Noam Chomsky’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein force the Left to confront the dangers of hero-worship, moral blind spots and selective accountability. read now...
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When I was growing up there was always a copy of our local morning paper — the Hobart Mercury — fresh every day in our house. I can’t remember if we had it delivered, or if someone fetched it early from the local shop, or if my father picked it
I have sat on reviewing this book for too long, partly because the recent dynamics of political populism have been in such flux (exemplified in Donald Trump’s America but hardly peculiar to it) and partly because the task was offered to me with an encouragement to reflect on the relevance
It's hard to imagine American politics could summon a political project anything like Jesse Jackson's ever again. The post Jesse Jackson’s politics at its best was joyful and alive. There
Australia’s strict gun laws have reduced domestic gun violence, but the country still enables global harm through defence companies linked to weapons used in organised crime and terrorism abroad. read now...
Nats Senator Matt Canavan has disclosed his 'conflict of interest' in questioning the CEO of an Nationals-aligned thinktank in the Senate this week. The post ‘Conflict of interest’: Nationals-aligned
Tim Wilson, who led the Coalition campaign against franking credit changes, represents the kind of neoliberalism the Liberal Party needs to move away from. On some level, he knows that.
Upon winning the leadership of the Liberal Party, Angus Taylor said bluntly: “Change or die, and I choose change.” It’s a striking line, but it prompts an obvious question. What might real change look like? There could be a clue in the ANU Australian Election Study 2025, and it’s not what you might expect.
‘Give peace a chance’ was the theme of one of John and Yoko’s bed-ins in 1969.
Apparently, they were reacting against the USA involvement in Vietnam. Given John’s talent at creating melodic lines, the song became a chant or anthem for many groups when they were lamenting a war somewhere, or when marching down a street in a protest.
I am wondering if ...
Members on all sides of government continue to enjoy benefits from Qantas and Virgin, all while domestic airline passengers are taken for a ride. The post No end in sight
In an extraordinarily timed intervention, Victoria’s three core integrity agencies teamed up on Wednesday to publish a joint paper with recommendations to strengthen budget transparency and independence. Under current funding arrangements, the budgets of the Victorian Ombud, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, and the Victorian ...
The myth of social cohesion is that immigrants 'bring foreign conflicts' to Australia. They don't, and can't, but we take conflicts to them — courtesy of our American overlords. The
Noam Chomsky’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein force the Left to confront the dangers of hero-worship, moral blind spots and selective accountability. read now...
When I was growing up there was always a copy of our local morning paper — the Hobart Mercury — fresh every day in our house. I can’t remember if we had it delivered, or if someone fetched it early from the local shop, or if my father picked it
I have sat on reviewing this book for too long, partly because the recent dynamics of political populism have been in such flux (exemplified in Donald Trump’s America but hardly peculiar to it) and partly because the task was offered to me with an encouragement to reflect on the relevance
It's hard to imagine American politics could summon a political project anything like Jesse Jackson's ever again. The post Jesse Jackson’s politics at its best was joyful and alive. There
Australia’s strict gun laws have reduced domestic gun violence, but the country still enables global harm through defence companies linked to weapons used in organised crime and terrorism abroad. read now...
Nats Senator Matt Canavan has disclosed his 'conflict of interest' in questioning the CEO of an Nationals-aligned thinktank in the Senate this week. The post ‘Conflict of interest’: Nationals-aligned
Tim Wilson, who led the Coalition campaign against franking credit changes, represents the kind of neoliberalism the Liberal Party needs to move away from. On some level, he knows that.
Upon winning the leadership of the Liberal Party, Angus Taylor said bluntly: “Change or die, and I choose change.” It’s a striking line, but it prompts an obvious question. What might real change look like? There could be a clue in the ANU Australian Election Study 2025, and it’s not what you might expect.
‘Give peace a chance’ was the theme of one of John and Yoko’s bed-ins in 1969.
Apparently, they were reacting against the USA involvement in Vietnam. Given John’s talent at creating melodic lines, the song became a chant or anthem for many groups when they were lamenting a war somewhere, or when marching down a street in a protest.
I am wondering if ...
Members on all sides of government continue to enjoy benefits from Qantas and Virgin, all while domestic airline passengers are taken for a ride. The post No end in sight
In an extraordinarily timed intervention, Victoria’s three core integrity agencies teamed up on Wednesday to publish a joint paper with recommendations to strengthen budget transparency and independence. Under current funding arrangements, the budgets of the Victorian Ombud, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, and the Victorian ...
The myth of social cohesion is that immigrants 'bring foreign conflicts' to Australia. They don't, and can't, but we take conflicts to them — courtesy of our American overlords. The