NSW Police Commissioner Refuses to Apologise for Unprecedented Brutality 

NSW Police Commissioner Refuses to Apologise for Unprecedented Brutality 

On addressing a 27 February 2026 NSW parliament budget estimates hearing, NSW Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann turned to NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon to remind him that “a couple of days after the police incident at Sydney Town Hall, where the police ripped Muslim worshippers off their feet and one was thrown onto the ground”, he issued an apology, to ...
Running on empty

Running on empty

Despite decades of warnings, Australia has been exposed to an incredibly dangerous situation. We have 30-ish days of fuel security, much of it hosted offshore, and all of it draining away as war escalates in the Middle East. As for a backup plan? That doesn’t exist. ‘In a time of conflict, this government is running a ‘she’ll be right’ ...
Mementos Menzies

Mementos Menzies

This fourth and final volume of the Robert Menzies Institute’s examination of the record and legacy of Australia’s longest-serving prime minister is also its lengthiest. No fewer than twenty-two chapters, gathered by editor Zachary Gorman, make a detailed appraisal impractical, so this review will focus mostly on those elements of

NSW Police Commissioner Refuses to Apologise for Unprecedented Brutality 

NSW Police Commissioner Refuses to Apologise for Unprecedented Brutality 
On addressing a 27 February 2026 NSW parliament budget estimates hearing, NSW Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann turned to NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon to remind him that “a couple of days after the police incident at Sydney Town Hall, where the police ripped Muslim worshippers off their feet and one was thrown onto the ground”, he issued an apology, to ...

Running on empty

Running on empty
Despite decades of warnings, Australia has been exposed to an incredibly dangerous situation. We have 30-ish days of fuel security, much of it hosted offshore, and all of it draining away as war escalates in the Middle East. As for a backup plan? That doesn’t exist. ‘In a time of conflict, this government is running a ‘she’ll be right’ ...

Mementos Menzies

Mementos Menzies
This fourth and final volume of the Robert Menzies Institute’s examination of the record and legacy of Australia’s longest-serving prime minister is also its lengthiest. No fewer than twenty-two chapters, gathered by editor Zachary Gorman, make a detailed appraisal impractical, so this review will focus mostly on those elements of