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In the second of a two-part series ahead of the ALP National Conference, John Menadue argues Labor must apply its values to the great issues before...
In the first of a two-part series, John Menadue argues the upcoming ALP National Conference must do more than produce careful resolutions – it must...
Australia’s parochial company boards are failing to equip themselves for Asia. This is a major barrier to developing our potential in the region and...
Malcolm Fraser and Gough Whitlam both warned against surrendering Australian sovereignty to US military and intelligence interests, but AUKUS and the...
Medical specialist fees have been rising far beyond Medicare support, leaving patients with heavy out-of-pocket costs, long public waiting lists and a...
Housing policy should reflect the kind of society Australia wants to be: one that treats homes as a human right, builds neighbourhoods and social...
Australia’s working class has not disappeared – it has changed, becoming more female, migrant and white collar, and social democratic parties must...
Declining trust in government is helping fuel One Nation’s rise, and the failure to properly regulate lobbying has left powerful insiders in...
Is One Nation the worker’s friend? Or a fully owned subsidiary of Gina Rinehart, as Jim Chalmers suggested? There is a right-wing populist surge...
Australia is part of the white man’s intelligence network, Five Eyes. That means too much CIA input into anti-China perceptions in recent years. It...
In a personal submission to the Antisemitism Royal Commission, P&I founder John Menadue argues that it is impossible to separate increasing rates...
** Royal Commission on anti semitism and social cohesion.** The weaponisation of antisemitism by the Zionist Lobby Is to hide the genocide....
P&I today begins a major new series - rethinking Australia’s foreign policy. The United States is becoming more erratic and less reliable, and...
Australia’s deep military and political ties with the UAE expose it to risk while aligning with an autocratic partner. The fragile and the...
Revulsion at Israel’s actions in Gaza is driving a global rise in antisemitism, while efforts to conflate criticism of Israel with hatred of Jews...
Australia’s multicultural project has delivered enormous social and economic benefits, but recent governments have allowed it to drift, weakening...
From AUKUS to Gaza and now Iran, the government’s instinct has been to avoid political traps rather than confront hard choices – and voters are...
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...
Allegations of royal funding in Prince Andrew’s settlement revive deeper questions about the monarchy’s political conduct – from the dismissal...
Australia’s political culture mistakes authority, comfort and continuity for leadership. Without the courage to create disequilibrium and confront...
The Liberal Party looks like following the rot that set in with John Howard – Tampa and dog-whistling about Asian migration. But this time the...
Scapegoating migrants is designed to distract our attention from the truth and real issues – the abuse of corporate and media power and failure to...
The Australian government’s response to Gaza, and its handling of President Isaac Herzog’s visit, has blurred the line between antisemitism and...