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JEFF MCMULLEN: FIFA World Cup and fun and games in the time of war

Moral amnesia: How can we be distracted by fun and games in the midst of protracted conflicts?  
The drone war turning Ukraine into a machine battlefield

Ukraine's drone army is reshaping modern warfare, turning the battlefield into a relentless cont ...  
Australian flotilla survivors describe ordeal after Gaza mission

A humanitarian mission may have ended at the border, but for some Australian participants, the ...  
Arming for extinction: The climate cost of militarism

As global military spending surges to record levels, the climate cost of war and rearmament ...  
Gaza flotilla exposes world’s selective attention to suffering

The Gaza flotilla drew global attention, but its activists delivered a stark message: the suffe ...  
Chamberlain won the Battle of Britain — and saved Australia too?

What premium is Australia paying today, and for a capability that arrives – if it arrives – in ...  
X Rubicon: The hidden casualties of secret wars

Former U.S. Army Ranger Sean Griobhtha’s ‘X Rubicon’ is a powerful and deeply unsettling ...  
Epic Fury, strategic failure: America’s Iran debacle

America’s assault on Iran has exposed the limits of U.S. military power, drained its defences ...  
Trump’s global energy chaos: Alternative energy comes to the rescue

As global instability and fuel insecurity deepen under Trump’s escalating conflict, Australia ...  
We trade with Asia yet our strategic priorities do not reflect it

Australia’s economic reality is anchored in Asia, but its strategic imagination is not keeping ...  
The Iran nuclear lie and the warning signs Australia must not ignore

A striking Banksy, a recycled war lie and a drift toward exceptionalism reveal how easily truth is ...  
Black gold, dirty power: How oil still rules the world

Oil has shaped wars, toppled governments and warped global power for over a century — and its ...  
America’s Iran war for oil signals environmental disaster

A war for oil isn’t just fuelling conflict — it’s torching the planet, accelerating emiss ...  
Reasons to be cheerful: The rise of the resistance

There are many monstrous things happening in the world, but nevertheless there are reasons to be ...  
Australia didn't vote for this war, but it's fighting it anyway

Australia is entangled in a war it never voted for, with silence masking how deeply its alliances ...  
Late 2026 — far from now

A step into the future to look back at the cognitive dissonance about the profound global changes ...  
ANZAC Day disruption lays bare Australia’s selective remembrance

The ANZAC story overlooks vital contributions from First Nations peoples and diverse global ...  
Antisemitism and Israel: A challenge to the Australian narrative

A provocative Royal Commission submission by Dr Evan Jones argues that Australia’s antisemitism ...  
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