Civil society and the fight for a better Palestine

21 Oct 2018 | The troubles facing Palestine haven't stopped it from attempting to build a free state, writes Dr ...  

KKKoalition signs own death warrant: Declares Hanson the White Queen

20 Oct 2018 | Whatever the outcome in Wentworth, the Australian people have already cast judgment on the sham ...  

The vice of Wentworth: White motions and Jerusalem blues

18 Oct 2018 | The upcoming Wentworth by-election is generating all sorts of political noise as the Liberal Party ...  

On the nose Brett Kavanaugh squeezed through as U.S. Supreme Court judge

8 Oct 2018 | The clearance by the U.S. Senate of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court judge has further shown up ...  

A new brand of populism?

23 Sep 2018 | David McKnight, the Australian journalist and historian, believes in rescuing populism from the ...  

Australia and the new social democratic movement

17 Sep 2018 | Led by Bernie Sanders in the U.S. and the UK's Jeremy Corbyn, a new socially democratic force is ...  

Trouble in China: Xi Jinping and the looming collapse

16 Sep 2018 | Is President-for-Life Xi Jinping tightening the screws in China because he knows trouble is ...  

U.S. economy in steady decay: World's biggest tree rotting from the inside

15 Sep 2018 | Most of the news on the U.S. economy under President Trump has been upbeat and triumphant. But the ...  

Nigel Farage in Australia

10 Sep 2018 | The Farage formula of belligerent flag waving non-negotiation will appeal to some members of his ...  

From Bannon to Chemnitz — it’s right to “no platform” neo-Nazis

7 Sep 2018 | No platforming is protesting to deny racists a chance to sprout hate speech, but some in the media ...  

New Caledonia: Do the French public want to “set it free”?

30 Aug 2018 | Things may be coming to a head over the coming New Caledonia referendum, but there’s only ...  

Looming showdown in Trump versus law and media

25 Aug 2018 | How will Americans register the double-blow meted out to Donald Trump on Tuesday this week, or how ...  

When the urge to control causes damage

18 Aug 2018 | Denmark has become the latest western country to ban the burqa. But this response is only making ...  

Simele: The massacre that history forgot

16 Aug 2018 | Vanessa Powell recounts her experience visiting the site of the Simele Massacre, an event that ...  

Surviving war: The women of Burma

29 Jul 2018 | The women of Burma are facing horrible conditions causing them to flee, becoming refugees with no ...  

Vanuatu digs in on Chinese presence — Foreign Minister says it’s “great”

28 Jul 2018 | Despite extra diplomatic pressure, the Vanuatu Foreign Minister has welcomed Chinese investment ...  

Taking a stand on media freedom in the Pacific

27 Jul 2018 | When the ABC was banned from the Pacific islands summit, it was condemned widely for an attack on ...  

Do you have Trump Derangement Syndrome? It really is deplorable!

27 Jul 2018 | Political editor, Dr Martin Hirst, confesses to a slight obsession with “The Donald”, but, he ...