Anthony Albanese’s omnibus bill on hate speech and gun reform is once again exposing Sussan Ley’s lack of authority over her colleagues. Ley on Thursday declared the bill was “pretty unsalvageable”, flagging the Coalition’s expected opposition in next week’s special two-day sitting of federal parliament. The Coalition had
The City of Perth has been put on notice over accountability concerns, and will now foot the bill for a monitor to oversee its operations. Western Australia’s inaugural Local Government Inspector, Tony Brown, has asked former mayor Carol Adams to undertake a review of the council’s governance practices following a
Documentary filmmaker Juliet Lamont is one brave soul. After having risked it all sailing amongst the Global Sumud Flotilla to break the siege of Gaza in October 2025 and then being kidnapped off the high seas by the Israeli military and detained in the notorious Ktzi’ot prison, she’s just left New South Wales bound for Sicily to commence organising ...
Since the outbreak of the current wave of protests in Iran, two sharply competing narratives have emerged to explain what is unfolding in the streets. For the ruling establishment, the unrest is portrayed as a foreign-engineered plot. They argue it is an externally-driven attempt to destabilise the state through
In 2020 Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel inspected the taken-for-granted idea of “merit” and concluded that perhaps it’s not such a good idea after all. Now another member of the American East Coast academic elite has done something similar for the idea of “choice.” As a self-described “historian of the
The bigotry spreading out from Donald Trump’s MAGA movement should be part of the post-Bondi discussion of antisemitism in Australia. The post The bigotry deep within the MAGA movement is
The NSW government has appointed two coordinators general to lead assistance in the wake of last month’s antisemitic terror attack at Bondi. Respected community leaders Joseph La Posta and Michele Goldman have been named as coordinators general. They will hold the posts for an initial three-month period, supporting victims’ families,
Join us for a live Mandarin Talks webinar to discuss The Policy Playbook, a new guide helping public servants develop and deliver better policies and policy outcomes. This 45-minute lunchtime webinar on January 29 from 1pm, featuring co-authors Pia Andrews and Suhit Anantula, will explore the playbook’s origins and core
MirageC/GettyThe federal government has unveiled new details of its plan to create a A$1.2 billion critical mineral reserve. Three minerals will initially be the focus: antimony, gallium and rare earths (a group of 17 different elements). The details came as Treasurer Jim Chalmers travelled to Washington this week
We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Viktor Orban today. The list goes on. So, where does US President Donald Trump fit in? In our new
Instability in the Indo-Pacific is increasing, bringing the geopolitical uncertainty caused by the actions of Trump 2.0 right to Australia's doorstep. The post The Indo-Pacific is getting more dangerous as the
The national road trauma data for December last year was just released, which means we now have a full picture of Australia’s road safety outcomes for 2025. The picture is concerning. For the first time since 2010, total road deaths surpassed 1,300. This marks the fifth consecutive year of
Anthony Albanese’s omnibus bill on hate speech and gun reform is once again exposing Sussan Ley’s lack of authority over her colleagues. Ley on Thursday declared the bill was “pretty unsalvageable”, flagging the Coalition’s expected opposition in next week’s special two-day sitting of federal parliament. The Coalition had
The City of Perth has been put on notice over accountability concerns, and will now foot the bill for a monitor to oversee its operations. Western Australia’s inaugural Local Government Inspector, Tony Brown, has asked former mayor Carol Adams to undertake a review of the council’s governance practices following a
Documentary filmmaker Juliet Lamont is one brave soul. After having risked it all sailing amongst the Global Sumud Flotilla to break the siege of Gaza in October 2025 and then being kidnapped off the high seas by the Israeli military and detained in the notorious Ktzi’ot prison, she’s just left New South Wales bound for Sicily to commence organising ...
Since the outbreak of the current wave of protests in Iran, two sharply competing narratives have emerged to explain what is unfolding in the streets. For the ruling establishment, the unrest is portrayed as a foreign-engineered plot. They argue it is an externally-driven attempt to destabilise the state through
In 2020 Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel inspected the taken-for-granted idea of “merit” and concluded that perhaps it’s not such a good idea after all. Now another member of the American East Coast academic elite has done something similar for the idea of “choice.” As a self-described “historian of the
The bigotry spreading out from Donald Trump’s MAGA movement should be part of the post-Bondi discussion of antisemitism in Australia. The post The bigotry deep within the MAGA movement is
The NSW government has appointed two coordinators general to lead assistance in the wake of last month’s antisemitic terror attack at Bondi. Respected community leaders Joseph La Posta and Michele Goldman have been named as coordinators general. They will hold the posts for an initial three-month period, supporting victims’ families,
Join us for a live Mandarin Talks webinar to discuss The Policy Playbook, a new guide helping public servants develop and deliver better policies and policy outcomes. This 45-minute lunchtime webinar on January 29 from 1pm, featuring co-authors Pia Andrews and Suhit Anantula, will explore the playbook’s origins and core
MirageC/GettyThe federal government has unveiled new details of its plan to create a A$1.2 billion critical mineral reserve. Three minerals will initially be the focus: antimony, gallium and rare earths (a group of 17 different elements). The details came as Treasurer Jim Chalmers travelled to Washington this week
We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Viktor Orban today. The list goes on. So, where does US President Donald Trump fit in? In our new
Instability in the Indo-Pacific is increasing, bringing the geopolitical uncertainty caused by the actions of Trump 2.0 right to Australia's doorstep. The post The Indo-Pacific is getting more dangerous as the
The national road trauma data for December last year was just released, which means we now have a full picture of Australia’s road safety outcomes for 2025. The picture is concerning. For the first time since 2010, total road deaths surpassed 1,300. This marks the fifth consecutive year of
