At the time of writing, Pearls & Irritations is still $23,405 short of its critically needed fundraising target, with just four days remaining. Leading Australian thinkers explain why independent, expert-led analysis matters more than ever.
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Category: Commendations
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Why Pearls and Irritations matters – Eugene Doyle
Long-time contributor Eugene Doyle reflects on Pearls and Irritations as an open-ended think tank and calls on readers to support independent policy debate into 2026. (more…)
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Expert independent evidence-based assessment
This month we are asking readers to support our work through a tax deductible donation via the Australian Cultural Fund. Regular author, Michael Keating writes about the value of Pearls and Irritations. (more…)
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A tribute to Ali Kazak
I had the privilege, together with the late Frans Timmerman, of working with Ali a good deal from the mid-1970s till the mid-1990s in producing the newspaper/magazine Free Palestine, and as national secretary of the Palestine Human Rights Campaign for a decade. (more…)
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Keating pays tribute to former NZ leader Jim Bolger
It was sad for me to learn of Jim Bolger’s death. (more…)
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What our donors have told us
I have such admiration for Pearls and Irritations. Thanks so much. Unfortunately my donation can’t match my admiration. Anonymous (more…)
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Pearl or Irritation? The Kantian imperative and the case for dissent
The Pearls and Irritations platform, with its commitment to fact-driven critique, exemplifies dissent as a profound act of civic engagement. Immanuel Kant, the renowned Enlightenment philosopher, offered a powerful defence of this kind of loyal, evidence-based dissent. (more…)
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Authors who write with insight and experience
I read the daily Pearls and Irritations email without fail. (more…)
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An exploratory platform for thinkers and analysts
John Menadue’s website adds real value across all aspects of Australia’s governance and policy development. (more…)
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Barry Jones speech for the Monash Medal at the Rotary Club of Melbourne 4.8.2021
The soldiers had to have a representative hero who was a volunteer; he was acceptable to the community as a seemingly unpretentious outsider, not really part of the Establishment. His commanding intellect was sensed as well as his basic honesty and decency. He was one tall poppy who was never cut down. (more…)
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Jack Waterford was a former editor of the Canberra Times.
From John Menadue. Please make a financial contribution to help keep Pearls and Irritations independent, free to all subscribers and free of advertising.
WE need to raise about $1750 per week.This will help ease our workload,provide more technical backup and support and promote Pearls and Irritations to a wider audience. We are about two thirds of the way towards our target of $1750 per week. Over 250 of our subscribers have generously contributed.
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Pearls & Irritations has become an exploratory platform for thinkers and analysts out to both share their insights and knowledge and test themselves against an informed peer group. (more…)
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