Monday, September 29, 2025
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Donald Trump has said it direct to the United Nations – mass migration and net zero are toxic for Western nations. Can our 'Liberal' party even grasp the nettle? Nation Building - Stephen Saunders - 5 comments
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When the next coal-fired generator closes, expect brownouts, blackouts and businesses told to shut down as public opinion finally shifts. Science & Technology - David Leyonhjelm - 3 comments
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Friday, September 26, 2025
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The UN’s annual performance of the Phantom State of Palestine flouts international law and celebrates a state that exists only on paper. International - David Singer - 22 comments
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The risk of disease through the shedding of lipid nanoparticles and spike protein via blood transfusions or sexual contact is real - and the consequences are serious. Health - Murray Hunter
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Thursday, September 25, 2025
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In a world of waffle and weasel words, plain speaking is a small act of rebellion. Here are seven ways to recognise bullshit, challenge it, and, if necessary, laugh it off the stage. Political Philosophy - Steven Schwartz - 5 comments
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Conversion of underground hydrocarbon resources of coal, crude oil, and natural gas to meet the supply chain of products demanded by society will be stagnated with net-zero emission ideologies. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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Recognising Palestine became a matter of calculation - a gesture to resuscitate the two-state solution, but only on terms set by former colonial powers. International - Binoy Kampmark
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Mr Clare should scrap his super agency. It will have no impact on improving education quality, cost much and waste time. Education - Scott Prasser - 6 comments
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Israeli authorities and security forces had and continue to have the genocidal intent to destroy, in whole or in part, the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. International - Binoy Kampmark - 8 comments
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Post-1971 structural reform under a monetarist-neoclassical model has not served the Australian economy or its people. Economics - Ben Rees
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Monday, September 22, 2025
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A prerequisite to solving any economic or social problem is policy realism, and failure to face up to realities within Indigenous communities is at the heart of failure to close the gap. Indigenous Affairs - Brendan O'Reilly - 3 comments
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Although Trump does not necessarily follow logical and practical foreign policy to frame US relations with other countries, his decision to suspend the US-Kosovo dialogue was not entirely misguided. International - Alon Ben-Meir
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Friday, September 19, 2025
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Resolution 2334 reduced Israel to a land thief in the eyes of the UN - a legacy of Obama’s abstention that still haunts today. International - David Singer
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You cannot claim to be part of the Pacific family while silencing Pacific voices. International - Binoy Kampmark - 10 comments
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Thursday, September 18, 2025
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In other times and places, political assassinations have occurred as cultural anomalies, not obviously reflective of the zeitgeist or historical moment, and certainly not approved of by some significant minority of the population. Political Philosophy - Robin Koerner - 11 comments
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During the upcoming annual UN General Assembly, several key European countries are expected to recognize a Palestinian state. The question that looms is how to translate such a significant development into reality. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 2 comments
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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Universities are struggling. Staff see livelihoods at risk, students see disruption, and managers see balance sheets collapsing. Education - Steven Schwartz - 4 comments
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Just electricity generated from wind and solar, will negatively impact humanity demands for the products based on fossil fuels. Nation Building - Ronald Stein - 5 comments
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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AI is becoming a psychic prison, shaping shadows into truth and trapping our modes of thinking. Political Philosophy - Murray Hunter
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Israel's attack to eliminate Hamas' leaders in Qatar at a time when they were deliberating a new ceasefire with Israel warrants a serious examination of its regional and international repercussions and what can be expected next. International - Alon Ben-Meir
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Monday, September 15, 2025
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Israel’s strikes across the Middle East have become less about security and more about keeping war alive - and Netanyahu out of jail. International - Binoy Kampmark - 9 comments
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Waterway transportation costs just 3–5% of road transport, with far lower emissions - the economics of bulk freight alone would justify such an investment. Nation Building - Stuart Ballantyne - 5 comments
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Friday, September 12, 2025
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Because Price failed to make a clear and immediate apology, a minor misstep became a public display of Coalition disunity. Domestic Politics - Scott Prasser - 79 comments
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The Smotrich–Shihabi plan would consign the UN’s two-state solution to the diplomatic graveyard. International - David Singer - 5 comments
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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Pause the intake until housing, infrastructure and services catch up. That’s not xenophobia - it’s common sense. Society - Graham Young - 21 comments
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To address global electricity demands, Africa is partnering with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to support nuclear energy development in developing countries. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein, Robert Jeffrey and Olivia Vaughan - 4 comments
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Australia is facing a growing crisis in boys’ education - the social justice issue nobody is talking about. Education - Bettina Arndt - 5 comments
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The genocidal war in Gaza should put the whole world on notice that this is now simply another episode in the moral collapse of our humanity, as 'never again' has lost its moral weight. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 15 comments
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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China’s climate strategy is a confidence trick - boasting clean energy leadership while building more coal plants than the rest of the world combined. Environment - Tom Harris - 5 comments
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Policing by consent was once the standard - ‘the police are the public and the public are the police’ - but during COVID that principle was abandoned. Law & Liberties - David Leyonhjelm - 3 comments
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Monday, September 8, 2025
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The September 3 parade unveiled weapons that render the strategic logic of AUKUS obsolete. International - Murray Hunter - 2 comments
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American exceptionalism now means shielding allies from war crimes charges while shredding the very system of international justice it once helped create. International - Binoy Kampmark
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Friday, September 5, 2025
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For Melburnians, Day 101 of lockdown was not just about COVID rules — it became a stand against government overreach. Law & Liberties - Michael Viljoen - 43 comments
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Facts always beat conjecture - yet the UN prepares to recognise a ‘conjectural State of Palestine’ in violation of its own Charter. International - David Singer - 12 comments
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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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The tragic lesson of the June attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure is that not having such weapons may be more dangerous than pursuing them. International - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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The worlds’ population depends on insulation, wires, computers, and fertilizers that 'renewables' cannot provide. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein - 6 comments
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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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March for Australia demonstrates the necessity of pushing back the ‘you’re a racist’ slur habitually deployed by the all-powerful minority – our mega-migration lobby. Nation Building - Stephen Saunders - 2 comments
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A landmark disability scheme was built on compassion, but captured by a 'cash for diagnosis' culture. This is not just a budget problem. It is a human one. Health - Steven Schwartz
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Integration should not mean cultural erasure; it should mean civic belonging – understanding our history, respecting democratic values, and committing to a shared future. Society - Aarushi Malhotra - 21 comments
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The culture we make today – whether one of tolerance or corruption, inclusion or exclusion – shapes the society we will inhabit tomorrow. International - Kausar Khan - 3 comments
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Monday, September 1, 2025
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Since the Gaza war began, more journalists have been killed there than in any other conflict in recent history – yet Israel continues to justify their deaths with the weary formula of calling them militants. International - Binoy Kampmark - 12 comments
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For Southeast Asia, nuclear energy could be a tool for clean growth - or a new front in great power rivalry. The challenge is keeping it peaceful, transparent, and truly regional. International - Ali Halim
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