Australia
Barnaby Joyce discovers the political power of pinkwashing

Sexuality does not confer political virtue any more than ethnicity or faith does.  
The Tampa crisis: 25 years on

It was winter 2001 when the Tampa hullabaloo blew up: the watershed moment when decent agreement ...  
NBN’s success vindicates original vision — but the job's not done

NBN Co's FY26 results demonstrate the transition from copper to fibre is producing the bene ...  
JEFF MCMULLEN: Living dangerously — the life of a dingo

NSW Parliament will begin hearings on 8 September 2026 on the management of dingoes in national ...  
Jillian Segal's 'Understanding Antisemitism in Australia': A lesson in propaganda

Jillian Segal's 'Understanding Antisemitism in Australia' report is an embarrassment, writes Dr ...  
Melongate: Anthony Albanese's oafish self-inflicted undiplomatic gaffe

Anthony Albanese's gaffe-ridden Bush Deep podcast interview with Nikki Osborne was puerile and ...  
Business pushes trickle-down myth then blames government for its inevitable failure

Historic economic growth and productivity gains have largely failed to translate into broadly ...  
Harry Bridges: The Australian unionist who defied the U.S. Government

Harry Bridges’ story should not be forgotten on American shores, but it should also be known on ...  
AI near misses: The space between potential and catastrophe

The goal is enough AI near-miss transparency to show what went wrong, who noticed, who acted and ...  
Obscene wealth: Money and political power accumulated by a minuscule few

The average billionaire generates around one million times more carbon emissions than the average ...  
Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce: Hypocrisy is thy name

Parliamentary expenses show extraordinary waste from anti-waste campaigners Pauline Hanson and ...  
Climate change rebellion, anyone? Aussie Gen Z says...Meh!

Why are the young often quiescent when their very lives and future livelihoods are in real dan ...  
The world's conflicts should not divide Australians

In an increasingly divided world, protecting social cohesion is one of the most important inves ...  
AUKUS: Its single point of obsolescence

Australia could find itself without a credible undersea force due to the capability gap between ...  
Opposites attract: Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart's paradoxical relationship

What’s behind the alliance between Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart?  
Booyakasha at Wimbledon: The quietly remarkable Jewish family behind the loudest man on centre court

One Baron Cohen cousin makes us laugh at what we pretend to be. The other helps us understand what ...  
AusAlert test exposes the need for a fully integrated national warning system

Monday's AusAlert test begs the question: what should constitute the gold standard for a nati ...  
Pauline shines in the political gutter, enjoying spoils from wealthy donors

Perhaps if Pauline Hanson actually turned up for work more often, she'd have a greater unde ...  
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