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By Denis Hay  Overview The Australian Parliament has passed new hate speech laws aimed at strengthening protections against vilification and serious threats. While the legislation is narrowly framed, its real-world impact will depend less on […]

Karoline Leavitt proudly declared that Donald Trump’s Davos speech “got rave reviews.” Which is true – provided you’re willing to broaden the definition of rave to include confusion, suppressed laughter, and the collective facial expression […]

Having been involved with numerous community recovery committees, emergency management boards and committees, and bushfire preparedness, response, relief, and recovery organisations, as well as having living in bushfire prone areas for most of my adult […]

In Part 2 of The Blue Bacillus: An Anatomy of the Liberals’ toxic DNA, the focus shifts to the arithmetic of decline, to borrow a John Howard phrase – and the numbers are shocking. When voters see through […]

“It seems that every day we’re reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry – that the rules-based order is fading, that the strong can do what they can, and the weak […]

There are bad speeches, there are awkward speeches, and then there are speeches that wander onto the world stage, trip over their own shoelaces, and insist they meant to do that. President Donald Trump’s address […]

The term “Zionism,” the modern political ideology advocating for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, is often analysed through the lenses of history, politics, and conflict. However, to understand its full potency and impact – to […]

Whilst it was quite some time ago that I first experienced being a Centrelink “customer”, I still remember the sight, the smell, the atmosphere, and the feelings of that visit. I didn’t expect the shame […]

It is a wondrous thing to watch a shadow leader pucker up for the kiss of life while her own frontbenchers are busy digging its grave. Sussan Ley, the night-watch skipper of a Liberal-National rump […]

By Walt Zlotow A week ago President Trump was posturing about an imminent attack to overthrow the Iranian regime embroiled in massive protests. His declared motive was to save the Iranian protesters seeking internal regime […]

It’s not easy being a journalist in a paid job in corporate print, TV or radio media. You have to toe the corporate line. It’s best to be writing on a specialised topic where you’re […]