Compassion for refugees can undo Trump's influence on Australia

26 Nov 2024 | As Australia follows the U.S. in its cruel treatment of asylum seekers, it's important to remember ...  

Tim Winton’s latest novel 'Juice' poses a dreadful question

21 Nov 2024 | Tim Winton's 'Juice' is a powerful, truth-telling tale of what life on an increasingly devastated ...  

Trump Mark II: Chaos personified

7 Nov 2024 | The post mortem of this disaster will be long, bloody and it will stink like the rotting corpse of ...  

A blueprint for peace

7 Nov 2024 | As long as war is part of human existence, we will remain the most miserable and reprehensible ...  

John Shipton proclaims non-Western nations world's 'centre of gravity'

6 Nov 2024 | A recent international summit provided John Shipton with a platform to discuss the state of the ...  

Claims of morality do not reconcile with utter savagery

30 Oct 2024 | Israel's claim of right and morality cannot be reconciled with its utter savagery.  

Global youth justice methods a lesson for Australia

29 Oct 2024 | Several countries in the world boast successful rehabilitation and reform tactics regarding youth ...  

Israel proclaims itself chief mourner, as Gaza lies in ruins

25 Oct 2024 | On the Jewish Day of Atonement (12 October) the killing in Gaza and Lebanon continued unabat ...  

Palestinians in a constant state of mourning as second Nakba unfolds

20 Oct 2024 | The trauma of our Palestinian parents is now ours — we are living in a constant state of mour ...  

Old tricks and new culture wars in the Queensland State Election

12 Oct 2024 | LNP up to old tricks as U.S. culture wars creep into the Queensland State Election.  

'Pursuit of truth will live on': Assange speaks to the world

7 Oct 2024 | Having been freed from incarceration at Belmarsh Prison, Julian Assange delivered his first public ...  

Middle East genocide bears parallels to Australian colonisation

2 Oct 2024 | The atrocities being committed against Gazans bear similarities to the brutality carried out ...  

Taliban's new laws further degrade women's rights

30 Sep 2024 | New laws have been introduced in Afghanistan that prohibit women from being seen or heard in ...  

Israel-Gaza one year on: Rethinking security to stem rise in conflict

23 Sep 2024 | The ongoing Middle East crisis serves as a reminder that world leaders seem reluctant to find a ...  

Labor, listen up: Refugees are not okay

16 Sep 2024 | The Labor Government continues to ignore the plight of refugees awaiting permanent visas as the ...  

Refugees aren’t illegal — No one is 'illegal'

7 Sep 2024 | Taking in refugees should be a fundamental part of being a responsible citizen nation of the ...  

65 reasons why Dutton is unfit to be PM

31 Aug 2024 | No stranger to controversy, Peter Dutton's offensive pattern of behaviour continues to darken his ...