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Australia needs to read its own geography

As Australia deepens its alignment with Washington through AUKUS and expanded military integration, it risks compromising the regional trust and...

05.03.2026 20

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Universities expose racism’s scale – and the dangers of unequal responses

New national data shows racism is widespread across Australian universities. The challenge is responding fairly, without elevating one community’s...

19.02.2026 10

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Inviting a foreign president to Bondi’s commemoration divides rather than unites

10.02.2026 9

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Censorship doesn’t silence – it amplifies

16.01.2026 20

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Best of 2025 - The three core myths driving Israel’s war on Palestine

13.01.2026 20

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What the Bondi Beach tragedy reveals about Australia’s political faultlines

19.12.2025 10

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When machines make the art, what’s left for human creativity?

06.12.2025 10

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Celebrating war crimes is a moral failure, not cultural pride

04.12.2025 10

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The three core myths driving Israel’s war on Palestine

27.10.2025 10

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Royal banquets, political scripts and the Gaza tragedy

22.09.2025 10

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From 9/11 to 9/9: How recent events reshaped understandings of power and deception

12.09.2025 10

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'Like us': Australia’s uneasy dance with immigration

08.09.2025 7

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Israel and its allies: When friendship means silence

27.08.2025 10

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Israel, the 'only democracy in the Middle East' – How to win elections and erase people

22.08.2025 9

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When war criminals are nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, what does 'peace' even mean?

10.08.2025 10

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International law not only abused – but abandoned

29.07.2025 10

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From steam power to silicon: the unequal legacy of empire and innovation

25.07.2025 9

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The magic of the mandate: Now you see it, now you don’t

04.07.2025 10

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Speaking out from within: Jewish voices confront Israeli aggression

19.06.2025 10

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Why targeted measures on Israeli officials won’t stop the war in Gaza

16.06.2025 10

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Australia should use its power as an independent voice to push for peace

11.06.2025 10

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