“The people who have the most interest in influencing the direction of the media coverage of the Ukraine War are weapons-makers.” (more…)
Forgiveness from the heart is profoundly beneficial and very demanding. That is why the Cross is such an enduring symbol. Both on Good Friday and then, thankfully, the Easter Sunday Cross, garlanded with flowers. (more…)
The world watches as an extremely distraught Ukrainian man sobs in front of a camera after seeing his daughter and young granddaughter killed in the Russian missile assault on the city of Mauripol, “God, why have you visited this on me?” A good question and tragically ironic! (more…)
Given Australia’s strategic alliance with the US and the militarisation of the continent in preparation for war against China, Australians should decide whether they want to go to war against China. (more…)
The only US president to complete his term without war, military attack or occupation has called the United States “the most warlike nation in the history of the world.” (more…)
We need a summit of community leaders to help chart democratic renewal. (more…)
Hong Kong’s global ranking on the rule of law is close to the UK’s and has changed little since 2015 (more…)
The Morrison Government is nothing if not inventive. If you need to rort votes there is always a danger that people will notice. How to devise the perfect rort that is the question? Free vehicles for anyone! (more…)
We are assured nuclear powered submarines and missiles will make us more secure, but with hospitals chronically underfunded and poverty and homelessness on the rise, are they the actually the right choice? (more…)
The FBI has quietly revealed further evidence of Saudi government complicity in the September 11 attacks. But the full story is yet to be told. (more…)
Three Australian judges－William Gummow, Anthony Gleeson and Robert French－stated in an email to the South China Morning Post that they support the judges of the Court of Final Appeal in their commitment to judicial independence. The Canadian judge, Beverley McLachlin, also intends to stay on, according to media reports. (more…)
After thirty years of hand wringing about our deteriorating strategic circumstances, Australians have a right to know from the new government how it will fix Australia’s military weakness, without waiting decades. They must start with “The System”. (more…)
Commentators suggest that the Morrison Government is attempting to frame a “khaki election”. It would be far better were it a “blue election” – sea and sky blue. (more…)
Dave Sharma, the Liberal federal member for Wentworth in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, is fighting for his political survival against independent candidate Allegra Spender, who supports a well-funded ABC. (more…)
Will Biden betray Yemen once again in return for cheaper gas for suburban moms’ SUVs and victory at the polls in November? (more…)
There will probably be more grand announcements in the lead up to the Morrison Government’s attempt to frame a “khaki election”. What we are doing, as opposed to talking about doing, is not reassuring. (more…)
War criminals must be held accountable. But this rule of law is universal. And it is precisely those who emphasise the rules-based international order that should strictly adhere to these rules themselves. (more…)
Public institutions need the guidance of expert boards, and appointments to them should be well considered, transparent, merit-based and non-political. In many countries that’s normative and taken for granted. But not in Australia. Under the Coalition government the boards of some of our great institutions have been thoroughly politicised. (more…)
Ukraine in fact has a serious Nazi problem. (more…)
Why taking the ABC for granted is no longer an option. (more…)
Wickedly, it may seem, over six million people have so far perished from the pandemic, including more than 5000 Australians. Meanwhile, the rich have become much richer. (more…)
The world is awash with Russian oligarchs these days. Some have even washed up in Australia’s gas-and mining-fields. But one wonders, are there other oligarchs floating around under the radar? (more…)
‘This suffering is on the US government’ (more…)
The Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories(OPT), Michael Lynk, has submitted a report to the Human Rights Council, concluding that the situation in the OPT amounts to apartheid. (more…)
From the war in Afghanistan and the US-backed Saudi intervention in Yemen to the Israeli campaigns in Gaza and the Syrian civil war, in recent years hospitals have constantly been bombed by military forces under the guise of counterterrorism. (more…)
What was the need for all that happened in the period since mid-December when Russia transmitted to Washington its demands for security guarantees? This question will haunt US President Joe Biden long after he retires from public life. (more…)
“Our position at the negotiations is quite specific—legally verified security guarantees; ceasefire; withdrawal of Russian troops,” said an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (more…)
