Thursday, September 17, 2026
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In the carving up of GST share, one state’s costly mistakes can become everybody else’s fiscal problem. Nation Building - Graham Young - 4 comments
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Private enterprise can solve the spent nuclear fuel problem beyond government grants. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan and Steve Curtis
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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Australian manufacturers have slashed the stock on their shelves. Is this newfound efficiency - or the quiet removal of their last buffer against disruption? Economics - Jarrod Adam - 4 comments
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The UN wants to revive the dream of a new international economic order. Can it turn half-century-old promises into action? International - Ioan Voicu - 1 comment
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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The task is not to choose between deterrence and dialogue, nor between international partnerships and regional agency. A stable regional order is likely to require all of these elements. International - Geoffrey Hoon
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Israel’s West Bank settlements have long attracted condemnation. Now twelve friendly nations are preparing to move beyond words - and Netanyahu has noticed. International - Binoy Kampmark
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Monday, September 14, 2026
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The scheme was well-meaning, and the results predictable, given the circumstances, just not those promoted as the purpose. Economics - Anish Puri
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From a Chinese strategic perspective, as one analyst put it, Australia is less a host of US bases than a US base in its own right, a significant piece of real estate in America’s Pacific warfighting architecture. International - Murray Hunter - 3 comments
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Friday, September 11, 2026
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Learning to live with a technology where there is a 10% chance it could commit the ultimate genocide. Science & Technology - Gleb Tsipursky
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150 million people live on Java, the most heavily populated island in the world. A the consequences of a volcanic disaster for them wouldn't be confined to Indonesia. International - Murray Hunter - 4 comments
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Thursday, September 10, 2026
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The modern world has too many choke points and not enough redundancies. Nation Building - Heather McRobie-Allansdottir
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Are we addicted to fossil fuel or is it a functional necessity? Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka - 9 comments
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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Christopher Nolan's Odyssey continues an entrenched Western tradition of culturally appropriating ancient cultures and eviscerating them. The Arts - Arthur Saniotis - 3 comments
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Is it time to rethink our attitudes to protecting great whites? Has conserving whales boosted the number of predators in our waters? Maybe a cull is called for. Environment - Graham Young - 5 comments
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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When Colin from Accounts is onto it you know that it is going to only get bigger. Society - Bettina Arndt - 3 comments
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The automation of warfare proceeds apace. Are we at Skynet 1.0? Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark
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Monday, September 7, 2026
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The Gulf now faces a historic opportunity to become an active producer rather than a passive consumer of regional security. International - Vladimir Norov - 1 comment
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Like the sovereign described by Thomas Hobbes, this system encompasses and organizes collective life. But unlike Hobbes's Leviathan, it does not command from above. Political Philosophy - Sam Ben-Meir - 1 comment
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Friday, September 4, 2026
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Protocols can be the saviour of lives until the point where they interfere with the need for judgment. Health - Joseph Varon - 4 comments
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Comparative conflict analysis reveals clear conditions under which weaker actors concede. The Palestinian case meets none of them, underscoring Israel’s strategic futility in expecting capitulation in the absence of a political settlement. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 4 comments
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Thursday, September 3, 2026
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The story so far is that around half the Liberal vote has decamped to One Nation, but that's not what happened in the Secret Harbour byelection. Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 6 comments
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The State supports the exodus of the in-state manufacturers of the fuels to foreign refineries, threatening national energy security and global stability. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza - 1 comment
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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Five men in a hotel room, but a whole team and gender is on trial, and for what exactly? Law & Liberties - Bettina Arndt - 3 comments
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Past Labor premiers have managed to make other people pay the price of their policies. This time it is the young workers. Economics - James Mathias - 3 comments
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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The politicians say the energy transition is going great, but numbers don't lie. Science & Technology - Tom Biegler - 12 comments
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A French court asserts child rights and parental responsibilities are better guardrails for child social media access than blanket bans. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark
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Monday, August 31, 2026
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Is the shakedown becoming the most popular sport for Australians and ambulance-chasing lawyers? Law & Liberties - Brendan O'Reilly - 7 comments
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What if the man Israel has imprisoned for murder is also the only Palestinian capable of delivering peace? Marwan Barghouti embodies a paradox at the heart of the conflict: legitimacy born of resistance, yet committed to coexistence. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 2 comments
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Friday, August 28, 2026
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If the Lord's Prayer is removed from parliamentary sessions it will leave a secular prayer in place which is not fit for purpose. Religion & Spirituality - Graham Young - 20 comments
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Central planning comes to Australia with the federal government dictating industrial design laws to the states. Economics - Ehsan Noroozinejad
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
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Judge rules that the definition of antisemitism being used by the Royal Commission is too broad, stigmatising legitimate criticism of Israel. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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Allowing foreign-flagged tankers to move transportation fuel from the US Gulf Coast to West Coast Ports is only a band aid for California’s humongous demands for transportation fuels. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza - 2 comments
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Tutoring used to be the preserve of students who were struggling, but it is growing beyond that. Why? Education - Michael Black - 4 comments
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The institutions built to keep enemies talking are still there. What’s disappearing is the political will to use them. International - Lamberto Zannier - 7 comments
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Is it time to rethink our attitudes to protecting great whites? Has conserving whales boosted the number of predators in our waters? Maybe a cull is called for? Science & Technology - Graham Young - 5 comments
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Fragmented power, deepening inequality, climate stress, dying democracies, and weaponized information have fused into one global crisis; we can break the cycle if we only summon the will. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 1 comment
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Monday, August 24, 2026
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Fabulist and conman Jason Arday was not so much the exception to the rule as the rule taken to its logical conclusion. Education - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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Spectator at large, Stuart Ballantyne, watches Australia go down the gurgler at the hands of bedwetters with absolutely no vision. Nation Building - Stuart Ballantyne - 4 comments
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Friday, August 21, 2026
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The lesson scrawled and etched across the neglected covers of history books suggests one mighty, consistent rule: never invade Afghanistan. International - Binoy Kampmark
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As most sporting shooters are well aware, the major parties have little to no interest in the shooting sports. Law & Liberties - David Leyonhjelm - 3 comments
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
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Abundant power leads to expanding industry, economic growth, and thriving communities. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan and Steve Curtis - 1 comment
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The Commonwealth has the power to determine who is, or is not, a citizen, but where does that power come from? International - Philip Heiner - 4 comments
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