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Pearls and Irritations |
ANZAC Day honours service and sacrifice, but its deeper meaning lies in recognising the human cost of war and the responsibility to learn from it. The...
Israel’s escalating wars reflect a long-standing strategy of military dominance, but recent conflicts are exposing its limits and internal...
Research shows that logging, thinning and prescribed burning can increase forest flammability, challenging long-held assumptions about bushfire risk...
Australia’s defence and foreign policy settings are focused on geopolitical rivalry, while far greater systemic risks – especially climate...
Claims about dementia may seem explanatory, but diagnosing from a distance is flawed – and risks stigma, misinformation and misplaced...
In a new book out today, Thom Woodroofe argues that climate and energy policy must connect with everyday economic pressures if it is to build lasting...
Australia’s framing of China as a security threat remains deeply embedded – and is being reshaped to fit new geopolitical developments. The...
The US debt debate often focuses on foreign creditors, but the real issue lies within America’s own political and economic system. The standard...
David George Joseph Malouf AO, one of Australia’s most accomplished, internationally renowned and beloved writers, has died aged 92. Malouf’s...
Urban fire risk, failing carbon markets, rising energy demand and accelerating polar change highlight the growing scale and complexity of...
Debates over migration policy risk confusing personal values with the shared civic virtues that underpin citizenship in a liberal democracy. Leader of...
In the latest in our Foreign Policy Rethink series, Mark Beeson takes a look at Australia’s long-standing alignment with the United States and...
Conflicts between political leaders and religious authority have shaped Western history for centuries – and continue to define debates over power...