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By Alasdair Black   Was there ever a more declarative metaphor for the Trump Administration, they can’t even fill their own shoes? I would rather risk the end of my political career, than wear such […]

There was a time when the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was as reliable and unremarkable as the morning sun. It was, in the truest sense, “Our ABC.” You might grumble about a show you didn’t like, […]

By Walt Zlotow President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister began their second war on Iran in 7 months with just 2 war crime cards to play. The first card was the US, Israeli version of […]

By Walt Zlotow   Trump’s deranged war on Iran is spiraling out of control. US bases are being pounded, neutralizing their ability to monitor, much less shoot down Iranian drones and missiles. But Iranian firepower is […]

By Jim McIntosh Kristi Noem, Trump’s Homeland Security bimbo-in-charge, has apparently been removed from that position to become Special Envoy for upside-down dogs or something or other, while the war in Iran enters yet another […]

By Walt Zlotow As a non-theist I both respect freedom of religion and demand separation of church and state. Most violations of the latter concern relatively minor infractions such as school prayer or posting the […]

By Walt Zlotow President Trump bet his entire criminal attack on Iran as a quick 3 day operation which would force Iran’s capitulation. Kill its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the 90 million Iranians would […]

Australia did not become itself by accident. We are one of the most successful multicultural societies in the world. Walk through any suburb in Melbourne or Sydney and you will hear languages from every continent. […]

By Peter Brown When the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, the immediate international reaction ranged from firm endorsement to urgent calls for restraint. In Canberra, the response was swift and clear. […]

By Maria Millers “Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future” (Maria Montessori). The plight of a group […]

The phrase “Australian values” is often invoked in times of political tension. It is used to draw boundaries – to decide who belongs, who does not, and who must prove themselves worthy. Yet the phrase […]

By Tracie Aylmer   On the night of 17 May 2018, at 10:30pm, I impatiently received a knock on my door from someone I used to know, along with her boyfriend. It was late for […]

The international response to the Gaza genocide of 2023-2026 reveals a pathology deeper than political failure or media bias. It exposes a fundamental civilisational malaise: a state of Informed Ignorance that actively chooses simplicity over […]

By Walt Zlotow   I speak as an American. There are critical issues that the American mainstream media must cover to keep the public informed. But they don’t. Issues where news is scant include: Continued […]

This article posits that the terminal phase of an extractive empire is not marked by military defeat, but by a descent into surreal, self-justifying absurdity. I examine the current moment where the United States and […]