Has Murdoch Gone Punk ?
It has been noted by some of the more astute media observers that Rupert Murdoch attended his fifth wedding wearing a conventional lounge suit and […]
Ming Vase Politics: UK Labour and Purging the Corbynistas
By any reckoning, this was the move of a fool. A fool, it should be said, motivated by spite larded with caution. Evidently playing safe, […]
Don’t ignore the flurry of activity by Australia’s radicalising right
The “great patriotic conference in Madrid” has echoes in a flurry of National Conservative (NatCon) activity in Australia. Here too, corporate dollars keep the illiberal […]
The international radical right is built by the corporate dollar
In Australia and around the world, the far right is actively working and meeting, aiming to recreate their nations in a form most of us […]
Illicit drugs: government spending lowest on prevention and harm reduction, shows new report
UNSW Sydney Media Release Governments in Australia spent nearly $5.5 billion on illicit drug countermeasures in 2021/2022, but less than 10 per cent went towards […]
An Innocent Man?
By James Moore “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone mis doing it” – Saint Augustine. […]
What They’re Really Saying When They Talk About Trump!
Part of the trouble with the human brain is that we tend to make emotional decisions and then use our rational side to justify our […]
The Stuffing of Crime: Israel’s Rafah Strike
It was much like witnessing a boy killing flies, with a slight afterthought of apology. The spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces, Rear Admiral Daniel […]
Government cracks down on child sexual exploitation online
International Justice Mission (IJM) Australia congratulates the Communications Minister for strengthening Australia’s Basic Online Safety Expectations (BOSE) to better protect children from online sexual exploitation […]
Soaking Sunak Calls the Sodding Election
It was a pitiful sight. Soaked and literally washed-out, the feeble thin British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made an announcement that caught many in his […]
Australia is only racist for some
My family arrived in Australia in 1954. It was a white Australia we came to, essentially a sort of reflection of an English society. We […]
Climate groups say Australia must advocate for loss and damage finance for Pacific at Bonn Climate Change Conference
Climate Action Network Australia (CANA) and Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) Media Release Civil society groups from across Australia and the Pacific are calling […]
Kidfluencers
By Maria Millers Over the last decade, we have seen social media grow rapidly in use and importance. Marketing and advertising has shifted away from […]
A Certain French Stubbornness: Violence in New Caledonia
France’s Emmanuel Macron can, at times, show himself at odds with the grime and gristle of grounded politics. Able to pack in various snatches of […]
So When IS Dutton Going To Announce His Policy On National Service?
I was going to call this: “You’re being divisive by not agreeing with me!” but I worried that it may just be lost with all […]