An Australian Republic — or Fourth in Line as Australia’s Head of State?

20 May 2015 | Earlier this month, a baby was born, instantly becoming fourth in line to be Australian head of ...  

Has the land of the "fair go" now "fair gone"?

15 May 2015 | Do we want Australia to be known for compassionate solutions to asylum seekers or held up by the ...  

The Budget, the UK election, the Murdoch media and the fragility of power

11 May 2015 | A week in Canberra watching Abbott and Hockey rearranging the figures from the Budget to try to ...  

Megalogenis’ paean to neoliberalism — faith versus evidence

1 May 2015 | Why did the mainstream commentariat almost universally share George Megalogenis' claim that ...  

Anzacs behaving badly: Scott McIntyre & contested history

30 Apr 2015 | Given the grimmer aspects of Australian military history, there is a clear public disconnect ...  

Isn't it time we had an Indigenous Memorial Day?

30 Apr 2015 | Rarely have Indigenous peoples been recognised for their sacrifices to protect their home from ...  

The minute silence in our Australian schools

25 Apr 2015 | The Anzac Day tradition is not only powerfully strong in schools all around Australia, says ...  

Anzac Digger and Irish Rebel in a clash of potent national symbols

24 Apr 2015 | Like the “Anzac legend”, the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin is symbolic of that country’s ...  

Anzac Day 2015: The end of the RSL 'century'?

23 Apr 2015 | What is the future of the RSL? Half the current members are WWII veterans and the great majority ...  

Atatürk’s famous words of 1934 in doubt

21 Apr 2015 | New evidence shows the famous 'Johnnies and Mehmets' quote attributed to the father of modern ...  

The Allies at Gallipoli: Defeat in 1915, Disgrace in 2015

10 Apr 2015 | On 24 April 1915, Turkey arrested and murdered hundreds of Armenians as part of a genocide. ...  

A roadmap for the 2015 Budget: increasing tax revenue!

21 Mar 2015 | Discussions of tax usually focus on tax rates, not on tax bases. But both offer possibilities to ...  

Language of monarchy over in Queensland?

13 Mar 2015 | Since the election of the LNP Newman Government in 2012, there had been a steady output of ideo ...  

The History Man: Manning Clark centenary — 1915-2015

11 Mar 2015 | This year is the centenary of the birth of one of Australia's most influential, controversial and ...  

The new Pig Iron Bob: Submarine Tony

11 Feb 2015 | By sending our submarine building industry to Japan, Tony Abbott is following in a rich conserv ...  

Rupert Murdoch's Australian dream

14 Nov 2014 | Does Australia really need a national newspaper? Or is its existence just about one man's pride? ...  

The Gough Whitlam memorial: Farewell to a giant

6 Nov 2014 | Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s memorial service in Sydney yesterday was an occasion memorable ...  

Whitlam's other children

28 Oct 2014 | It is a sign of Gough Whitlam's greatness and success that we have a government as spiteful and ...