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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 […]

It is a peculiar thing to watch a province play at being an empire. To witness a local governor, whose authority extends no further than the coastline, grovel before a foreign butcher as if receiving […]

The state visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog is not a diplomatic event. It is a crystallization of Australia’s comprehensive moral and legal failure. This article analyses the invitation through three lenses: 1) Its violation […]

By Corvus the Clown aka Dr Andrew Klein PhD Ladies, gentlemen, and sentient beings of all moral capacities, gather ‘round. Let us examine the pinnacle of human political achievement, a trifecta so perfectly tuned to […]

By Walt Zlotow Has Trump been trumped by large, powerful, resolute Iran? Last June Israel attacked Iran, got blooded bad enough to beg Trump to negotiate a ceasefire. Trump got a reality lesson as well. […]

As the 2026 Winter Olympics commence in Italy, a choreographed spectacle of “global unity” and “human excellence” unfolds against the backdrop of the live-streamed genocide in Gaza. This anrticle argues that the Olympics are not […]

The Liberal and National Parties lost the last election because Peter Dutton was more off-putting than Scott Morrison. Dutton’s abrasive nature and Morrison’s aloof disposition painted them as unyielding figures, embodying a typical conservative image. […]