As expressed in the UN General Assembly, the vast majority of the world’s governments and peoples agree that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and now the West Bank. (more…)
Category: Politics
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Time to end the silence
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
Martin Luther King Jr. (more…)
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Outrage after Israeli occupation forces shoot live rounds at foreign diplomats in West Bank
Among those shot at were representatives of three nations that threatened “concrete actions” if Israel doesn’t end its assault and siege on Gaza and others that support a genocide case against the country. (more…)
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Can Murray Watt fix Australia’s broken nature laws? First stop, WA
New federal Environment Minister Murray Watt is in Western Australia this week to reboot nature law reform. Reform stalled in the Senate last term, following stiff opposition from the state’s Labor government and mining sector. (more…)
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From campaign genius to nation-builder? Paul Erickson and Labor’s long game
Paul Erickson is a name rarely heard outside political circles, yet his influence runs deep. (more…)
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It’s time for Albo to lead in new directions
Anthony Albanese is coming under pressure from different sections of society to change his approach to governing and also being criticised about the lack of imagination in his approach to foreign affairs.
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The gardens of the starships
For centuries, the West has lived by the myth of the explorer. The ship leaving port, the map unfilled, the promise of something just beyond the horizon – this was our civilisational grammar. (more…)
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Why isn’t the UN doing more than talking about Gaza?
You’re not the only one wondering why the United Nations keeps releasing statements while people in Gaza — and other conflict zones — are being killed, starved or displaced. It’s easy to feel like all the UN does is express concern, make speeches and hold meetings….but shouldn’t it be doing something tangible by now? (more…)
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Starvation of Gaza a continuation of a decades-old plan
Israel’s plan to push out all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip has been contemplated as long back as 1967, soon after the Six-Day War ended.
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David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split
Nationals’ leader David Littleproud has singled out nuclear energy as a key reason for his party’s spectacular split from the Liberals, as both parties seek to rebuild following the Coalition’s devastating election loss. (more…)
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UN warns 14,000 Gaza babies could die in 48 hours unless Israeli blockade lifted
Aid allowed into besieged area described as “a trickle among a sea of need”. (more…)
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There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual
Making Jakarta the first overseas visit has become a set piece for newly elected Australian prime ministers dating back to John Howard in 1996. (more…)
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Australia and China can power up Southeast Asia’s green energy transition
Australia and China share key interests in Southeast Asia in the context of a global green transition and great power rivalry. (more…)
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Factional comfort gazumps innovation courage
Sandy Plunkett’s lament in the Australian Financial Review (15/5) over Ed Husic’s sacking as federal industry minister captures a familiar truth: innovation ministries in Canberra are often burial grounds for political ambition. Husic’s fall may have been sealed by factional headwinds, but the deeper problem is that “innovation” in Australia is rarely allowed to mean what it should. (more…)
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Time to change Australia’s grand strategies
As global power dynamics shift and traditional alliances fray, Australia’s current grand strategies are reaching their limits. (more…)
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RCEP can aid in battle against global protectionism
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, created to promote open trade and regional integration, offers a powerful platform to resist rising global protectionism. (more…)
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The Russians are not coming to Indonesia
In Jakarta for his first overseas visit after the election, the prime minister was displaying his elevated obfuscation skills. (more…)
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What is education for these days?
Are we experiencing the end of universities? Will the role of academia be simply to service the status quo, not challenge it? (more…)
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How should Australia respond to the starvation of Gaza?
It has now been more than two months since Israel began to block the entry of food and medicine to Gaza. According to the World Food Program, about 1.94 million people across the Gaza Strip experienced high levels of acute food insecurity between 1 April and 10 May 2025, including nearly 244,000 people facing catastrophic food insecurity. (more…)
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Beijing’s global vision takes shape in Africa
Mao Zedong once famously declared that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun”. But almost a century later, China realises that triumphing in an increasingly multipolar world also requires shaping public opinion. Accordingly, Beijing is rearranging its foreign policy outlook – especially in Africa. (more…)
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False balance persists in ABC Palestine coverage
In December 2024, I presented an analysis of more than 450 interviews concerning Palestine and Israel on ABC Radio National Breakfast, since 7 October 2023. During this period, the host was Patricia Karvelas. Her last show was on Friday, 13 December. (more…)
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Australia’s opportunity to lead the world on human survival
Now that the Australian election is settled, and the government has a handsome working majority, it is surely the moment for voters nationwide to engage actively with elected representatives to set a world-changing agenda in place. (more…)
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Yes, it’s a genocide
Building on Monday’s piece outlining a shift in scholarly opinions on Palestine globally, we bring you a very powerful short video, narrated by Israeli professor of holocaust studies, Amos Goldberg. He says: “A radical atmosphere of dehumanisation of Palestinians prevails in Israeli society to an extent that I cannot remember in my 58 years of living here.” (more…)
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Husic is right – Albanese is too timid about the challenges ahead
Deposed Labor cabinet minister Ed Husic threw down the gauntlet to the Albanese Government last week when he challenged it to “burn through the timidity that has shackled us in the first term”. (more…)
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The US Supremes, not its critics, are trashing the rule of law
The American Chief Justice, John Roberts, has complained that judges are being trashed, and has warned that the rule of law is being endangered. (more…)
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Inaccessible, indifferent, out of touch? A vice-chancellor’s non-response
In times of age old professionalism, it was reasonable to make requests to leaders of powerful institutions and expect a reply, but in times unduly influenced by the alleged efficiency of managerialism, public interests and requests are too often ignored. (more…)
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Time for Catholic Bishops to speak up for Palestine
An open letter to Catholic Bishops. Please speak up. (more…)
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After the victory: Kelty’s warning and why it’s still not enough
The Labor Party has just secured a resounding second-term mandate – defying forecasts, media pessimism and internal doubts. (more…)
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Israel’s new Gaza operation should be called ‘Chariots of Genocide’
About 70 people from dawn to noon on Wednesday. Almost twice the number of those killed in the massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz. Twenty-two of them were children, and 15 were women. The previous evening, 23 were killed in a hospital. (more…)
