Western nations are experiencing a rising interest in revolution. Not the over-the-top French-style guillotine variety or a Maoist starvation leap into the grave. Our revolutionary allure is more civilised. A revolution fought on the scaffold of social media by charismatic politicians ducking around mysterious poll results which swing close to their ...
Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor and comedian who has died aged 71, occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: a comic actor, a cult figure and a mainstream star. Her work spanned more than 50 years, from improv sketch comedy to Hollywood features and off-beat TV classics.
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, two deaths have crystallised a distinctly American paradox. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, shot dead by Border Patrol agents during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Three weeks earlier, Renée Good, a mother of three, killed by an ICE agent through her car window. Within hours ...
As the Year of the Horse approaches, horses that once carried civilisation forward still carry meaning worldwide. read now...
I hate to infringe on the sacred writing territory of Labor Dry, but desperate times call for shameless imitation.
There are many ways to explain Australia’s renewable energy policy. White papers. Modelling. Expert panels. Earnest panel discussions featuring men in navy suits. But honestly, the clearest and most accurate framework remains a single ...
There’s a special kind of panic that sets in when people confuse motion with progress. Things start spinning. Jobs change hands. Titles get shuffled. Press releases multiply: And somehow, despite all the activity, the rot keeps spreading.
That is the Liberal Party in 2026.
A circus where the animals have escaped, the tent is collapsing, and management ...
Although the strongest hate speech laws ever passed by the Australian Parliament are now securely ensconced in our statute books, they have already been the subject of some intense scrutiny.
The Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026 has been criticised for its untimely passage, which prevented detailed ...
United States: Mass protests, strikes against ICE in Minnesota Susan Price Sat, 31/01/2026 - 13:04
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Climate collapse isn’t coming — it’s already here, and Australia is burning faster than ever. read now...
Zlaťáky.cz/Pexels, CC BYThe start of 2026 has seen gold and silver surge to record highs – only to crash on Friday. Gold prices peaked above US$5,500 (A$7,900) per ounce for the first time on Thursday, well above previous highs. But by the end of Friday, it had dropped to around
Inequality keeps growing in Australia because we play by one rule — don't upset the rich. read now...
Western nations are experiencing a rising interest in revolution. Not the over-the-top French-style guillotine variety or a Maoist starvation leap into the grave. Our revolutionary allure is more civilised. A revolution fought on the scaffold of social media by charismatic politicians ducking around mysterious poll results which swing close to their ...
Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor and comedian who has died aged 71, occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: a comic actor, a cult figure and a mainstream star. Her work spanned more than 50 years, from improv sketch comedy to Hollywood features and off-beat TV classics.
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, two deaths have crystallised a distinctly American paradox. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, shot dead by Border Patrol agents during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Three weeks earlier, Renée Good, a mother of three, killed by an ICE agent through her car window. Within hours ...
As the Year of the Horse approaches, horses that once carried civilisation forward still carry meaning worldwide. read now...
I hate to infringe on the sacred writing territory of Labor Dry, but desperate times call for shameless imitation.
There are many ways to explain Australia’s renewable energy policy. White papers. Modelling. Expert panels. Earnest panel discussions featuring men in navy suits. But honestly, the clearest and most accurate framework remains a single ...
There’s a special kind of panic that sets in when people confuse motion with progress. Things start spinning. Jobs change hands. Titles get shuffled. Press releases multiply: And somehow, despite all the activity, the rot keeps spreading.
That is the Liberal Party in 2026.
A circus where the animals have escaped, the tent is collapsing, and management ...
Although the strongest hate speech laws ever passed by the Australian Parliament are now securely ensconced in our statute books, they have already been the subject of some intense scrutiny.
The Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026 has been criticised for its untimely passage, which prevented detailed ...
United States: Mass protests, strikes against ICE in Minnesota Susan Price Sat, 31/01/2026 - 13:04
Britain: Zack Polanski and the rise of the Green Party of England and Wales Susan Price Sat, 31/01/2026 - 12:06
Climate collapse isn’t coming — it’s already here, and Australia is burning faster than ever. read now...
Zlaťáky.cz/Pexels, CC BYThe start of 2026 has seen gold and silver surge to record highs – only to crash on Friday. Gold prices peaked above US$5,500 (A$7,900) per ounce for the first time on Thursday, well above previous highs. But by the end of Friday, it had dropped to around
Inequality keeps growing in Australia because we play by one rule — don't upset the rich. read now...