Hamas has made 27 submissions to Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke in respect of an application to see itself removed from the official list of terrorist organisations, and the Palestinian political group, which has an armed military wing, argues this should occur, as, ultimately, such a listing is illegitimate and has served to facilitate ...
When neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell appeared last week in a Melbourne court for a bail hearing, after jail time over the attack on an Indigenous camp, his supporters were there in force. A lawyer in the building at the time reports how intimidating the security staff and others found
Under Donald Trump, the United States no longer operates as a serious nation. Being serious about power and interests should be the simple first step of any nation, especially a superpower. A serious nation carefully calculates its power, weighs interests, judges its international course, and builds a sturdy policy to
After a long and deadlocked bidding process for Australia and Pacific Island nations to co-host the UN climate summit (COP31), the event will now be hosted by Turkey. Australia’s Climate Minister, Chris Bowen, will reportedly take a key role as “COP President for negotiations”. More details are yet to emerge.
Indigenous people don’t offer us hope — they offer truth, which demands we dismantle the systems that made hope necessary. read now...
In late December 2008, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert authorised Operation Cast Lead in response to rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled territory in Gaza. The three-week military assault killed around 1,400 Palestinians, including more than 300 children. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and hospitals, UN shelters, power stations, water facilities,
Sending a 'Go Back to Africa' neo-Nazi back to Africa is poetic. But this ideology in Australia is our homegrown problem to deal with — and progressives should know deportations
The Australian Capital Territory and Queensland have won bragging rights for having the fastest growing economies in Australia in 2024-25. Their growth was highlighted in annual data on gross state product (GSP), released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. GSP is the state and territory equivalent of gross domestic product
Photographer: Christian Capurro © the artist, Geelong Gallery.On Saturday, I saw a man genuflecting at the traffic lights on Smith Street, in Melbourne’s suburb of Collingwood. It was a sign: confirmation of artist Richard Lewer’s conviction that some of us still reach out to God in times of need –
The Matildas, Australia’s women’s soccer side, have become one of the nation’s most beloved teams, filling stadiums, breaking TV records and driving unprecedented growth at grassroots level. Federal government data reveals 21,000 additional women and girls have taken up football since the 2023 World Cup, hosted by Australia and
Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/GettyAt the last possible minute, Australia has backed away from its bid to host the United Nations COP31 climate summit next year in Adelaide alongside Pacific nations. Under a compromise struck with rival bidder Turkey, the 2026 talks will be held in the Turkish city of Antalya.
Sai Aung/Getty ImagesNew Zealand’s mainstay drug law turned 50 this year – yet we still don’t have a clear, comprehensive picture of the social harms different drugs pose. When the Misuse of Drugs Act was introduced in 1975, it codified a set of prohibitions shaped not only by evidence of
Hamas has made 27 submissions to Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke in respect of an application to see itself removed from the official list of terrorist organisations, and the Palestinian political group, which has an armed military wing, argues this should occur, as, ultimately, such a listing is illegitimate and has served to facilitate ...
When neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell appeared last week in a Melbourne court for a bail hearing, after jail time over the attack on an Indigenous camp, his supporters were there in force. A lawyer in the building at the time reports how intimidating the security staff and others found
Under Donald Trump, the United States no longer operates as a serious nation. Being serious about power and interests should be the simple first step of any nation, especially a superpower. A serious nation carefully calculates its power, weighs interests, judges its international course, and builds a sturdy policy to
After a long and deadlocked bidding process for Australia and Pacific Island nations to co-host the UN climate summit (COP31), the event will now be hosted by Turkey. Australia’s Climate Minister, Chris Bowen, will reportedly take a key role as “COP President for negotiations”. More details are yet to emerge.
Indigenous people don’t offer us hope — they offer truth, which demands we dismantle the systems that made hope necessary. read now...
In late December 2008, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert authorised Operation Cast Lead in response to rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled territory in Gaza. The three-week military assault killed around 1,400 Palestinians, including more than 300 children. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and hospitals, UN shelters, power stations, water facilities,
Sending a 'Go Back to Africa' neo-Nazi back to Africa is poetic. But this ideology in Australia is our homegrown problem to deal with — and progressives should know deportations
The Australian Capital Territory and Queensland have won bragging rights for having the fastest growing economies in Australia in 2024-25. Their growth was highlighted in annual data on gross state product (GSP), released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. GSP is the state and territory equivalent of gross domestic product
Photographer: Christian Capurro © the artist, Geelong Gallery.On Saturday, I saw a man genuflecting at the traffic lights on Smith Street, in Melbourne’s suburb of Collingwood. It was a sign: confirmation of artist Richard Lewer’s conviction that some of us still reach out to God in times of need –
The Matildas, Australia’s women’s soccer side, have become one of the nation’s most beloved teams, filling stadiums, breaking TV records and driving unprecedented growth at grassroots level. Federal government data reveals 21,000 additional women and girls have taken up football since the 2023 World Cup, hosted by Australia and
Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/GettyAt the last possible minute, Australia has backed away from its bid to host the United Nations COP31 climate summit next year in Adelaide alongside Pacific nations. Under a compromise struck with rival bidder Turkey, the 2026 talks will be held in the Turkish city of Antalya.
Sai Aung/Getty ImagesNew Zealand’s mainstay drug law turned 50 this year – yet we still don’t have a clear, comprehensive picture of the social harms different drugs pose. When the Misuse of Drugs Act was introduced in 1975, it codified a set of prohibitions shaped not only by evidence of