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 |  | Charlie Kirk and Socrates From Socrates to Charlie Kirk, those who dare to speak truth to power risk martyrdom — and reveal the enduring struggle between reason and tyranny. By Bert Olivier - 16/10/2025 | 11 | 7 hours ago |
| | Outsized and eccentric: the farce behind the Nobel Peace Prize From Kissinger to Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize keeps honouring warriors in diplomats’ clothing. By Binoy Kampmark - 16/10/2025 | 3 | 16 hours ago |
| | We pretend to teach, and students pretend to learn In our brave new AI world, academics pretend to teach, students pretend to learn and administrators pretend it all adds up to something called higher education. By Steven Schwartz - 15/10/2025 | 4 | 15 hours ago |
| | The inescapable reality the Israelis must face The ceasefire agreement and the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners is only the first step on the long and treacherous road that could end the calamitous, decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By Alon Ben-Meir - 14/10/2025 | 8 | 2 days ago |
| | 'Green energy' opponents ignore the elephant in the room Critics fight wind farms and solar panels, but few dare name the elephant in the room - what if the climate crisis isn’t real? By Tom Harris - 13/10/2025 | 14 | 18 hours ago |
| | Trump sets road map for Gaza but still silent on Judea & Samaria From UN walkout to global backing: Trump and Netanyahu’s Gaza plan flips the script in 72 hours. By David Singer - 10/10/2025 | 14 | 3 days ago |
| | Why does our energy transition seem so slow? Because it is. Government hype says Australia’s renewables are booming - but official data shows growth so slow it will take 70 years to finish the ‘transition’. By Tom Biegler - 10/10/2025 | 10 | 6 days ago |
| | The challenge for the opposition has never been harder: here's why Australia is drifting toward one-party rule - not by suppression, but by Labor’s mastery of the political game. By Scott Prasser - 9/10/2025 | 5 | 4 days ago |
| | Apprehending Dezi Freeman: ‘Something has to be done’ The costly manhunt for Dezi Freeman risks repeating the same mistakes as past bush fugitives — massive effort, minimal result. By Brendan O'Reilly - 9/10/2025 | 1 | 8 days ago |
| | Australian teachers are some of the highest users of AI in classrooms around the world - new survey Top of the class on AI, bottom on stress: what a global survey reveals about Australia’s teachers. By Robin Shields - 8/10/2025 | 4 | 6 days ago |
| | Together, power plants and greenhouses can feed humanity Reusing wasted heat exhausted from power plant stacks can support endless greenhouses to help feed the world’s population. By Ronald Stein - 7/10/2025 | 7 | 10 days ago |
| | Elder abuse in international relations: attacking the United Nations at 80 Eighty years on, the United Nations staggers between audacity and absurdity — too frail to lead, yet too important to lose. By Binoy Kampmark - 6/10/2025 | 1 | 11 days ago |
| | Article 80 elephant in room at 80th General Assembly talk fest For decades the UN has ignored Article 80 of its own Charter — denying the Jewish people rights in Judea, Samaria and Gaza expressly preserved under international law. By David Singer - 3/10/2025 | 12 | 10 days ago |
| | High coal royalties, low returns: threat to jobs and services Queensland can take a big slice now of a shrinking pie, or a smaller slice of a growing one that feeds the state for generations. By Graham Young - 2/10/2025 | 2 | 15 days ago |
| | A rare alignment: the world stands ready, are the Palestinians? The question is, will the Palestinians seize this rare opportunity and adopt a new strategy critical to realizing their national goal? By Alon Ben-Meir - 2/10/2025 | 6 | 14 days ago |
| | Knowing who to abuse Most political abuse is aimed at the wrong target — people don’t know who makes the decisions, so they lash out at any politician in sight. By David Leyonhjelm - 1/10/2025 | 5 | 11 days ago |
| | Ukraine targets critical oil infrastructure, a severe blow to Russia’s military and economy Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil refineries and pipelines are sending a strong message to America’s national security team. By Ronald Stein - 1/10/2025 | 4 | 15 days ago |
| | Violating the terms of service: Microsoft, Azure and the IDF Microsoft’s Azure platform gave Israel’s Unit 8200 customised access - enabling mass surveillance of Palestinians and even shaping deadly airstrikes. By Binoy Kampmark - 30/9/2025 | 3 | 17 days ago |
| | Memo to Coalition: take heed of Trump 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? By Stephen Saunders - 29/9/2025 | 7 | 15 days ago |
| | On energy, primum non nocere When the next coal-fired generator closes, expect brownouts, blackouts and businesses told to shut down as public opinion finally shifts. By David Leyonhjelm - 29/9/2025 | 4 | 17 days ago |
| | Phantom State of Palestine takes centre stage at United Nations The UN’s annual performance of the Phantom State of Palestine flouts international law and celebrates a state that exists only on paper. By David Singer - 26/9/2025 | 24 | 16 days ago |
| | The bullshit detector's survival guide 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. By Steven Schwartz - 25/9/2025 | 6 | 16 days ago |
| | Why Jason Clare's new education super agency is flawed. Here are eight glaring problems Mr Clare should scrap his super agency. It will have no impact on improving education quality, cost much and waste time. By Scott Prasser - 24/9/2025 | 6 | 21 days ago |
| | Clear conclusions: a UN commission finds Israel responsible for genocide in Gaza 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. By Binoy Kampmark - 23/9/2025 | 8 | 23 days ago |
| | Spin, waste, rent seeking, and lack of progress have become defining characteristics of Aboriginal Affairs 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. By Brendan O'Reilly - 22/9/2025 | 3 | 24 days ago |
| | Kicking downwards: Australia excludes the Pacific Island press corps You cannot claim to be part of the Pacific family while silencing Pacific voices. By Binoy Kampmark - 19/9/2025 | 10 | 25 days ago |
| | The instinct to hurt those with whom one disagrees 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. By Robin Koerner - 18/9/2025 | 11 | 26 days ago |
| | Recognition without action is meaningless 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. By Alon Ben-Meir - 18/9/2025 | 2 | 29 days ago |
| | Degrees of difficulty Universities are struggling. Staff see livelihoods at risk, students see disruption, and managers see balance sheets collapsing. By Steven Schwartz - 17/9/2025 | 4 | 27 days ago |
| | The transition to renewables is a globalist suicide pact for the rest of us! Just electricity generated from wind and solar, will negatively impact humanity demands for the products based on fossil fuels. By Ronald Stein - 17/9/2025 | 5 | 23 days ago |