A Republican victory in 2024 is a “free market” death sentence for humanity
After the Super Tuesday results signalled Trump would become the Republican presidential candidate in November, a first promise was that “We’re going to drill baby […]
The Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Conspiracy as Mother’s Milk
The human mind is often incapable of tolerating the limitless nature of a universe, the absence of a divine architect, or appreciate that intended designs […]
Killing of Australian aid worker in Gaza tragic and preventable
Australian Council for International Development Media Release The Australian Council for International Development, the peak body for the aid and humanitarian agencies, has today expressed […]
Right to Disconnect: Will it work? And what does it mean?
UNSW Media Release The ‘right to disconnect’ has been gaining traction globally in recent years, and Australia has joined the movement with the recent passing […]
Anyone Who Votes For Peter Dutton Will Die!
Ok, I did consider giving this the heading: “Anyone who confuses correlation and causation will die!” However, that would have mean that the joke was […]
Murdoch’s monster Trump all trussed up and in for a wild ride
A hog-tied Joe Biden is depicted in a life-size decal on the tailgate of a pickup truck in an image Donald Trump posts on Truth […]
Cracks in the American Mosaic
By James Moore “Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants’ labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are.” […]
Kategate: From Conspiracy to Contrition Extraction
Cancer is a stomping bugger of a disease. It seeks the worm-ridden end, a thief finding its way into your body unasked and willingly helping […]
Starvation in Gaza: The World Court’s Latest Intervention
Rarely has the International Court of Justice been so constantly exercised by one topic during a short span of time. On January 26, the World […]
Triumph over Dutton-style politics: A retrospective look
Of course, any election will have various reasons for why a particular candidate or party won or lost. Therefore, what I write can only be […]
Imperial Fruit: Bananas, Costs and Climate Change
The curved course of the ubiquitous banana has often been the peel of empire, its sweetness masking a sharp, bitter legacy. Arab conquerors introduced it […]
The problems with a principled stand
In the past couple of weeks, the conservative parties have retained government in two jurisdictions across Australia, the (party political) Brisbane City Council and Tasmania. […]
Government approves Santos Barossa pipeline and sea dumping
The Australia Institute Media Release Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s Department has approved a major part of Santos’ controversial Barossa gas export project, the Darwin Pipeline […]
If The Jackboots Actually Fit …
By Jane Salmon If The Jackboots Actually Fit … Why Does Labor Keep Tripping Over Its Own Feet? On Tuesday, a bunch of bright young […]
Distinctions Without Difference: The Security Council on Gaza Passes
The UN Security Council presents one of the great contradictions of power in the international system. On the one hand vested with enormous latitude in […]