A Chinese military base in Vanuatu — or another Fairfax beat-up?

12 Apr 2018 | Should Australia be concerned about a rumoured Chinese military expansion in the Pacific? Or is it ...  

Dear President Trump, please don’t bomb my wedding in North Korea

8 Apr 2018 | Alek Sigley asks Donald Trump to hold off the nuclear bombing of North Korea for his wedding, then ...  

Political disunity and fictional diversion: French Film Festival 2018

7 Apr 2018 | The feel-good line-up of the 2018 French Film Festival glossed over the social and political state ...  

16 people killed at the 'Great Return March' in Gaza

4 Apr 2018 | On "Land Day", the Palestinians began six weeks of peaceful protests in Gaza, which have already r ...  

The isolation of Julian Assange must stop

3 Apr 2018 | We call on the Government of Ecuador to allow Julian Assange his right to freedom of speech.  

From 'perestroika' to Putin: The rebirth of the Cold War

2 Apr 2018 | Putin is now the Russian President and it is clear that the Cold War has been reborn, due largely ...  

Is China really out to rule the world? The Greentown 'Ruling Class'

30 Mar 2018 | Is China educating an elite class of students with the plan of seeding them into positions of ...  

Donald Trump: A Ponzi Presidency

25 Mar 2018 | The rules of a Ponzi scheme are basic – keep it simple, make it chaotic, never disclose – and ...  

Peter Dutton's white SA farmer priorities: Bringing shame on Australia

19 Mar 2018 | Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton has gratuitously and outrageously interfered in the ...  

The Dotard and the Rocket Man

13 Mar 2018 | Unbeknownst to the world at large, Donald T and Kim J-un have already met privately — IA was ...  

Donald Trump, Australia and U.S. tariffs: 'Ironclad' exemptions for security

12 Mar 2018 | 'Prime MinisterTurnbull fell into a trance, echoing each behavioural sign and cue from Trump as to ...  

Every day should be International Women's Day: Hear that, First World?

8 Mar 2018 | The theme of this year's United Nations International Women's Day is 'Leave no woman behind' — ...  

The great and growing gap between public policy and public will

8 Mar 2018 | Jon Jetter examines the influence on politics exerted by a wealthy elite while the masses remain ...  

Duterte the Dauntless and the Turnbull Government's South China Sea role

5 Mar 2018 | Bruce Haigh unpacks Australia's complex relationship with the Philippines and how this influences ...  

Trump's trade war and the option of 'fair' rather than 'free' trade

5 Mar 2018 | Instead of leading the world and insisting on trade deals that are fair for all, Donald Trump has ...  

U.S. gun reform: Shooting the 100th monkey

28 Feb 2018 | Gerry Sont examines why the U.S is the land of the insensate on gun reform, despite 1.5 million ...  

Julian Assange hung out to dry — yet again

27 Feb 2018 | A British court's refusal to lift an arrest warrant on Julian Assange dispels any doubts that the ...