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 |  | 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 | 3 | 2 hours 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 | 1 | 10 hours 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 | 25 | 10 hours 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 | 12 hours 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 | 34 | 18 hours 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 | 5 | 24 hours 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 | 27 hours 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 | 29 hours 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 | 4 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 | 5 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 | 6 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 | 7 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 | 7 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 | 7 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 | 8 days ago |
| | The breach of trust fuelling One Nation What finally broke the Coalition vote? The answer may begin with Covid, not immigration. By Graham Young - 8/4/2026 | 17 | 8 days ago |
| | Labor set to win next election The real (but largely unspoken) reasons why unpopular Labor is set to win the next federal election at the expense of the hapless Liberals. By Brendan O'Reilly - 7/4/2026 | 4 | 11 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 | 11 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 | 12 days ago |
| | The Lollipop Ladies Six-figure traffic controllers, union rules, and DEI quotas - Australia’s construction problem is hiding in plain sight. By Bettina Arndt - 27/3/2026 | 2 | 12 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 | 12 days ago |
| | Food time bombs and predicted starvation: the prospects of a Hormuz transit deal Hormuz is no longer just an oil chokepoint. It may soon become the trigger for a global hunger crisis. By Binoy Kampmark - 7/4/2026 | 3 | 13 days ago |
| | AI, datacenters, ignorant politicians: the coming electricity crisis With AI and data centers demanding a surge in continuous power, politicians have stymied nuclear-generated electricity. By Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan and Steve Curtis - 2/4/2026 | 4 | 15 days ago |
| | Eliminating threats and debts 'An inordinately centralized system has destroyed initiative. Most minds trained to attend to process and paperwork details, cannot be expected to take bold decisions...' By Stuart Ballantyne - 2/4/2026 | 10 | 15 days ago |
| | Democracy undermined: South Australia is like a one party state One Nation’s surge has not just crushed the Liberals in South Australia - it has crippled the opposition function democracy depends on. By Scott Prasser - 30/3/2026 | 7 | 17 days ago |
| | Solidarity and education - essential pillars of the future As multilateralism frays, the UN has quietly found consensus on something basic: solidarity and education still underpin social justice. By Ioan Voicu - 31/3/2026 | 3 | 19 days ago |
| | Bring on the Iranian nuke Iran’s destruction teaches the lesson non-proliferation was meant to prevent: in today’s world, only nuclear weapons seem to guarantee survival. By Binoy Kampmark - 1/4/2026 | 1 | 20 days ago |
| | Gout Gout and global sprinting success The hype around Gout Gout is justified. The assumption of inevitable global success is not. By Chris Lewis - 1/4/2026 | 2 | 20 days ago |
| | Autism isn’t the problem. The system is. The multi-billion-dollar autism bill is not the disease, but a symptom of a system that rewards diagnosis over disability and expansion over recovery. By Steven Schwartz - 31/3/2026 | 2 | 21 days ago |
| | Fastest, cheapest, best 'Fastest, cheapest, best'? The numbers suggest Australia’s energy transition may be none of the above. By Tom Biegler - 24/3/2026 | 6 | 22 days ago |
| | An ominous reckoning for the Gulf states Trump's Iran war has left the Gulf shattered: US bases turned into targets, economies battered, and the 'oasis' myth destroyed. By Alon Ben-Meir - 30/3/2026 | 5 | 22 days ago |
| | Operation Epic Fury and US unreadiness for war The myth of US military invincibility collides with a harder reality: unreadiness, depleted stockpiles, and a war exposing the limits of power. By Binoy Kampmark - 27/3/2026 | 22 | 23 days ago |
| | What happens to centre-right politics if One Nation continues to grow? One Nation channels right wing fury, but ironically, can it ever do more than increase Labor's chances at every election it contests? By Graham Young - 26/3/2026 | 12 | 23 days ago |
| | Silence the doctors, harm the children When ethics becomes dissent: why doctors must be free to speak for patient safety By Kara Thomas and Andrew McIntyre - 25/3/2026 | 1 | 27 days ago |
| | A coalition of 3? Just go for it! One Nation, Nationals and Liberals united? It may be the only path to ending Labor-Greens dominance. By Stuart Ballantyne - 23/3/2026 | 6 | 27 days ago |
| | Tremors in MAGA: Joe Kent, the Iran War and the antisemitism smear Joe Kent backed Trump. Now he’s resigned, warning the Iran war betrays 'America First'. By Binoy Kampmark - 23/3/2026 | 1 | 29 days ago |