Australia’s Immigration System Leaves Visa Applicants in Limbo for Years
By Loz Lawrey In late 2021 Afghanistan’s capital Kabul fell to the Taliban. These religious zealots had swept through the country following the withdrawal of […]
When Much is Too Much: Elon Musk’s Compensation Package
When is the acquisitive nature of open frontier capitalism too much? When Elon Musk is told that US$56 billion as a pay package is unfair. […]
Money, money, money. It’s a rich man’s world.
The headline conveys a tale of acquisition, narcissism, and unimaginable wealth. The world is overflowing with money inherited, earned honestly or obtained through corrupt means. […]
Seizing Australia’s AI opportunity
Productivity Commission Media Release New research from the Productivity Commission finds that artificial intelligence could significantly boost Australia’s productivity if governments implement well-directed policy and […]
Empathy And The Unfortunate Few Who Own Your Home…
I’ve been thinking about empathy lately. You know, empathy. That capacity to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and wonder how they can possibly walk […]
Flashpoint for War: The Drone Killings at Tower 22
The BBC’s characteristically mild-mannered note said it all: What is Tower 22? More to the point, what are US forces doing in Jordan? (To be […]
Cry, the Beloved Truckers
By James Moore God’s Army has started out looking a bit more like a lost platoon. The “Take Our Border Back” (TOBB) group, which has […]
Fears for 15,000 animals stranded on MV Bahijah grow as Department of Agriculture considers re-export
Australian Alliance for Animals Media Release The Australian Alliance for Animals is calling for common sense to prevail as the Department of Agriculture considers an […]
Why stronger environmental safeguards are a necessary part of climate action
By Dr Michael Seebeck Response to Dr Jennifer Rayner’s article arguing for exemption of renewables infrastructures from normal environmental laws – “Climate laws are key […]
Cannibalism, Conservatives and Lies: Australia’s Nemesis Story
Palace coups have become a seasonal tradition in Australian politics. Between 2007 and 2018, Australia had six prime ministers, four of whom were overthrown by […]
Class warfare!
Headlines repeated the line endlessly, the cost-of-living crisis, again, again and again, ad infinitum. So real action is taken to address the cost-of-living crisis on […]
Judicial Murder in Alabama
During the evening of January 25, Kenneth Eugene Smith, having failed to convince the US Supreme Court to delay his execution, became yet another victim […]
UNRWA funding cuts threaten Palestinian lives in Gaza and region, say 20 NGOs
Oxfam Australia Media Release Oxfam, together with 19 other aid organisations, is deeply concerned and outraged that some of the largest donors have suspended funding […]
Schrodinger’s Cat, Trump And Tax Cuts
Most of you have probably heard of the famous thought experiment proposed by Schrödinger where there’s a cat in a box and a vial of […]
American psycho
The recrudescence of Donald J Trump It was a perfect verdict, a beautiful verdict. Probably the most beautiful verdict the world has ever seen. A […]