War
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 ...  
Anzac Day: Remembrance writ large in communities big and small

They came from communities big and small, they fought and died, remembered now by inscriptions ...  
War as injustice: Why Australia should vote before it fights

War should never be an executive reflex — it demands democratic consent, because those who pay ...  
Israel: The most dangerous nation on Earth

Israel’s escalating actions and influence over U.S. policy are framed as the trigger for a ...  
Oil, war and ecocide: The destruction of the Middle East

The ecological destruction and the poisoning of the population continue with the attacks by the ...  
Drone wars: How Ukraine rewrote the future of combat

There is a quiet revolution unfolding over the battlefields of Ukraine — and it doesn’t roar ...  
Open Letter to A-G Michelle Rowland: Mercy for David McBride

An open letter asking for mercy for David McBride from Attorney General Michelle Rowland  
The danger of war grows as U.S. power wanes

Independence and sovereignty must be struggled for if we are to live in peace and security.  
Ben Roberts-Smith v David McBride: Compare the pair

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses the absurdity of David McBride's continued imprisonmen ...  
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