India, Pakistan and Kashmir: A troubled situation

11 Aug 2019 | The recent decision to strip Kashmir of its special district status can be traced back to India's ...  

Colombia's reputation needs more help from Canada

9 Aug 2019 | Colombia's tarnished reputation has benefited from a trade agreement with Canada, but it's still ...  

A long way to go in the struggle for Hong Kong

8 Aug 2019 | The democracy protests in Hong Kong are now in their second month and show no signs of slowing ...  

ScoMo to BoJo — how the U.S. far Right is reshaping the world

8 Aug 2019 | Governments are being dominated by Right-wing leaders, with the USA influencing the global shift ...  

Mass shootings are the new normal

7 Aug 2019 | In the wake of two mass shootings, Dan Jensen reflects on a time when these events weren't just ...  

The Temporary Exclusion Bill and 'career bigot' Raheem Kassam

5 Aug 2019 | Media editor Dr Lee Duffield considers the relevance of the Temporary Exclusion Bill in light of ...  

Beach or ashtray: How cigarettes are destroying nature

4 Aug 2019 | Cigarette litter hurts our beaches, wildlife and ecologies, writes Bianca Caruana.  

Trump, Johnson and Morrison: Clown or horror show?

4 Aug 2019 | It’s tempting to compare of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison as the Three Stooges ...  

As Boris takes charge, Labour changes stance on Brexit

27 Jul 2019 | As hard Brexiteer Boris Johnson takes over, Labour is finally coming down on the side of Remain ...  

Lunar narratives: Landing on the Moon, politics and the Cold War

25 Jul 2019 | The Cold War played a large role in the first lunar landing, even to the extent of involving a ...  

Trump versus the Democratic 'squad': A battle for America's soul

21 Jul 2019 | Dr Martin Hirst on the recently-sparked contest between Trump and his followers, and a new brand ...  

Srebrenica, 11 July 1995: The 'White Genocide'

18 Jul 2019 | Bilal Cleland reminds us that the rise of fundamentalist populism in otherwise liberal societies ...  

Americans (and others) duped by fake news and tweets

15 Jul 2019 | Most recent news on the U.S. economy has been upbeat and triumphant but the reality, as Alan ...  

The slow-motion crucifixion of Julian Assange

14 Jul 2019 | What is happening to Julian Assange is nothing short of torture and a denial of his human rights ...  

Wren's Week: Australia, the laughing stock of the world

13 Jul 2019 | This week, John Wren delves into our Prime Minister's obsession with religion and why our nation ...  

International relations are foreign policy to Scott Morrison

13 Jul 2019 | Our Prime Minister often displays ineptitude towards many things, including how to deal with ...  

Australia's recycling waste time bomb

10 Jul 2019 | There's much to be done if Australia is to solve its waste management crisis, writes Dr Peter ...  

Disaster and death in Scandinavia

7 Jul 2019 | Slugger, the final chapter in Martin Holmen's Stockholm trilogy was hard to put down.