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Julie Macken

Pearls and Irritations

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Twenty-five years after Tampa, Australia is still at sea

Twenty-five years after Tampa, Australia is still at sea

As Labor considers tougher migration measures amid pressure from One Nation and the Coalition, the legacy of Tampa still shapes how Australia treats...

wednesday 20

Pearls and Irritations

Julie Macken

AUKUS is being exposed, but will anything change?

Evidence to the public inquiry into AUKUS is exposing risks around nuclear accidents, sovereignty, jobs, waste and Australia’s role as a US military...

20.07.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Julie Macken

Best of 2025 - Getting away with murder

13.01.2026 40

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Julie Macken

The shadow of the Tampa

20.11.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Julie Macken

Getting away with murder

29.10.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Julie Macken

Interview that described the hell Gaza has become

26.09.2025 30

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Julie Macken

The gates of Gaza

31.08.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Julie Macken

It is time to take our indifference to the Gaza horror seriously

01.06.2025 40

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Julie Macken

Time to end the silence

22.05.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Julie Macken