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Middle East genocide bears parallels to Australian colonisation

The atrocities being committed against Gazans bear similarities to the brutality carried out ...  
Western world turns its back on Israeli genocide

As the slaughter continues in Gaza, the Western world appears content to remain oblivious while ...  
Israel-Gaza one year on: Rethinking security to stem rise in conflict

The ongoing Middle East crisis serves as a reminder that world leaders seem reluctant to find a ...  
POEM: Dragon Dreaming

A poem based on the current Israeli-Palestinian crisis, touching on the intergenerational effects ...  
Donald Trump and the voters of America

Donald Trump is not an absolute idiot. No, seriously!  
Under cloud of secrecy, U.S. weaponises Western Australia

The United States has continued to prepare key areas of Western Australia as bases to fight its ...  
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EDITORIAL: Donald Trump and the voters of America

Donald Trump is not an absolute idiot. No, seriously!  
International law being abandoned for self-defence

The international rule of law is increasingly abandoned and that void is filled by the law of the ...  
Soldier of courage: An open letter to David McBride

Naomi Fryers pens the following to a fellow writer, a father, a lawyer, a soldier and a stoic ...  
UK arms curb exposes Australia's role in Israeli war crimes

A decision by the UK Government to curb arms exports to Israel has brought into question Austra ...  
Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk offers possibilities and difficulties

Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing grim decisions following a Ukrainian offensive that may ...  
War's devastation eclipses all victories

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
In the Beginning... as at the End

This short story is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
Book Review: The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli

Ryan Butta's 'The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli' explores the incredible story of Harry Freame, the ...  
Fixing democracy first step against perils of war and climate crisis

The world's population needs a more influential role in its own governance, working closely with ...  
Palestinian plight humanised in Shakespearean story

What does the Palestinian conflict have in common with the works of William Shakespeare? One book ...  
Belarus: A pawn in Putin’s strategic chessboard

The escalating military tensions between Ukraine and Belarus have underscored the complex and ...  
BOOK REVIEW: The Echidna Strategy: Australia’s Search for Power and Peace

Sam Roggeveen's 'The Echidna Strategy' is a great direction for the future of Australia's role ...  
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