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 |  | Here comes a very fast train! (Please, save us!) Big promises, bigger price tag: the fast train debate returns. By Ross Elliott - 7/5/2026 | 2 | 3 days ago |
| | The five enablers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict For decades, five powerful actors-the United States, the Arab states, the European Union, AIPAC, and Israel's own opposition - have all claimed to seek Israeli-Palestinian peace while enabling permanent occupation. By Alon Ben-Meir - 7/5/2026 | 2 | 3 days ago |
| | Cancelled Richardson review a better option to assess Bondi security Such an inquiry with informal processes would have better suited than the more vague and limited interim report of the royal commission. By Scott Prasser - 6/5/2026 | 1 | 4 days ago |
| | Dangers to the Fourth Estate: The 2026 World Press Freedom Index More than half the world now has 'difficult' or worse press freedom conditions. By Binoy Kampmark - 6/5/2026 | 2 | 4 days ago |
| | Did we vote for that? From marriage equality to gender identity debates: where does 'reform' end? By David Leyonhjelm - 5/5/2026 | 2 | 4 days ago |
| | Albanese Labor: reshaping the population to its own ends In recent polling and research, the latter dislikes massive immigration, isn’t thrilled by progressive culture and the neoliberal agenda. By Stephen Saunders - 4/5/2026 | 3 | 6 days ago |
| | Time for Trump to dictate terms of Iran’s surrender 'We have all the cards.' What comes after Trump walks away from talks? By David Singer - 1/5/2026 | 33 | 5 days ago |
| | Fiendish feminists' suicide gotcha Call a suicide hotline. If you are male, get assessed as a potential perpetrator. By Bettina Arndt - 30/4/2026 | 4 | 5 days ago |
| | ‘Green energy’ is bringing back the atrocities of ‘blood diamonds’ The rare earth metals required to go 'green' are exploiting people in developing countries. By Ronald Stein and Frits Soepyan - 30/4/2026 | 4 | 10 days ago |
| | Historic flip on spending risks big tax increases More for everyone, paid by everyone. That’s the new budget strategy. By David Alexander - 29/4/2026 | 2 | 10 days ago |
| | Trump, Iran, and the folly of demanding surrender Trump's threats and maximalist demands ignore Iran's history, security fears, and distrust of Washington. A durable agreement requires time, restraint, and professional diplomacy. By Alon Ben-Meir - 29/4/2026 | 24 | 5 days ago |
| | The minilateralist incentive: a climate change conference in Colombia From failed climate summits to energy shock: the Iran war is succeeding where COP negotiations haven’t. By Binoy Kampmark - 27/4/2026 | 10 | 10 days ago |
| | Trump positioning to end the US-Israel-Iran conflict From Tokyo Bay to Tehran? A 1945-style instrument of surrender is being floated as the only way to end the Iran war. By David Singer - 24/4/2026 | 11 | 13 days ago |
| | Why policy outcomes are shaped by behaviour, not design Policy doesn’t fail on paper. It fails in practice, as pressure reshapes how people decide, collaborate and act. By Mark Jeffery - 22/4/2026 | 1 | 18 days ago |
| | Climate realism rising! Triumphant climate change conference held in Washington DC Has climate castrophism passed its high tide? Are climate realists really about to be in the ascendant? By Tom Harris - 22/4/2026 | 20 | 12 days ago |
| | What's wrong with the image? (The big retirement lie?) Half of retirees have under $250k in super. Most rely on the pension. The reality of ageing in Australia is far from comfortable. By Ross Elliott - 21/4/2026 | 6 | 18 days ago |
| | Trump's apocalyptic rhetoric echoes nuclear annihilation Trump's warning that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' was more than bluster-it was a reckless invocation of nuclear destruction that shattered diplomatic norms and reignited questions about his fitness to command American power. By Alon Ben-Meir - 21/4/2026 | 12 | 16 days ago |
| | Confused closures and opaque openings: continuing dramas in the Hormuz Strait The Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened, it’s contested, armed and volatile. Trump’s claims lasted barely a news cycle. By Binoy Kampmark - 20/4/2026 | 1 | 20 days ago |
| | Liberals need to reconsider loyalty to the American Alliance The honour, respect, and support for the American Alliance has been greatly dissipated by Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Iran war, and unconditional support for Israel. By Scott Prasser - 20/4/2026 | 6 | 16 days ago |
| | The moral case for harm reduction Is addiction a disease to cure or a life to preserve? The answer shapes whether we choose abstinence or harm reduction. By Sam Ben-Meir - 17/4/2026 | 2 | 20 days ago |
| | Trump scammed by Iran and Pakistan Trump’s Hormuz ultimatum was impossible for Iran to meet, making renewed US action to reopen the strait all but inevitable. By David Singer - 17/4/2026 | 14 | 19 days ago |
| | Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz force us to reconsider the material benefits of fossil fuels Energy 'reality' tells us that we need refineries to convert crude oil into usable transportation fuels and products. By Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka - 16/4/2026 | 7 | 23 days ago |
| | The mental health system may be making us sicker We have created what amounts to a diagnostic-industrial-government complex - a self-reinforcing system in which everyone benefits from more diagnoses except the patients. By Steven Schwartz - 16/4/2026 | 1 | 24 days ago |
| | Let’s turn back time, Albo From Paris obligations to dwindling refineries, Albanese’s 'no turning back' sounds less like progress and more like managed decline. By John Mikkelsen - 15/4/2026 | 35 | 17 days ago |
| | Can money be removed from politics? No donations, strict caps, taxpayer-funded campaigns: South Australia is running a world-first experiment in democracy. Will it restore trust or entrench incumbents? By David Leyonhjelm - 15/4/2026 | 1 | 25 days ago |
| | Craig McLachlan under siege: not guilty but still under attack by the feminist mob Craig McLachlan was cleared in court, yet remains blacklisted in public life. What does 'not guilty' mean in modern Australia? By Bettina Arndt - 14/4/2026 | 1 | 26 days ago |
| | Trump And Netanyahu: twin autocrats leading the war on Iran Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu—mirror images of arrogance and deceit—have subverted democratic norms in pursuit of personal power. By Alon Ben-Meir - 14/4/2026 | 3 | 26 days ago |
| | The moral myth of the first strike Pre-emptive war does not defend peace. It destroys the moral ground on which peace depends. By Yuri Koszarycz - 13/4/2026 | 11 | 26 days ago |
| | Peace in Middle East needs a phenomenal shift in Israel's approach A US-Iran ceasefire is only the first step. Lasting peace will require Israel to abandon the logic of permanent regional war. By Manoj Mishra - 10/4/2026 | 22 | 27 days ago |
| | Omissions on a cruel trade: the neglected role of African slavers The reparations debate cannot be honest unless it confronts the role African kingdoms and Arab traders played in slavery’s global market. By Binoy Kampmark - 10/4/2026 | 28 | 18 days ago |
| | IOC restores common sense to women’s sport – now it’s time for New Zealand and Australia to follow suit If fairness matters at LA28, why not at school sport? The IOC’s decision now puts pressure on Australia and New Zealand. By Nerissa Scott and Ro Edge - 9/4/2026 | 3 | 31 days ago |
| | Australia's critical minerals strategy has a missing link Australia’s biggest critical-minerals problem is not geology. It is failing to capture the refining and manufacturing that creates real value. By Shaira Husain - 9/4/2026 | 4 | 31 days ago |
| | Bluster without strategy: Trump’s ill-fated Iran war Trump’s address to the nation on the Iran war was intended to project control and resolve. Instead, it revealed indecision and disarray, marked by contradictions, self praise, and shifting objectives. By Alon Ben-Meir - 9/4/2026 | 8 | 30 days ago |