Julian Assange in Ithaka
“Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is where you’re destined for.” (P. Cavafy, trans. Edmund Keeley.) John Shipton, despite his size, glides with […]
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Weapons of Faith: The Arming of American Schools
The United States remains a country of tenacious faith. The nature of that faith stretches from the digital pulpits of Silicon Valley, where cool technology […]
Fighting the First UK-Rwandan Refugee Flight
June 10 bore witness to a valiant effort on the part of refugee groups and a trade union to stop what promises to be the […]
Learning from Italy in the Australian Post-Election Era: Beyond Old Movie Stereotypes?
By Denis Bright Despite the rising costs of post-COVID-19 air fares, Southern Europe continues to be a popular destination for Australians for both holidays and […]
Obituary: Dr George Venturini
By Evan Jones and Peter Murphy George Venturini (pictured) was a larger than life figure who attracted admirers but also detractors on account of his […]
A Spanish Court Calls: Mike Pompeo, We Want You
On June 3, Judge Santiago Pedraz of Spain’s national court, the Audienca Nacional, issued a summons for former CIA director and US Secretary of State […]
Dear Times and Costly Cricket: Australia’s Sri Lankan Tour
For a country experiencing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948, the picture of a touring team pampered and fussed over might cause […]
Platinum Jubilees and Republican Questions
The platinum jubilee will bore and cause some to yawn. It might certainly agitate the republican spleen in the fourteen countries where Queen Elizabeth II […]
New Brooms, Old Stories: The Australian Labor Party and Julian Assange
After having a few lunches with Australia’s then opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, John Shipton felt reason to be confident. Albanese had promised Assange’s father that […]
Science and Technology Australia congratulates new Ministry
Science and Technology Australia Media Release Science & Technology Australia warmly congratulates Ed Husic on his appointment as Minister for Industry and Science, and Jason […]
George W. Bush, Freudian Confessions and Foiled Assassinations
Death, remarked Gore Vidal about Truman Capote’s passing, was a good career move. The novelist Saki also considered the good qualities of shuffling off the […]
Dutton Blasts Albanese: ‘How Dare You Do What You Said You Would Do!’
SATIRE Incoming Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has blasted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for doing what he said he would do, as well as going back […]
The Economy of Tolerable Massacres: The Uvalde Shootings
Societies generate their own economies of tolerable cruelties and injustices. Poverty, for instance, will be allowed, as long a sufficient number of individuals are profiting. […]
Judgment Day – A quick guide for voters
By Steve Davies Australian Federal Election May 2022 Judgment Day – A quick guide for voters About this guide Now that the noisy political campaigning […]
Peter Dutton’s Defamation Defeat
The occasions when an activist, writer or commentator triumph over defamation lawsuits launched by a thin-skinned politician are rare in Australia. When it comes to […]