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In a world that proclaims human rights as universal, what does it mean that entire peoples are rendered legally nonexistent?
by Sam Ben-Meir - 7/10/2026
A civil penalty can morph into a crime at the same time denying a parent access to their children on the basis of no evidence.
by Bettina Arndt - 6/10/2026 - 1 comment
Union corruption inflates building costs while tobacco taxes feed a violent black market. Australia’s gangster problem demands a change of policy - and perhaps a change of government.
by Brendan O'Reilly - 1/10/2026 - 2 comments
Learning to live with a technology where there is a 10% chance it could commit the ultimate genocide.
by Gleb Tsipursky - 11/09/2026
The automation of warfare proceeds apace. Are we at Skynet 1.0?
by Binoy Kampmark - 8/09/2026
Five men in a hotel room, but a whole team and gender is on trial, and for what exactly?
by Bettina Arndt - 2/09/2026 - 3 comments
A French court asserts child rights and parental responsibilities are better guardrails for child social media access than blanket bans.
by Binoy Kampmark - 1/09/2026
Is the shakedown becoming the most popular sport for Australians and ambulance-chasing lawyers?
by Brendan O'Reilly - 31/08/2026 - 7 comments
Judge rules that the definition of antisemitism being used by the Royal Commission is too broad, stigmatising legitimate criticism of Israel.
by Binoy Kampmark - 27/08/2026 - 4 comments
As most sporting shooters are well aware, the major parties have little to no interest in the shooting sports.
by David Leyonhjelm - 21/08/2026 - 3 comments
At 75, the Refugee Convention remains a noble promise, increasingly observed in the breach rather than the observance.
by Binoy Kampmark - 12/08/2026 - 2 comments
The Commission spent almost no time asking why universities find it difficult to say that some behaviours and ideas are just plain wrong.
by Steven Schwartz - 12/08/2026 - 1 comment

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