moments in politics when irony is so perfectly formed, that it scarcely needs commentary. It simply waits – patiently – for someone to point at it. This week provided one such moment. Fresh […]

By Walt Zlotow   Movie buffs, especially fans of suspense director Alfred Hitchcock, know what a MacGuffin is: a plot device in the form of a simply made up desired object, or other motivator that the […]

By Helen Reynolds   In a stunning display of international solidarity, Boris Johnson has urged Europe to unite – if only to help Donald Trump clean up the mess he so energetically made. When Boris […]

For months, many of us have watched in frustration as our government responded to Gaza with caution, equivocation, and a reluctance to break from the familiar script of deference to powerful allies. It has felt, […]

There is a peculiar kind of leadership that does not merely fail – it redefines failure as success and insists, loudly and repeatedly, that everyone else is too blind to see it. That, increasingly, is […]

In an era where public trust in media is already fragile, the gap between headline and substance is becoming harder to ignore. A recent article from news.com.au offers a case study in how political narratives […]

By Walt Zlotow   Israeli citizens are hunkering down in bunkers as Iranian missiles rain down on their cities. Israel has largely run out of US supplied interceptors, making them defenseless to Iranian retaliation to Israel’s […]

By Walt Zlotow   Listening to President Trump on his Iran war achievements brought to mind the ravings of Hitler hunkered down in his Berlin bunker as the Soviets closed in. He demanded his generals […]

By Walt Zlotow A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 77% of Republican voters support Trump’s criminal war on Iran. Every one of them driving a car is now paying an extra buck per gallon for gas. […]

By Walt Zlotow   Iran has destroyed 10 advanced US radar systems that are crucial for identifying and destroying incoming Iranian missiles and drones. Three major bases lost their radar to Iranian missiles as well as […]

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted interest rates again – and for many Australians, the reaction will not be confusion, but exhaustion. On paper, the logic is familiar. Higher interest rates are meant […]

By Peter Brown When Donald Trump warned that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization could face a “very bad future” after a lukewarm response from allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the remark sounded […]