Columbia University economist and public policy analyst Professor Jeffrey Sachs in a wide ranging interview on the US “Breaking Points” program. (more…)
Category: Politics
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Australian foreign policy is in the doldrums
Opinion polls indicate Australians are at last waking up to the fact that their country’s security reliance on Trump’s US is no longer tenable. (more…)
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Don’t talk or write about Palestine. It’s a career killer
The new McCarthyism sweeps through the university sector at a terrifying pace. At the core is conflation of antisemitism with criticism of Israel, spurred on by the pro-Israel lobby that has convinced or recruited governments and large sections of the media. (more…)
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How lobbyists are blocking bans on advertising for online gambling – and putting young Australians at risk
Two years ago this week, the late Labor MP Peta Murphy tabled a landmark parliamentary report — You Win Some, You Lose More — calling for a phased ban on gambling advertising. (more…)
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All politics is global: The meaning of Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent victory
Andrew Cuomo’s attempt at a comeback served as a case study in civic fragility, hypocrisy, party loyalty, and political amnesia. (more…)
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Japan’s economic security strategy looks beyond the United States
In the face of increasingly uncertain global economic headwinds, Japan is redefining its economic security strategy. (more…)
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Election flows reveal nearly 90% of Greens preferenced Labor ahead of Coalition
Minor party preference flows for the federal election have been released, with Labor winning Greens preferences by 88.2-11.8, while the Coalition won One Nation preferences by 74.5-24.5. (more…)
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Beyond complicity: Western accomplices to genocide in Gaza
After decades of unwavering support for Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, it seems Western leaders can no longer avert their gaze from the horrific televised images of mass carnage and starvation in Gaza and brutality on the West Bank. (more…)
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Lattouf’s win over ABC a big victory for freedom of expression
Journalist and broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf’s win over the ABC in the Federal Court is a significant victory for freedom of expression. (more…)
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Australia should not have endorsed the American bombing of Iran nor the Israeli position on nuclear weapons
The US bombing of Iran violated Article One of the ANZUS Treaty which states that members should refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. That rules out aggression. (more…)
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Palestine will remain the issue
Israel and the US can bomb us, assassinate our scientists, starve our children, imprison our leaders, change our governments… and Palestine will remain the issue. (more…)
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What the world thinks of Trump
It’s early days to find out what the world thinks of Trump and his war on Iran and then his ceasefire agreement – although, as would be expected, Israel and Australia have leapt to say they agree with it. (more…)
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Israel’s ‘weaponisation’ of food is a ‘war crime’: UN
“It is weaponised hunger. It is forced displacement,” said one UN human rights official. “All combined, it appears to be the erasure of Palestinian life from Gaza.” (more…)
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Australian CEOs are still getting their bonuses. Performance doesn’t seem to matter so much
Almost all of Australia’s top chief executives are, according to their boards at least, knocking it out of the park in terms of performance. (more…)
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Beyond Iran: the precarious balance of global oil prices
The world is more resilient and energy-efficient than in the 1970s, yet broader structural vulnerabilities persist and could hit Asia hard. (more…)
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Iran’s internet blackout left people in the dark. How does a country shut down the internet?
In recent days, Iranians experienced a near-complete internet blackout, with local service providers — including mobile services — repeatedly going offline. Iran’s Government has cited cyber security concerns for ordering the shutdown. (more…)
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The legacy of Pope Francis Part 2: Signs of hope amid global setbacks
Despite the high hopes for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Pope Francis grew increasingly alarmed that this historic global effort to eliminate the worst forms of hunger and poverty was failing. (more…)
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Add your name – Open letter to PM Re flagrant violation of international law by US and Israel in bombing Iran- 23 June 2025
Re flagrant violation of international law by US and Israel in bombing Iran (more…)
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Our white man’s media shuns Asia
We talk glibly about our future in Asia, but we are stuck in a US and UK media cul de sac. (more…)
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The plan to bomb Iran
The war strategy towards Iran was published in a policy paper outlining how the United States could use Israel to fight the war against Iran, while justifying it with a false narrative of failed negotiations. (more…)
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As political violence rises in the US, only Americans can save themselves
The protests against Trump and his policies evoke memories of South Korea’s April Revolution, but no outside actors look likely to step in to help. (more…)
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Trump’s overblown rhetoric cannot be taken seriously
The Iraq invasion and the bombing of Iran are acts of desperation — the conduct of a wounded, uncertain nation that went on the defensive when the Twin Towers went down and history arrived on its shores. (more…)
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Banning social media for kids is not the answer. Jonathan Haidt is wrong
Jonathan Haidt is described as a modern-day prophet who claims to have the cure for the epidemic of anxiety afflicting young kids today. (more…)
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Let one version win – ours
The Church burned translators of the Latin Bible into English in the late 14th century and forbade its teachings, to ensure only one narrative ruled. Australian sinophobes want their version of what the People’s Republic of China is doing, thinking and planning to prevail. (more…)
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‘It changes everything’: Plunging costs of PV and batteries mean 24-hour solar a growing reality
The plunging cost of solar PV and battery storage has opened up a new frontier in the transition to green energy, according to a new report, with cities and industries around the world now able to access low-cost, 24-hour solar generation. (more…)
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Faster than forecast, accelerated warming creates a climate time-bomb for the Albanese government
The physical reality of accelerating climate heating and faster-than-forecast impacts have mugged climate policymaking, which now needs to be rebuilt with up-to-date scientific observations and understandings, and a risk-management approach that gives particular attention to the most-damaging, plausible high-end scenarios. (more…)
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The legacy of Pope Francis in an unjust world – Part 1
Pope Francis endeavoured not just to evaluate the burning global issues; he strove to mobilise decisive action to transform our world to improve living standards and well-being for everyone. He spoke as a voice from the Third World, challenging the conscience of the richer countries. (more…)
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Americans don’t want Trump’s illegal war on Iran
We will all pay the costs of this war, though we can’t yet know how high they will be. (more…)
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Regime change and blowback in Iran
According to US political scientist Chalmers Johnson, in the 1950s the CIA coined the term “blowback” to refer to “the unintended and unexpected negative consequences of covert special operations that have been kept secret from the American people and, in most cases, from their elected representatives”. (more…)
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Bombing Iran is part of the US’ repetitive compulsion for war, war, war
“As we have seen yet again in recent hours, the political and media culture of the United States is heavily inclined toward glorifying the use of the US’ second-to-none destructive air power.” (more…)