Politics
From Entebbe to Gaza
It was the height of the 1970s, a decade defined by political turbulence and the rise of international terrorism. On June 27, 1976, the world’s attention was hijacked along with Air France Flight 139. The […]
Politics
Trump Cabinet (minus Hegseth) and GOP Congresspersons (minus Graham) must deliver Trump his ‘Goldwater moment’
By Walt Zlotow Some are calling for the Trump cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office for committing war crimes in Iran and lurching the world economy to ruin. Alas, […]
Politics
The Photo-Op Refugee: Australia’s Selective Compassion
The Knight in Tarnished Armour: Australia’s Hypocrisy and the Iranian Footballers Like Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, Australia wears its albatross with pride; only ours is not a bird, but a shackle of our own making. We […]
Satire
So Is It Really Operation E.F. ?
So the US is involved with Operation Epic Fury… Which begs the question: Did the person who called it that realise that it was potentially Operation E.F? Which could be Operation Epstein Files. Or Operation […]
Health
The Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme the latest in a long line of toothless investigations
Australia’s repeated failure to enforce accountability allows harm from crime to persist. Only urgent, decisive action to hold institutions and leaders accountable will break this harmful cycle. After 21 major inquiries in Australia, most close […]
Politics
Looking tough is not a strategy
By Peter Brown During his first presidency, Donald Trump repeatedly boasted that he knew more about defeating ISIS than the generals did – a claim met with widespread ridicule, yet one that captured the essence […]
Politics
The Desperation of Netanyahu and the Cost in Lives
Introduction: A Leader in Freefall There is a pattern to despots and demagogues that repeats across centuries. When they cannot win with results, they reach for prophecy. When they cannot convince with evidence, they claim […]
Politics
What Have the Independents Ever Done for Us?
The record is extraordinary. The case for bringing more community independents into parliament has never been stronger – and in Farrer, the next chapter is being written right now. By Sue Barrett There is a […]
Politics
Iran just checked Trump into their ‘Hotel California’
By Walt Zlotow On February 28th Trump made the most self-destructive presidential military decision in America’s 250 years. He sucker punched Iran with a massive bombing campaign while falsely negotiating a peace deal. It has backfired […]
Politics
The Great Silence: How Australia’s Political Class Lost its Voice – and its Soul
In a week when American senators are finally beginning to ask serious questions about the US$1 billion per day cost of the war on Iran – funds diverted from domestic programs that American families rely […]
Health
The first casualty
They told you Iran’s missiles were being swatted from the sky like blowflies at a backyard barbecue. They told you the Iron Dome was holding the line, the Patriot batteries were doing their job, US […]
Politics
Iran to Trump: ‘No unconditional surrender, no ceasefire, no negotiations for you’
By Walt Zlotow Trump is seeking an exit from his lost war against Iran. US bases are being systematically damaged in 6 neighboring nations. Israel is suffering the most serious damage in its 78 year […]
Politics
Middle Power Nonsense: Australia, Canada and Capitulating to the Iran War
In his January speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave the impression of a banker turned soothsayer, a Daniel coming to judgment. Here was a born-again man of […]
Politics
The Siege of a National Treasure: Why ‘Our ABC’ Feels Like a Stranger
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, […]
Politics
ACOSS statement on NACC Robodebt Investigation
ASOSS Media Release The findings of the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s Robodebt investigation will be devastating to the victims and their loved ones today. The NACC found two public servants engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’ – […]