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Test cricket is in danger of being marginalised, now that the game is run by boards and financed by moguls. If there is an eternal truth about...
Test cricket is in danger of being marginalised, now that the game is run by boards and financed by moguls. If there is an eternal truth about...
Australia’s sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers have drawn accusations of antisemitism, but criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians...
The growth of marginal part-time work in South Korea is a by-product of making existing protections work but also points to the need for better design...
Native forest logging is economically costly, environmentally damaging and socially divisive, and should not be revived in Victoria or Western...
A study of diverse Chinese food heritages among Chinese–Australians gives insights into migrant adaptation, acculturation and wellbeing. As migrants...
As SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq after a record-breaking IPO, Australia’s growing reliance on Starlink raises urgent questions about...
Australia is urging the world to electrify, but its own freight system remains overwhelmingly dependent on imported diesel when electric trucks could...
Fear and panic aren’t just bad in themselves; they often lead to stasis. And that’s bad for more than the obvious set of reasons. Demagogues and...
Brigadier General Yisrael Shomer, head of the IDF Operations Division, has finally faced the consequences of his actions. Until Wednesday, the Israel...
In the fifth of an eight-part series, John Keane says the declining US empire will manage without democracy as it turns on its own citizens. In the...
As the US signals a move away from containment in the Pacific, China’s most strategic move would be to reorient Quad members towards their...
The High Court’s latest ruling on false imprisonment exposes the legal, financial and human consequences of Australia’s punitive immigration...
One Nation’s surge is easiest to read as anger. It is better read through a different lens – gathering the Australians who formed their sense of...
As SpaceX prepares to list on the Nasdaq tomorrow in what could be the largest IPO in history, its rise raises a deeper question: how much sovereign...
Australia’s renewable energy transition is being made more expensive by poor planning, fragmented market structures and ideological battles, when...
A new Explosive Weapons Monitor report finds civilians are continuing to bear the brunt of explosive weapons in populated areas, with Israel’s armed...
President Trump is reportedly wanting to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius as his way of securing control of Diego Garcia. First, the United...
For people caught in the revolving door of prison, the risk of suicide often extends beyond custody, exposing the failure of justice, health and...
The attacks on the government’s budget reforms may be loud, but polling suggests voters are more open to tax change than the media backlash implies...
The case for AUKUS rests on treating submarines as essential to Australian sovereignty, while ignoring the broader defence capabilities that already...
The case for AUKUS rests on treating submarines as essential to Australian sovereignty, while ignoring the broader defence capabilities that already...
The attacks on the government’s budget reforms may be loud, but polling suggests voters are more open to tax change than the media backlash implies...
In an open letter to the Minister for Home Affairs, Meg Schwarz argues that Australia’s obligations to Palestinians must be reflected not only in...
Developments in technology, their consequences for strategic policy and challenges in sustaining Australia’s submarine warfare capability are the...
Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would not make the United States safer, but would divert resources from the education,...
One Nation’s polling surge reflects deeper disillusionment with the major parties, but the real test is whether Labor has the courage to press ahead...
In the fourth of an eight-part series, John Keane shows how the fading American empire is resorting to military solutions for its mounting global...
Australians are too complacent about allowing diesel-run vehicles in urban areas. Diesel exhaust is carcinogenic and can cause other illnesses. Most...
ABC Classic’s fiftieth anniversary gives this year’s Classic 100 added resonance, celebrating not only great music but a shared cultural ritual...
A public forum organised by Australians for Humanity brought together legal, political and human rights experts to examine why international law must...
This week Zia Ahmad – a regular contributor to P&I – became the first Muslim to receive the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to...
Texas may still lean Republican, but shifting party identification, economic discontent and doubts about Donald Trump’s leadership are giving...
One Nation’s polling surge could create serious instability after the next federal election, with the party’s growing Senate prospects threatening...
Support at Home was meant to transform aged care, but its assessment and funding model has left older Australians waiting too long, paying too much...
Australia’s foreign policy is being distorted by AUKUS, militarised thinking and a misplaced faith in US power, when the country should be...
In the second of an eight-part series, John Keane shows how the American empire deployed the idea of ’liberal democracy’ to bolster its own...
Rapid advances in lithium-metal battery systems, all-electric submarines and autonomous underwater vehicles are reshaping undersea warfare well before...
Human rights organisations have referred evidence to the AFP, urging an investigation into whether Australian-Israeli dual nationals may have been...
Australia’s crisis of trust is being deepened by opaque lobbying, revolving-door appointments, weak accountability and an insider culture that gives...
Iran has launched missile strikes towards Israel, calling the attack a warning over Israel’s continued assault on southern Lebanon and threatening...
In the second of an eight-part series, John Keane shows how the American empire deployed the idea of ’liberal democracy’ to bolster its own...
Displaced Palestinians are seeking ways to continue their education. These aspirations need to be part of the screening process, which has become too...
A monetary sovereign government such as Australia’s does not need to balance its budget or borrow the currency it creates, provided total spending...
Australia’s school funding debate has focused on headline spending figures while obscuring whether resources counted toward the Schooling Resource...
A sustainable Palestinian-Israeli peace process requires leadership with real legitimacy among Palestinians, and Marwan Barghouti remains one of the...
Much western commentary portrays Xi Jinping as a revisionist strongman bent on overturning the global order. A closer reading of Chinese political...
In the first of an eight-part series, political theorist John Keane examines the effect of disruptions to the world order on democracy and its future....
In emerging and developing economies, the shift away from fossil fuels is increasingly being driven by energy security, affordability and economic...
In this South China Morning Post editorial, Huawei’s latest chipmaking breakthrough is presented as evidence that US technology sanctions are...
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