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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 ...  
Beneath Mexico’s World Cup host city: A crisis of forced disappearances

The 2026 World Cup is set among cartel violence and families desperately searching for their loved ...  
New Caledonia: Paris continues to obstruct decolonisation

New Caledonia is a test of whether France is prepared to apply the human rights principles it ...  
What New Zealand can teach Australia about democracy

The Farrer by-election has exposed the cracks in Australia's two-party system and revived the case ...  
Why we have a housing crisis and why government cannot fix the problem

Australia's housing crisis is a violation of basic human rights and international law.  
Why is there so little diplomatic action on Chinese state-sponsored hacking?

Power politics, economic dependence and international law are blocking diplomatic action on ...  
Science or sideshow? Race to resurrect giant moa raises questions

The controversial effort to revive New Zealand’s extinct giant moa is moving from theory to ...  
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 ...  
The making of America's first dictator

As legal immunity expands and institutional safeguards erode, America edges ever closer to a ...  
Trump now placed to end U.S. democracy

Bit by bit, Trump’s efforts to undermine, steal or even cancel the mid-term elections are taking ...  
Caroline Graham’s enduring legacy of resistance and activism

The life and legacy of activist Caroline Graham reflects decades of struggle across feminism ...  
Breaking cycles of disadvantage: Australia versus global economic models

Breaking cycles of disadvantage is a test of a society’s commitment to fairness and human ...  
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 ...  
Two words: Case closed

"ISIS brides" – the two words that ended a debate before it began.  
A tale of two Harrys: Service, spin and the Sussex identity crisis

Prince Harry’s starkly different appearances in Kyiv and Australia exposed the widening gulf ...  

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