Offence by Another Name: Suppressing Anti-Royal Protest in Britain
The right to protest, fragile and meekly protected by the judiciary in Britain’s common law tradition, did not really hold much force till European law […]
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Crucial progress for women in STEM – but much more work to do
Science & Technology Australia Media Release The number of women enrolled in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees jumped by 24% between 2015 and […]
Back Door Proliferation: The IAEA, AUKUS and Nuclear Submarine Technology
In Vienna, China’s permanent mission to the United Nations has been rather exercised of late. Members of the mission have been particularly irate with the […]
Royal Money: Charles III and the Wealth Dimension
Once the fixated adoration with the late Queen Elizabeth II starts cooling, the accountants of public welfare and decency will be stunned to realise the […]
When Killers Become Choosers: Resurrecting the Thylacine and Other Species
Here we go again, playing God and toying with Promethean fire. Having done a comprehensively brutal job of killing off the thylacine, known in popular […]
The inevitable question arises: Should we have an Australian as head of state and become a republic?
The question is; should Australia become a republic with its own head of state? It’s a question that could have and should have waited until […]
Queenly Saturation
Turn on the television. Move to the screen. Switch on the device – if you ever left it off. Queen Elizabeth II may have passed, […]
Cool Subjects: The Other Side of Elizabeth II’s Reign
Global, personal, individual. The reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth II seemed to catch even unsuspecting republicans off guard. In Australia, former Prime Minister […]
CUBIC Corporation in action Down Under
By Denis Bright The existence of Cubic Transport Systems should arouse the curiosity of investigative journalists. Regular users of the fare gates at many major […]
Dunderheaded Diplomacy: Australia’s Funding Offer to the Solomon Islands
What is it about Australian diplomacy that makes it so clumsy and dunderheaded? Is it the harsh delivery, the tactless expression, or the inability to […]
The Harlot’s Score: Blood Money and the LIV Golf Tournament
It has been a hobbyhorse of Greg Norman for years: a threatening, alternative golf tournament to draw the stars and undermine the musty establishment. Realising […]
The Helsingin Sanomat Case: Prosecuting Journalists in Finland
On December 16, 2017, the Finnish daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat published an investigative report on the activities of the Finnish Intelligence Research Centre. Titled “Finland’s […]
The horse’s doovers
An amuse-bouche of mainstream news: A round-up of items that barely rated a mention in the mainstream coverage Following a renewed push for an Oz […]
Beggars in Surplus: Australia’s University Gangsters
With the election of a new government in Australia in May, the begging bowls were being readied by administrators in the university sector. Bloated, ungainly, […]
It’s All Political: Julian Assange Appeals his Extradition
Julian Assange’s legal team has taken its next step along their Via Dolorosa, filing an appeal against the decision to extradite their client to the […]