Donroe doctrine. Trump, Australia and the ‘Rules Based Order’By Rex Patrick | January 14, 2026President Trump has adopted the position that in international relations, ‘might is right’. What does that mean ...
Hate speech and social cohesion. Will new laws stop hate?By Al the Writer | January 14, 2026Federal Parliament will be recalled next week to debate and pass new hate speech laws in the wake of the Bondi ...
Antisemitism Bill. Same shirt. Different stairs. Years in prison.By Andrew Brown | January 13, 2026Antisemitism is about to become a criminal offence under the proposed Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism ...
Adelaide Writers Week: No decorum without a quorum.By Kim Wingerei and Michael West | January 13, 2026Adelaide Writers Week, a core part of South Australia's premier cultural event, the Adelaide Festival, is at risk ...
Rendering an Australian citizen to the corrupt regime of Donald TrumpBy Michael Pascoe | January 11, 2026The Albanese Government wants to render Australian citizen Dan Duggan to a corrupt authoritarian regime. Michael ...
Antisemitism crisis. What is real and what is notBy Andrew Brown | January 10, 2026Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a Royal Commission into the Bondi Beach Attacks and antisemitism. ...
The common feature of violent extremism: angry young menBy Al the Writer | January 10, 2026Whether jihadists, fascists or just racist thugs, the common thread of violent extremists is vulnerable and angry ...
NGOs warn of catastrophic impact, Penny Wong doesn’t careBy Stephanie Tran | January 9, 2026Penny Wong and the Australian Government remain silent on Israel's suspension of international aid organisations ...
Albo’s “knights and dames” moment?By Michael Pascoe | January 9, 2026Albanese’s extraordinary handling of the equally extraordinary aftermath of the Bondi massacre raises questions ...
Albo’s search for the middle leaves him exposed on both flanksBy Andrew Gardiner | January 8, 2026With corporate media forcing PM Albanese into a small target corner on messaging, the right is filling the ...
How much would you sell your country for?By Michael Pascoe | January 8, 2026Donald Trump is not just trolling on a takeover of Greenland, writes Michael Pascoe. Will it be the money or the ...
ISIS links behind Bondi killers point everywhere but GazaBy Al the Writer | January 7, 2026While the NSW police have yet to make any statements about the surviving Bondi killer, Naveed Akram, his links to ...
Government to coal giants: pay your workers’ entitlements if you likeBy Stephanie Tran | January 7, 2026The Government's bill addressing historical underpayments of coal industry workers has serious shortfalls and may ...
To comfort a nation. We have the tools, do we have the will?By Julie Macken | January 6, 2026They came to Bondi to murder as many Jews as possible, but also shattered a political consensus and an ...
Warnings of ISIS links ignored. The anatomy of the Bondi attacksBy Al the Writer | January 6, 2026Amid calls for Royal Commission, a narrative emerges of the perpetrators, their links to ISIS, and warnings ...