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When I stared in newspapers it was often said that today’s paper is tomorrow’s fish and chip wrapper. It is a relief to know that some are not so...
Albert Camus wrote in the shadow of fascism, war and ideological violence. His defence of truth, democratic dialogue and human limits remains...
Three years ago today, the editorial leadership of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age wilfully and dangerously misled the communities of Sydney and...
Russia and China have condemned the US–Israeli attack on Iran as illegal, but both powers have drawn clear limits on their support, stopping well...
The collapse of the Kyle and Jackie O radio partnership highlights a contradiction in Australian media culture – a society that condemns misogyny...
A US court order forcing the refund of $175 billion in tariff taxes has triggered a constitutional confrontation over whether a president can bypass...
Three years after dire warnings that Australia must prepare for war with China, no such conflict has eventuated. Instead, the United States has...
Mark Carney’s blunt declaration that the rules-based international order has ruptured challenges countries like Australia to rethink their alliances...
Mark Carney’s blunt declaration that the rules-based international order has ruptured challenges countries like Australia to rethink their alliances...
The arrest of ex-Prince Andrew over alleged misconduct is not an isolated scandal but the product of a system that shields the royal family from...
Governments sustain power by repeating stories about themselves. In Australia’s federal parliament, a narrow political consensus – marked by...
The weapons are fast and devastating, driven by big bucks and high tech. They’re being used in a war of religions that’s almost 14 centuries old....
New research suggests rising temperatures may be skewing birth ratios towards females in overheated regions. At the same time, declining fertility and...
The US and Israeli strikes on Iran have not been legally justified under international law. As the Trump administration pushes an increasingly...
As Australia deepens its alignment with Washington through AUKUS and expanded military integration, it risks compromising the regional trust and...
Public support for Israel’s war effort contrasts with doubts over its long-term military and economic sustainability. Leaders in Israel and the...
The US and Israeli strikes on Iran have not been legally justified under international law. As the Trump administration pushes an increasingly...
The weapons are fast and devastating, driven by big bucks and high tech. They’re being used in a war of religions that’s almost 14 centuries old....
The leaked review of the Liberal Party’s 2025 election defeat details campaign failures and organisational problems. What it avoids is the harder...
The Liberal Party’s declining support among women is not a temporary setback. It reflects deep social change, rising educational attainment among...
Poker machines are designed to celebrate wins but stay silent on losses. A new project aims to disrupt that psychological design by introducing a...
From Afghanistan to Iraq and Libya, repeated military interventions have weakened rather than strengthened US power. With new strikes on Iran launched...
After the killing of more than 150 schoolchildren in southern Iran, memories of a visit to Isfahan in 2018 return with painful clarity for Eugene...
For Anthony Albanese – as well as Mark Carney and Keir Starmer – to go along with Trump and Netanyahu’s cynical ploy negates any sense of moral...
From Afghanistan to Iraq and Libya, repeated military interventions have weakened rather than strengthened US power. With new strikes on Iran launched...
The widening conflict in the Gulf has exposed Australia’s extreme reliance on imported oil. With minimal fuel reserves and a $12 billion annual...
Mocking a prime minister for wishing Chinese Australians a happy new year says less about foreign policy than about how national identity is being...
The Coalition is trying to turn migration into a political flashpoint. But the long-term net overseas migration target under Labor is identical to the...
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has begun by adopting the IHRA definition as uncontroversial. Yet that definition – and...
John Howard marks 30 years since the Coalition’s 1996 victory with a familiar story of stability and economic management. But the deeper legacy is...
The Red Alert “ panel of national security experts” in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age screamed on March 7, 2023 that we had to be ready for...
The US–Israel war on Iran is a direct breach of the UN Charter and a blow to international law. But the attempt to impose global hegemony and hollow...
The US–Israel war on Iran is a direct breach of the UN Charter and a blow to international law. But the attempt to impose global hegemony and hollow...
As the US strikes Iran while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, questions grow about selective enforcement of international law and a long...
As the US strikes Iran while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, questions grow about selective enforcement of international law and a long...
Israel has once again entered war to solve its “existential problems once and for all”. History suggests those promises of total victory rarely...
Tony Abbott blames record numbers of temporary residents and international students on recent governments. But policy changes introduced and...
Anthony Albanese’s refusal to assist Australian women and children in Syrian detention camps may prove to be the defining act of his prime...
The 730MW Winterbourne wind project near Walcha has been referred to the NSW Independent Planning Commission after drawing more than 1,300 submissions...
As Australia backed Ukraine into a catastrophic land war with Russia, serious questions about corruption, arms diversion and governance were visible...
Western governments, including Australia and New Zealand, have backed US and Israeli strikes on Iran. But the decision risks economic catastrophe,...
The US–Israel strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader have pushed the Middle East into open war. But regime change in Tehran is far from assured...
Newly created accounts made around $1 million betting on the precise timing of US strikes on Iran, prompting calls for investigation into whether...
Educational disadvantage in Australia is often framed as urban or socioeconomic. But across regional and remote communities, public schools operate...
From offshore detention to uneven moral outrage abroad, Australia’s political instincts still reflect an older colonial logic – one that sits...
Mechanical thinning is increasingly promoted as a fire control solution. But new research finds its effectiveness is mixed and the ecological, climate...
From Nigeria to Ethiopia, African conflicts show how federations unravel when force loses accountability. Minnesota’s standoff with Washington...
The US is fighting to maintain hegemony, in a war that will have shocking global ramifications, says Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs in...
The United States is now at war with Iran without congressional approval, and the costs – strategic, human and constitutional – could be...
The Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) debacle might have served as a “life lesson” to politicians and lobbyists about the risks involved in...
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