It is now believed 303 children and 12 teachers have been taken hostage by gunmen in Nigeria after a more detailed count was released by the Christian Association of Nigeria. They were abducted from St Mary’s School in north-central Nigeria.
This follows an earlier abduction of 25 Christian schoolchildren.
While no group has claimed responsibility, ...
It is not often we have cause to praise Turkey, but last week they saved the taxpayer $1.5 billion.
Well, sort of…
As with all wastage of public money, it depends on how you look at it.
Hosting the next COP conference was set to be an expensive absurdity for Australia and a vanity project for the Climate Change and Energy Minister.
There are few things ...
In the lead-up to the much-discussed social media ban taking effect, Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is often in the headlines. For all the attention she’s been getting, Inman Grant probably didn’t expect any of it to come from a foreign government committee, calling her to answer for a
In 1829, Simón Bolívar, the ‘liberator of the Americas’ wrote, ‘The US seems destined to plague the Americas with misery in the name of Liberty.’
Bolívar was writing at the onset of the era of geoeconomics, of mercantile trade, of Empire, of the idea that foreign policy was a ‘zero-sum game’, and of winners and losers. South and Central America was ...
History has taught one stubborn lesson: the page that ends the fighting is not the same thing as the page that ends the cause of fighting.
Armistices, accords, and checklists have a moral gloss; they are instruments of mercy. Yet mercy without clarity can harden into reprieve without resolution. When peace is sought as a hurried convenience, rather ...
Once rich with magnesium and life, Australia’s soils are running on empty — and so are we. read now...
Young people are struggling — but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide. read now...
For many U.S. investors, Bali has moved from a dream destination to a serious entry on their investment spreadsheets. read now...
The coroner's finding — contradicting Queensland Police's and ASIO's 'terrorism' classification — prompted a recommendation to increase funding to a fixated persons unit staffed by mental health clinicians and police. The
ICAC NSW’s Operation Wyvern will grow include whether Transport for NSW employees and their collaborators have “undermined confidence in public administration”. Chief commissioner John Hatzistergos announced the expanded terms of reference on Friday afternoon. “The scope of the public inquiry [will] be expanded to also investigate an allegation ...
Brett Boardman/BelvoirSince its first performance in 1606, King Lear has earned its place as Shakespeare’s largest and most revered powerhouse tragedy. The story follows an elderly King Lear (played in Belvoir’s new production by Colin Friels) who divides his kingdom among his three daughters according to their declared love.
If you’ve ever tried to buy a home at auction, you know how frustrating it can be to show up thinking you can afford a particular property, only for it to sell for far more than the advertised price. Now, the Victorian government wants to make this experience a thing
It is now believed 303 children and 12 teachers have been taken hostage by gunmen in Nigeria after a more detailed count was released by the Christian Association of Nigeria. They were abducted from St Mary’s School in north-central Nigeria.
This follows an earlier abduction of 25 Christian schoolchildren.
While no group has claimed responsibility, ...
It is not often we have cause to praise Turkey, but last week they saved the taxpayer $1.5 billion.
Well, sort of…
As with all wastage of public money, it depends on how you look at it.
Hosting the next COP conference was set to be an expensive absurdity for Australia and a vanity project for the Climate Change and Energy Minister.
There are few things ...
In the lead-up to the much-discussed social media ban taking effect, Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is often in the headlines. For all the attention she’s been getting, Inman Grant probably didn’t expect any of it to come from a foreign government committee, calling her to answer for a
In 1829, Simón Bolívar, the ‘liberator of the Americas’ wrote, ‘The US seems destined to plague the Americas with misery in the name of Liberty.’
Bolívar was writing at the onset of the era of geoeconomics, of mercantile trade, of Empire, of the idea that foreign policy was a ‘zero-sum game’, and of winners and losers. South and Central America was ...
History has taught one stubborn lesson: the page that ends the fighting is not the same thing as the page that ends the cause of fighting.
Armistices, accords, and checklists have a moral gloss; they are instruments of mercy. Yet mercy without clarity can harden into reprieve without resolution. When peace is sought as a hurried convenience, rather ...
Once rich with magnesium and life, Australia’s soils are running on empty — and so are we. read now...
Young people are struggling — but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide. read now...
For many U.S. investors, Bali has moved from a dream destination to a serious entry on their investment spreadsheets. read now...
The coroner's finding — contradicting Queensland Police's and ASIO's 'terrorism' classification — prompted a recommendation to increase funding to a fixated persons unit staffed by mental health clinicians and police. The
ICAC NSW’s Operation Wyvern will grow include whether Transport for NSW employees and their collaborators have “undermined confidence in public administration”. Chief commissioner John Hatzistergos announced the expanded terms of reference on Friday afternoon. “The scope of the public inquiry [will] be expanded to also investigate an allegation ...
Brett Boardman/BelvoirSince its first performance in 1606, King Lear has earned its place as Shakespeare’s largest and most revered powerhouse tragedy. The story follows an elderly King Lear (played in Belvoir’s new production by Colin Friels) who divides his kingdom among his three daughters according to their declared love.
If you’ve ever tried to buy a home at auction, you know how frustrating it can be to show up thinking you can afford a particular property, only for it to sell for far more than the advertised price. Now, the Victorian government wants to make this experience a thing