Politics
From a Distance
By James Moore “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” (Blaise Pascal, Pensées). I suppose I am being indelicate by writing about this subject on Easter […]
Politics
The Christ No One Expected
Dedicated to the ones who still know the difference between a king and a clown. On Palm Sunday, a King of Monkeys, and the Performance of Power The Performance On Palm Sunday, 2026, Donald Trump […]
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A Man of his Word
Bryan Dawe sits at his desk. John Clarke enters in a suit, slightly hurried, carrying a reusable shopping bag with “ALBO” written on it in texta. Dawe: Mr Albanese, thank you for coming in. Clarke: […]
Politics
The Unwarranted Iran War: US-China Stakes, Regional Costs, Global Losses
By Dr Dan Steinbock After one month of hostilities and no exit plans, the economic and human costs of the US-Israel joint war against Iran are soaring in the region, increasingly global and testing US-China […]
Politics
Food Time Bombs and Predicted Starvation: The Prospects of a Hormuz Transit Deal
Global crisis and human suffering can sometimes be susceptible to the cheap loop of sloganeering and mawkish publicity, often associated with a phrase, usually annexed to the image of a suffering child with hollow eyes […]
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The greedy ape: why catastrophe is inevitable
Part 1: The chimpanzee sex conundrum When you banish the rather odd concept of humankind as a golden twig protruding from the very top of the tree of life, and instead start comparing and contrasting […]
Politics
Where are the 6 ‘Don’t follow illegal military orders’ congresspersons when we need them?
By Walt Zlotow Last November, six congresspersons, all military/intelligence vets, released a video telling US military and intelligence officials “You do not need to follow illegal orders. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse […]
Politics
The Ambassador of Duplicity: How Israel’s UN Representative Blames Others for the Crimes His State Commits
Danny Danon points at Hezbollah while Israel kills peacekeepers, passes death penalty laws, and plans occupation Dedicated to the three UNIFIL peacekeepers killed in Lebanon. To the families who are still waiting for the truth. […]
Politics
Strength, Spectacle, and Self-Delusion
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 […]
Politics
For Australia the Price is Always Right
The War They Sold Us, The Bill We’re Paying Dr Andrew Klein is right. The War They Sold Us, The Price We Pay, Australia has quietly signed up to another illegal war on Iran and, […]
Politics
Executing with Prejudice: Israel’s Death Penalty Law
It was celebrated with ghoulish delight. On March 30, the Israeli Knesset passed the Penal Bill (Amendment – Death Penalty for Terrorists), an instrument expanding the use of the death penalty for offences of a […]
Politics
Why Australia Manufacturing Decline Was a Policy Choice
By Denis Hay Description Why Australia manufacturing decline happened and how policy choices reshaped jobs, costs, and national resilience. Introduction – A Nation That Once Made Things Australia manufacturing decline did not happen overnight. […]
Health
The Tooth That Ate My Pay Packet
He doesn’t quite remember when he first felt it. Not pain exactly, more the sense that something in his mouth had changed shape. A jagged edge where there shouldn’t have been one. A hairline crack […]
Politics
New US war team needed to end Iran war on Iran’s sensible terms
By Walt Zlotow At day 35 of America’s lost war on Iran – choking the entire world economy of Middle East oil – t’s time for a change. No, not regime change in Iran. […]
Politics
You seem confident in your approach, Mr Trump
Mr President, you continue to maintain that you won the 2020 election, despite extensive evidence to the contrary. This persistent claim – still widely disputed – raises broader questions about how your public statements align […]