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Inspired by the vision of Carl Sagan What if the selfishness and cruelty of our modern world was a passing blip in time? The warnings that Carl Sagan gave before his death 29 years ago […]

How American Dark Money and Mining Billionaires are Buying the Liberals’ Climate Surrender The Liberal Party meets this week to decide whether to dump its Net Zero pledge. Drama over a decision the average ten-year-old […]

By Walt Zlotow   President Trump sure has an aversion to nuclear disarmament treaties with Russia that might just prevent nuclear war. In his first term he dropped out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]

Google has become something of a fixture in digital infrastructure in the Pacific. In late 2023, Canberra announced a joint project with the US, Google and Vocus, an Australian digital infrastructure firm, to deliver the […]

As someone who grew up watching American politics from afar, I held a certain image of the U.S. presidency. It was an institution, steeped in symbolism and guarded by norms that, while unwritten, seemed as […]

For most of history, men fought for the man who fed them, the god who judged them, or the land they could see from the hilltop. Loyalty was personal, war was local, and victory meant […]

CPA Australia Media Release Unlocking Asia: CPA Australia urges bold action to boost national capability Australian businesses are missing significant investment and innovation opportunities in Asia. Education, business and professional exchange programs must be expanded. […]

Part One: The Setup Imagine inheriting Daddy’s dunghill after spending $1.1 billion per sibling, three siblings, mate, just to buy off your brothers and sisters. What a buzz. Then you hear them laughing. At you. […]