On 4 April, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to remove the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol from office for what it described as having “violated the constitutional order and posed a serious threat to the democratic republic”. (more…)
Blog
-
P&I authors expose Israeli atrocities, but with what effect?
In his emotional victory speech after winning the 3 May election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese referred to Australian values such as kindness, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong described him as a man of compassion. (more…)
-
Trump is the symptom of a deeper American malaise
The US president’s disruptive policies reveal a superpower unsettled by its waning dominance. (more…)
-
‘This ship changes the game’: World’s largest all-electric ferry launches in Tasmania
The world’s largest 100% battery electric ship has been officially launched at a shipyard in Hobart and is almost ready for service in South American waters, where it will ferry up to 2100 passengers and 225 vehicles between Argentina and Uruguay. (more…)
-
Kate Grenville’s questions about our 5000 war memorials
Now that Anzac Day is done and dusted for another year, it’s time to look at Australia’s continuing war obsession from a different angle. The late distinguished historian, Ken Inglis, estimated there are between 4000 and 5000 war memorials in Australia. They are in large cities, suburbs, regional towns and villages, and on crossroads where villages once stood. (more…)
-
Libs on life support after thumping
What kind of future does the Liberal Party have? Two elections and Peter Dutton’s leadership have reduced it to its lowest-ever level of support – fewer than one in three Australians gave it their first preference vote on Saturday. Its “small l” liberal component in the House of Representatives has been all but wiped out. (more…)
-
Message from the editor
Welcome to a new week, after an extraordinary election result, the extent of which was neither expected nor predicted. (more…)
-
Election 2025: the Labor-Liberal waltz of irrelevance
Another federal election. Another Labor Government with a much enhanced majority. A campaign with no great convulsions, except for the Liberal debacle. An Opposition Leader conceding defeat with proper decorum. All must be well in the land of Oz. But all is not quite as it seems. (more…)
-
When the centre cannot hold: US polarisation is driving the word away
Once admired for its democratic institutions, cultural dynamism, and global leadership, the United States now finds itself in a different spotlight. (more…)
-
Ignoring the impact of racism undermines effective policymaking
We have heard about a variety of urgent issues during the federal election campaign in the past few weeks and months, from cost of living, immigration, crime and health to housing and energy policies, but one of the topics that have received no attention — indeed never appeared high on the political agenda — is how to address racism. (more…)
-
The American Dream
“That’s why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.” George Carlin. American humourist (more…)
-
Just not in time
Donald Trump’s tariffs and before-the-border barriers are a de facto self-imposed naval blockade of America that undermines the modern just-in-time economy. (more…)
-
Truth, citizenship and the failure of Australian education
Australian schools excel at training students to meet external benchmarks, but fail miserably at cultivating critical minds. (more…)
-
Andrew Bolt’s cynical attack on faith
On Sky News (22 April), Andrew Bolt credited Anthony Albanese with a brilliant, if devious, election ploy. (more…)
-
Trump’s unilateral tariffs have pushed ASEAN closer to China
President Donald Trump has achieved a ‘miracle’ in under 100 days. He suceeded in breaking diplomatic and trade relationships with neighbours like Canada and Mexico that took hundred of years to nurture. His unilateral tariffs have upset many including China, Japan, South Korea, and the ASEAN countries. (more…)
-
Why extremists see gold in the migration debate
An immigration debate in an era of rising extremism is fertile ground for a noisy minority keen to distort the facts to sell their “white Australia”. (more…)
-
Al Gore on climate and Trump – the whole speech
Readers may have seen mainstream media coverage of former US vice-president Al Gore’s speech at San Francisco Climate Week on 21 April. We think it is worth reading in full. (more…)
-
Environment: Australia’s exported fossil fuel emissions are treble our total domestic emissions
Australia’s exported coal and LNG produce three times more emissions than 27 million Australians. The US wastes prime agricultural land to inefficiently produce energy for cars. Shed snake skin protects young birds. Kosciuszko benefitting from fewer feral horses. (more…)
-
A monstrous media and murder in Gaza
Imagine how this would have been reported if Russian soldiers had executed Ukrainians in this way. Not like this, you can be sure. (more…)
-
The third Nakba in Israel’s war of genocide
Why does the Albanese Government shirk its responsibility? (more…)
-
How credible are the Coalition’s budget projections?
The Coalition’s costings finally reveal that in the next two years it will have a bigger deficit than Labor. In the second half of the four-year projection, the forecast net positive impact from the Coalition’s policy changes is questionable. (more…)
-
India, Pakistan trade threats after Kashmir massacre – Asian Media Report
In Asian media this week: Pakistan fears attack, India threatens “crushing blow”. Plus: China passes its first private-sector law; Trump needs a quick trade deal with Japan; Tariff plan: US wants to “reset world monetary order”; Singapore blocks foreign election posts; Bandung – when former colonies found a collective voice. (more…)
-
Major YouGov poll has Labor easily winning a majority of seats in election
A YouGov MRP poll has Labor clearly winning a majority of seats in the federal election – 84 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. (more…)
-
Being a good international citizen in a Trumpian world
We live in troubling times, globally and regionally, with not the least of our troubles being the current occupant of the White House. (more…)
-
‘I am not afraid of you,’ freed Mohsen Mahdawi tells Donald Trump
A court’s order for the release of a detained student protest leader, said one lawyer, “is a victory for all people in this country invested in their ability to dissent and speak and protest”. (more…)
-
RSL stands up for Welcome to Country while Dutton weaves and dodges
On 25 April, a group of Neo-Nazi protesters booed Uncle Mark Brown’s Welcome to Country at the Melbourne ANZAC Day Shrine service. (more…)
-
Why it’s time to think big on tax reform
Australians have been promised quick-fix tax measures to ease cost-of-living pressures. Instead, it’s high time to reform and simplify a complex tax system. (more…)
