If you think you're smarter than your future phone, think again

15 Feb 2023 | Our current highly technically-dominated world is composed almost exclusively of technology ...  

Insiders and outsiders: The dispute at the heart of Australian politics

17 Dec 2022 | Political philosopher Tim Dunlop's new book encourages electoral change beyond two-party politics ...  

Trump or Rushdie, it's the debate of ideas that matters

18 Aug 2022 | Whether misguided Trump supporters, Salman Rushdie, or the 'belligerati', we must be willing to ...  

Democracy is failing to tackle the climate crisis

16 Apr 2022 | The structures of democracy must change in order for the world to overcome crises such as climate ...  

Djokovic treatment 'drop in the ocean' compared to suffering of refugees

20 Jan 2022 | The recent detention of Novak Djokovic in Park Hotel in Melbourne has exposed one of our dirtiest ...  

University of Sydney plans to cut courses, threatening education standards

16 Dec 2021 | Teaching standards are under threat at the University of Sydney, writes Dr Daniel Gregory.  

How we are trying to buy an identity in capitalist economies

14 Oct 2021 | Trade deals are not really about trade.  

Trump and terrorism: The predictable link

30 May 2021 | Pundits and politicians today are being accused of stochastic terrorism. The most obvious exam ...  

Why we published Morrison's speech to the Christian Churches conference

11 May 2021 | Imagine if the Prime Minister was a hardline atheist giving speeches about political matters at ...  

Morrison wrong on presumption of innocence

8 Mar 2021 | The principle of the presumption of innocence has been weaponised to protect Christian Porter's ...  

Power can be taken back by exposing our oppressors

18 Dec 2020 | We should examine the oppressor, not the oppressed, otherwise all hope is lost.  

The Coalition Government's deficit of trust

13 Dec 2020 | Scott Morrison's Government has weakened our faith in democracy and democratic institutions ...  

Assange's detention violates international law: Australia must intervene

29 Aug 2020 | On the 7th of September, Julian Assange is scheduled to appear in a British court for several ...  

TikTok furore exposes data privacy hypocrisy in Australia and the U.S.

23 Aug 2020 | The controversy surrounding the video-sharing app TikTok reminds us that governments and corpo ...  

The crucial role of poets in an Australian republic

21 Aug 2020 | The inclusion of poets in a republic would provide marginalised elements of society with an ...  

Reclaiming our freedoms from big tech and government amid COVID-19

9 Aug 2020 | Issues of freedom of the press and privacy are threatened across the world, but not all hope is ...  

The Australian republic must enshrine rights for all

2 Aug 2020 | The republic proposal must include substantive protections for the disadvantaged, writes Dr Robert ...  

Drew Pavlou + Hong Kong International Alliance ~ more than solidarity

20 Jun 2020 | Due to Chinese Communist Party influences in our tertiary education system and the subsequent ...