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Public debate in Australia today feels less like a conversation and more like a chronic injury. We poke at it every day; it hurts every day; and yet we no longer remember quite how we […]

The tantrum that won’t go away When six Democratic lawmakers – veterans and intelligence professionals all – released a 90-second video on November 18 reminding U.S. military and intelligence personnel that they have a duty […]

The theatre of Environmental Reform, Part One of A Four-Part Investigation Five years after Professor Graeme Samuel exposed the catastrophic failures of Australia’s environmental laws, the Albanese government has finally delivered its response. They’re calling […]

The only man I can think of who could rightfully claim the title of genius is Leonardo da Vince. Now you might dispute that, and you may be right. I don’t recall any research I […]

If the camel is a committee’s version of a horse, then the concluding notes of the 30th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) at Belém, Brazil were bound to be ungainly, weak, and messy. […]

Australia’s early childhood sector is at a turning point. In recent times, we have seen a troubling slate of safety and quality incidents in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. Governments have responded with […]

Charles Darwin University Media Release Charles Darwin University (CDU) has officially launched the First Nations Training and Teacher Education Hub, a collaborative initiative designed to grow the next generation of First Nations teachers, educators, and […]

In an age where information is power, a silent war is being waged for the mind. The landscape of public discourse is increasingly curated, with gatekeepers – both state and corporate – determining which narratives […]

How Australia Capitulated to Digital Overlords (And Called It Safety) The AI Wars: How Australia Became a Server Farm with a Flag Over two days, Urban Wronski examines the speculative bubble hollowing out democracy and […]

What does it mean to give someone a platform? Not the right to speak, every Australian possesses that, but the power to amplify a message to millions. A platform is no neutral megaphone. It confers […]

UniSA Media Release A radical shift is needed in how Australian parliaments engage with young people, ensuring that the next generation is not sidelined by the country’s political institutions, but encouraged to shape the future. […]

By Walt Zlotow   Loading up or flying planes to Israel with tons of weapons, the likes of which have already killed over 70,000 Palestinians. Any service member doing that is guilty of assisting genocide… […]