International
West Papuans fear virus as Indonesian Government slow to shut borders

For decades West Papuans have been fighting for independence and over the next few months they ...  
Down and out: The homeless fight for survival during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the homeless into further peril, difficulty and suffering ...  
Australia in the world: An interview with journalist Hamish McDonald

Walkley-award winning journalist Hamish McDonald speaks to Branko Miletic about the state of ...  
A pandemic in an era of U.S.-China rivalry and neoliberalism

The coronavirus has further divided the world, while neoliberalism has made things worse, writes ...  
Lessons Australia can learn from Italy's COVID-19 exit strategies

Australia faces the dilemma about what level of decision-making to apply for a COVID-19 exit ...  
Australia and NZ plan to open economies as USA courts disaster

Australia and New Zealand prepare to open their economies safely but the U.S. is courting ...  
The ramifications of Dutton-style 'diplomacy'

Dutton-style bullying should not be a tool of diplomacy, particularly with regard to China, writes ...  
De-platforming Trump — and trumping Morrison

Morrison is unlikely to resort to the unhinged rantings of Trump, we should monitor the PM and his ...  
Coronavirus demonstrates that global poverty hurts all of us

Inequality and poverty make the coronavirus more difficult to manage, which should make us rethink ...  
Boris Johnson escapes criticism while UK pandemic deaths soar

While President Trump is being excoriated for the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S., the British ...  
Wagga Wagga ditches Kunming sister city over COVID-19 'death and destruction'

China, communism, the coronavirus — it all becomes a monstrous confection in the minds of the ...  
The COVID-19 catastrophe in Spain

Josefa Henriquez, Manuel Garcia Goñi and Dr Francesco Paolucci detail how Spain climbed to one of ...  
The new coronavirus threat to the world is the USA

The epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic has shifted from Wuhan, China, to Italy and now to the ...  
BOOK REVIEW: Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China won’t map the future

Bob Russell-Brown examines a new book discussing power relations between China and other nations ...  
Investigation
Ruby Princess: A timeline of fatality

A series of mistakes were made that led to the Ruby Princess being responsible for a large number ...  
Collateral damage in the time of COVID-19

Unless it condemns racist rhetoric, Australia risks adding racial harmony to its list of COVID-19 ...  
During coronavirus, Chile Government continues to murder and torture

Since the 1970s, the Chile administration and police have killed, tortured, raped and suppressed ...  
Australia involved with controversial tech company Clearview AI

The use of controversial technology developed by Clearview AI by Australian police forces raises ...  

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