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Football First, Women Last
Allegations involving five Sydney Swans players have sparked one of the AFL season’s most serious controversies, yet much of the media coverage has f…
1 month ago
We need to talk about the influence of Israel
Nick McKim’s refusal to apologise for saying the Labor government has been “captured by Zionist interests” has opened a wider debate about political …
1 month, 1 week ago
Silencing genocide, one book at a time
Waverley Library’s removal of Adam Johnson’s “How to Sell a Genocide” raises a question that goes far beyond one book or a Sydney council: who decide…
1 month, 1 week ago
The continuing corrosion and corruption of the Liberal Party
The Liberal Party’s crisis is no longer temporary. After two consecutive federal election defeats and a collapse in its primary vote, the party remai…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The police state of New South Wales
The Minns government says its proposed expansion of NSW Police digital surveillance powers is necessary to combat organised crime, but allowing easie…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The new US imperialism of AUKUS
Malcolm Turnbull’s warning that AUKUS is a “colossal mistake” is becoming harder to dismiss. Australia is spending hundreds of billions on nuclear su…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The real Anthony Albanese: Power without purpose
With Labor holding a record 94 House of Representatives seats, Anthony Albanese has the power to pursue substantial reform – yet his government remai…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Indoctrination of Australia’s Classrooms
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism has expanded into a wider debate about Australian education, free speech and control of the national curriculum.…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Reclaiming democracy for the people
Australian democracy isn’t broken, but political power is increasingly concentrated among wealthy donors, corporate lobbyists and party powerbrokers.…
2 months ago
Jacinta Allan: Legacy, debt and the end of an era
Jacinta Allan’s resignation ends the Daniel Andrews era and leaves Victorian Labor confronting the political cost of its ambitious Big Build agenda. …
2 months ago