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What's happened to the Left in Israel?
The Israeli Left, once a dominant political and cultural force, has seen its influence wane dramatically over the past two decades. Leading peace efforts in the 1990s, left-wing parties have struggle…
Published on 5 months ago
Bruce Shapiro's USA: Trump vs MAGA in Epstein showdown
There is speculation US President Donald Trump may offer Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon as the Dept of Justice meets with her in private negotiations. Plus Trump meets with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
Published on 5 months ago
Fintan O'Toole on Donald Trump's first seven months and Netanyahu's end game
Veteran Irish journalist Fintan O'Toole looks back on the first 7 months of Donald Trump's presidency and examines whether the US Constitution is holding up under the Make America Great again agenda.…
Published on 5 months ago
Annabel Crabb's Canberra: the Coalition continues to defend Israel's actions in Gaza
As the world reacts to the powerful images of people being starved in Gaza, the Coalition has held fast to the view that Hamas is to blame and Labor is still taking a cautious approach. Plus why the …
Published on 5 months ago
John Hewson says we should sack the NACC
Former Liberal leader John Hewson says after two years the National Anti-Corruption Commission has failed in its mission to properly investigate allegations of systemic corruption. Hewson takes issue…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
When President Roosevelt's sons went hunting for the mystical panda
During the 1920s, dozens of expeditions scoured the Chinese and Tibetan wilderness in search of the panda bear, a beast that many believed did not exist. When the two eldest sons of President Theodo…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Putin's sledgehammer: the rise and fall of the Wagner group
In 2023, the disgraced chief of the mercenary Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin, took off in his private jet from Moscow airport. The flight did not last long. Nine people died with him when the plane –…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
China's renewable energy domination
In China, more wind turbines and solar panels were installed last year than in the rest of the world combined. Chinese companies are building electric vehicle and battery factories in Brazil, Thaila…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
The children of Gaza are being starved
“Everything around people at the moment is death, whether it’s bombs or strikes, children wasting away in front of their eyes from malnourishment, from dehydration, and dying.” Reports from aid worke…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
The US plans to deport Afghan refugees, saying it's safe there now
The United States has terminated the temporary protected status for Afghanistan, stripping protection from deportation from 11,700 Afghans already in the States. They have also closed the Coordinator…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago