Macklemore, Mary Kostakidis and the red line on Palestine
Political power doesn’t always operate through governments or legislation – it can work through vexatious litigation, lobbying, money, profe...
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Australia, Israel and the charade of Palestinian recognition
Almost a year after Australia recognised Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, what has actually changed? The Albanese government...
The Liberal Party: Chasing One Nation to the edge of oblivion
One Nation may be slipping in the polls, but Pauline Hanson is still setting the direction of conservative politics in Australia – and Liber...
A climate change disaster in Nepal is Australia’s problem too
The catastrophic Nepal–Tibet floods, triggered by a collapse of glacial ice and rock in the Himalayas, have killed more than 1,250 people an...
Labor’s One Nation problem
One Nation's byelection win in Secret Harbour – an 18 per cent swing in a WA Labor seat held for 37 years – is a warning sign for the Albane...
Football First, Women Last
Allegations involving five Sydney Swans players have sparked one of the AFL season’s most serious controversies, yet much of the media cover...
We need to talk about the influence of Israel
Nick McKim’s refusal to apologise for saying the Labor government has been “captured by Zionist interests” has opened a wider debate about p...
Silencing genocide, one book at a time
Waverley Library’s removal of Adam Johnson’s “How to Sell a Genocide” raises a question that goes far beyond one book or a Sydney council: w...
The continuing corrosion and corruption of the Liberal Party
The Liberal Party’s crisis is no longer temporary. After two consecutive federal election defeats and a collapse in its primary vote, the pa...
The police state of New South Wales
The Minns government says its proposed expansion of NSW Police digital surveillance powers is necessary to combat organised crime, but allow...
The new US imperialism of AUKUS
Malcolm Turnbull’s warning that AUKUS is a “colossal mistake” is becoming harder to dismiss. Australia is spending hundreds of billions on n...
The real Anthony Albanese: Power without purpose
With Labor holding a record 94 House of Representatives seats, Anthony Albanese has the power to pursue substantial reform – yet his governm...
The Indoctrination of Australia’s Classrooms
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism has expanded into a wider debate about Australian education, free speech and control of the national cu...
Reclaiming democracy for the people
Australian democracy isn’t broken, but political power is increasingly concentrated among wealthy donors, corporate lobbyists and party powe...
Jacinta Allan: Legacy, debt and the end of an era
Jacinta Allan’s resignation ends the Daniel Andrews era and leaves Victorian Labor confronting the political cost of its ambitious Big Build...
Burnham’s Britain: Renewal or more disappointment?
Andy Burnham’s arrival as British prime minister will test whether a modern Labour government can finally break with Thatcherism and neolibe...
The Hanson Battler Myth
One Nation’s falling support is exposing the gap between Pauline Hanson’s media profile and electoral credibility. Her European roadshow off...
The price of speaking out: Art, Palestine and the MSO
The Federal Court might have ended pianist Jayson Gillham’s legal battle with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, but the controversy raises b...
The Royal Commission and silencing the critics of Israel
Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion was created to confront genuine antisemitism, but is it instead silencing...
China’s missile launch and Australia’s panic merchants
China's latest missile test triggered familiar warnings of an escalating security crisis, but was the reaction driven more by geopolitics th...