This afternoon, Adelaide Writers Week was cancelled for 2026 – less than a week after Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah was disinvited by the Adelaide Festival board. This came despite the “strongest opposition” from Writers Week director Louise Adler, who resigned this morning. The board has announced its remaining members will
Most people in New South Wales would recognise Jeffrey Epstein and associate the deceased United States citizen with being a child sex offender, involved in a smorgasbord of criminal offences. Yet, the multimillionaire financier was only ever convicted on two offences. These comprised of two convictions in 2008 for soliciting a minor for prostitution ...
Elizabeth Mildwater has taken up leadership of the NSW Department of Customer Service. Mildwater inherits a packed agenda, with the job considered one of the most challenging in the state service. Her new department handles most of the state’s public-facing business. Now housing Digital NSW, it is also leading the
The demand for a royal commission into the Bondi killings reflects media and political pressure rather than any clear investigative necessity. read now...
External shocks have always existed. What has changed is how quickly they now convert into balance-sheet consequences, cancelled capital programs, disrupted approvals, and rewritten budgets. They belong on board agendas now, not because leaders suddenly care more, but because the operating environment is more likely to break key assumptions within
Iranian protesters block a street in Tehran on January 9. MAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty ImagesIn late December, Tehran’s bazaar merchants began protesting against Iran’s theocratic rulers over the sharp collapse of the currency. These protests quickly spread nationwide, although the level of participation remained
Three early January national polls have Labor sliding to between 52–53% two party preferred against the Coalition, down from around 55% to Labor before Anika Wells’ expenses scandal and Bondi. These polls are the worst for Labor since they unexpectedly won the May 2025 federal election in a landslide. The
Plus an exclusive excerpt from a future (and not at all made up) News Corp exposé. The post Gina Rinehart to the rescue, Schwartz get stuck in, and… kids love
Kevin Rudd’s premature departure in March from his post of Australia’s ambassador to the United States is a surprise, but perhaps not as unexpected as it might initially appear. Rudd’s term had another year to run. Any extension would have been limited. His old job as president of Asia
Probably not, but imagine finally having a substantive national conversation about what constitutes antisemitism. The post Could the Bondi royal commission actually be good for our public discourse? appeared
If there are two things the internet loves talking about, it’s conspiracy theories, and who may or may not be a narcissist. Misinformation and conspiratorial thinking are long-running concerns, while narcissism has become TikTok’s favourite armchair diagnosis. Research shows the two concepts, though seemingly separate, may actually be
This afternoon, Adelaide Writers Week was cancelled for 2026 – less than a week after Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah was disinvited by the Adelaide Festival board. This came despite the “strongest opposition” from Writers Week director Louise Adler, who resigned this morning. The board has announced its remaining members will
Most people in New South Wales would recognise Jeffrey Epstein and associate the deceased United States citizen with being a child sex offender, involved in a smorgasbord of criminal offences. Yet, the multimillionaire financier was only ever convicted on two offences. These comprised of two convictions in 2008 for soliciting a minor for prostitution ...
Elizabeth Mildwater has taken up leadership of the NSW Department of Customer Service. Mildwater inherits a packed agenda, with the job considered one of the most challenging in the state service. Her new department handles most of the state’s public-facing business. Now housing Digital NSW, it is also leading the
The demand for a royal commission into the Bondi killings reflects media and political pressure rather than any clear investigative necessity. read now...
External shocks have always existed. What has changed is how quickly they now convert into balance-sheet consequences, cancelled capital programs, disrupted approvals, and rewritten budgets. They belong on board agendas now, not because leaders suddenly care more, but because the operating environment is more likely to break key assumptions within
Iranian protesters block a street in Tehran on January 9. MAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty ImagesIn late December, Tehran’s bazaar merchants began protesting against Iran’s theocratic rulers over the sharp collapse of the currency. These protests quickly spread nationwide, although the level of participation remained
Three early January national polls have Labor sliding to between 52–53% two party preferred against the Coalition, down from around 55% to Labor before Anika Wells’ expenses scandal and Bondi. These polls are the worst for Labor since they unexpectedly won the May 2025 federal election in a landslide. The
Plus an exclusive excerpt from a future (and not at all made up) News Corp exposé. The post Gina Rinehart to the rescue, Schwartz get stuck in, and… kids love
Kevin Rudd’s premature departure in March from his post of Australia’s ambassador to the United States is a surprise, but perhaps not as unexpected as it might initially appear. Rudd’s term had another year to run. Any extension would have been limited. His old job as president of Asia
Probably not, but imagine finally having a substantive national conversation about what constitutes antisemitism. The post Could the Bondi royal commission actually be good for our public discourse? appeared
If there are two things the internet loves talking about, it’s conspiracy theories, and who may or may not be a narcissist. Misinformation and conspiratorial thinking are long-running concerns, while narcissism has become TikTok’s favourite armchair diagnosis. Research shows the two concepts, though seemingly separate, may actually be
