Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Leaking the election review won’t rebuild the Liberals. It may bury them deeper. Domestic Politics - Scott Prasser - 6 comments
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The California energy island will be increasing dependent on imported transportation fuels from new refineries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. International - Ronald Stein and Michael Mische
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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The 20th century was the age of diagnosis. The 21st must become the age of recovery, measured not by how many people we enrol in the mental health system, but by how many no longer need it. Health - Steven Schwartz - 1 comment
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High debt, weak growth, rising interest bills. The reckoning rarely arrives politely. Economics - Brendan O'Reilly - 3 comments
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Monday, March 2, 2026
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Imminent threat, regime change, decisive strikes. Haven’t we heard this before? International - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments
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Is climate science ignoring the obvious? A 12-minute case for the Sun as the main driver. Science & Technology - Tom Harris - 20 comments
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Friday, February 27, 2026
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Asian Cup on home soil: revival moment or reality check for the Matildas? Sport - David Rowe - 3 comments
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From Arab Peace Initiative to Rafah Road Map: a decisive break with two-state orthodoxy. International - David Singer - 22 comments
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
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When forecasts fail and rulebooks quadruple, maybe it’s time to ask who’s steering the ship. Economics - Stuart Ballantyne - 11 comments
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Resistance can be enjoyed. Endurance can replace change. Žižek and Badiou on our politics of repetition. Political Philosophy - Sam Ben-Meir - 1 comment
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Today’s elected politicians must possess energy wisdom to understand 'how and why' life as we know it has changed over 200 years. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka - 11 comments
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Three and a half million Epstein files, and still no justice. Who is this process really protecting? Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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From Patrick White to 2026, Adelaide keeps censoring. The real scandal is that few journalists remember. Law & Liberties - Adele Chynoweth - 3 comments
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Australia ignored its own superior landing vessel design. Now we’ve spent $1.1 billion on something inferior. International - Stuart Ballantyne - 2 comments
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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Most governments in the western democracies are facing a dilemma – how to rein in spending without losing voter support. Economics - David Leyonhjelm - 6 comments
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Trump's immigration policy is destroying America's greatness. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 7 comments
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Friday, February 20, 2026
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Can the Federal Coalition become a real opposition, develop policy and be ready for office? Domestic Politics - Scott Prasser - 5 comments
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As Arab states reaffirm the two-state formula, a shelved proposal to merge Jordan and Palestine resurfaces. Is the region ignoring its own alternative? International - David Singer - 2 comments
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Doctored CCTV, edited texts, and barred lines of defence: a Supreme Court warning shot over Scotland’s rape prosecutions. Could Australia be next on the same track? Law & Liberties - Bettina Arndt - 2 comments
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$368 billion for AUKUS, and what does Australia really control? A US congressional report suggests the Virginia-class submarines may never be ours in more than name. International - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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Bombing Iran will not topple the regime. It will ignite the Gulf, spike global energy prices, and harden Tehran’s resolve. Diplomacy, not decapitation, offers stability. International - Alon Ben-Meir
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Shockingly, 80% of the 8 billion on planet Earth, or more than 6 billion, are living on less than $10/day. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Nancy Pearlman - 19 comments
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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Covid shattered trust in our elites. Now MAHA seeks not power for its own sake, but a politics restrained by Orwell’s 'common decency'. Political Philosophy - Renaud Beauchard - 17 comments
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Were we all crazy to rely on demographic information from a book compiled by a spy agency? Education - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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Monday, February 16, 2026
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Attrition, ambush or resignation. Leadership spills now define Australian politics. The Liberals’ crisis is less anomaly than symptom. Political Philosophy - Scott Prasser - 4 comments
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Even if Trump leaves office his changes to the EPA's endgangerment finding will make it almost impossible for the USA to limit CO2 emissions. Environment - Robyn Eckersley - 11 comments
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Friday, February 13, 2026
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A US attack on Iran promises regime change. History suggests something else: regional escalation, oil shocks, and a rally-around-the-flag effect that entrenches the very regime Washington seeks to weaken. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 2 comments
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The UN Secretary-General insists Gaza “must remain” part of a Palestinian state. But does his prescription breach Article 80 and override rights preserved from the 1922 Mandate for Palestine? International - David Singer - 5 comments
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
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Polls crown Pauline Hanson ascendant, but beware the sampling referendum. When pundits anoint insurgents, they risk mistaking protest heat for electoral firepower. Domestic Politics - Binoy Kampmark - 7 comments
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Is Australia’s gun policy driven by facts or emotion? Three decades after Port Arthur, fear still shapes laws that facts struggle to penetrate. Law & Liberties - David Leyonhjelm - 11 comments
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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What if fixing housing wasn’t about more planners or smarter rules - but ruthless simplification? Planning law meets Elon Musk. Nation Building - Ross Elliott
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Net zero sounds clean until you ask an awkward question: what actually powers hospitals, planes, ports, and armies when electricity alone isn’t enough? California has no answer. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Catherine Reheis-Boyd - 9 comments
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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Queensland history offers a warning: competent one-term governments still lose. Borbidge shows how silence, One Nation, and misread voters can undo reform—unless Crisafulli learns the right lesson. Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 9 comments
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Outrage isn’t a governing strategy. If Democrats want to win and govern, they must offer voters something rarer than resistance: a credible plan for power, prosperity, and unity. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 1 comment
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Monday, February 9, 2026
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Academic freedom is inseparable from professional responsibility. Education - Steven Schwartz - 17 comments
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Four years in, Ukraine’s war looks less like a turning point than a test of endurance, diplomacy, and winter survival. January 2026 tells the story. International - Yuri Koszarycz - 4 comments
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Friday, February 6, 2026
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Renters fear the next email. Investors fear the long run. New evidence suggests they’re trapped by the same broken housing structure and points to a different way forward. Nation Building - Andrew Walton - 5 comments
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A deal meant to close a colonial wound is now hostage to Donald Trump and the Chagossians remain spectators to their own fate. International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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The UN insists the two-state solution still works. What if that fixation guarantees endless war and blinds the world to a viable alternative? International - David Singer - 5 comments
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