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Fred Hollows’ trachoma program exposed appalling Aboriginal health conditions and helped drive the growth of community-controlled health services....
In 1975, an Aboriginal friend in the federal Health Department, Gordon Briscoe, invited me to ask his department questions about the prevalence of...
The royal commission must confront hatred and violence against Jewish Australians while preserving free speech, political criticism of Israel and...
The royal commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion has heard convincing evidence that Jewish Australians have encountered increasing levels...
The coming NSW ICAC hearings are only part of a deeper problem. Entrenched factional power, gambling interests and political cowardice are corroding...
I cannot pretend to be terribly surprised or shocked to learn that the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption is to soon hold public hearings...
It’s too late for Starmer, but Albanese has two years to take a bold stance against Hansonism and explain to the public his own plan. The fall of...
The fall of Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister of the British Labour government is full of meaning for his friend Anthony Albanese as Australian prime...
Australia’s support for the US-Israeli war on Iran has again exposed the reflexive subservience of Australian foreign policy, tying the country to...
It may be a while before the full dimension of the military defeat of the United States and Israel by Iran can be assessed. Subscribe now for...
It may be a while before the full dimension of the military defeat of the United States and Israel by Iran can be assessed. Subscribe now for...
Pauline Hanson’s rise cannot be countered by facts, logic or clever campaign tactics alone, because One Nation’s appeal is rooted in disgust,...
Pauline Hanson is a handful for all the politicians opposing her, and not one of her rival political leaders has her measure in debate. Particularly...
Australia’s crisis of trust is being deepened by opaque lobbying, revolving-door appointments, weak accountability and an insider culture that gives...
The guardians of the public accounts, particularly in the public service, have never manifested much intense interest in white collar crime of the...
A party of community independents funded on the same basis as the other parties might be just what we need to deliver good government and a vibrant...
Teals, community independents, and, probably Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party may be able to walk around Labor's manipulation of the...
Of all the things which most frustrate about the Albanese government is the tendency of ministers to fall into a form of paralysis the moment it meets...
Of all the things which most frustrate the Albanese government is the tendency of ministers to fall into a form of paralysis the moment it meets any...
Of all the things which most frustrate the Albanese government is the tendency of ministers to fall into a form of paralysis the moment it meets any...
The 2026 Budget marks a rare moment where Labor showed some willingness to confront inequality and tax reform, but the government still shrank from...
I have so often criticised the Albanese government for timidity and gutlessness that I feel honour-bound to admit that neither of these words are at...
I have so often criticised the Albanese government for timidity and gutlessness that I feel honour-bound to admit that neither of these words are at...
The principle that those who are best off should be paying more tax as a proportion than those of more modest income is a fundamental one. That...
The federal budget we are soon to see will be dedicated in part to the idea of generational equity, the idea that older Australians own too much at...
Here's hoping that the royal commission into the Bondi massacre of last December does not turn into partisan point-scoring, least of all over...
New National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms pose a novel test of character for the Albanese government. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login...
New National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms pose a novel test of character for the Albanese government. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login...
US President Donald Trump is letting it be known that he is considering pulling the United States from NATO, and perhaps some of America's...
US President Donald Trump is letting it be known that he is considering pulling the United States from NATO, and perhaps some of America's...
Good government won despite the Albanese government losing a court case recently. Given the money and the effort that it put into losing its case, and...
Good government won despite the Albanese government losing a court case recently. Given the money and the effort that it put into losing its case, and...
Clashes between church leaders and Trump highlight tensions over religion, power and the justification of war. This holy week saw the Catholic Pope,...
This holy week saw the Catholic Pope, Leo XIV, clash sharply with the American Secretary of War, Peter Hegseth, and by implication his master, Donald...
This holy week saw the Catholic Pope, Leo XIV, clash sharply with the American Secretary of War, Peter Hegseth, and by implication his master, Donald...
At a time of diminished political leadership, the legacy of Fred Hollows and Michael Johnson shows what practical, principled internationalism can...
Thirty-four years ago, celebrated eye doctor Fred Hollows established a partnership with millions of Australians to set in place an international...
Thirty-four years ago, celebrated eye doctor Fred Hollows established a partnership with millions of Australians to set in place an international...
From foreign policy to domestic reform, Labor risks alienating key supporters and wasting a moment of political opportunity in a volatile landscape....
No good crisis should ever be wasted, as Rahm Emanuel, a one-time chief of staff to Barack Obama, used to say. Donald Trump is in trouble with both...
No good crisis should ever be wasted, as Rahm Emanuel, a one-time chief of staff to Barack Obama, used to say. Donald Trump is in trouble with both...
New findings from the anti-corruption commission clear several figures of corruption over Robodebt, but the affair still exposes profound failures in...
The Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Oliver Cromwell, is not one of my favourite figures of history, but once gave one of my favourite...
The Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Oliver Cromwell, is not one of my favourite figures of history, but once gave one of my favourite...
As the US–Israeli war on Iran unfolds, Australia faces the danger of being drawn into American power politics while sacrificing its independence and...
The suggestion that Australia, or the Australian Labor government, nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, though one coming from a senior...
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