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In its defeat at an international tribunal, the OPCW has acknowledged that it shunned an inspector who challenged the Douma chemical cover-up. OPCW whistleblower Dr. Brendan Whelan details the closing chapter of his bid for justice. The wheels of justice turn slowly but grind exceedingly fine, they say. A recent ruling from the Geneva-based Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation (ILOAT) ordered my former employer the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to reverse its decision to sanction […]

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Paul McCartney’s appearance as the musical guest on the May 16 installment of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” included the U.S. TV debut of a track from his forthcoming album and a band that was slightly rejiggered from the one he … Continue reading →

Originally published in The Conversation on October 13, 2025 (just catching up a bit on updating this site). Warwick Smith, The University of Melbourne A new update to an influential economic theory called “Doughnut Economics” shows a global economy on … Continue reading →

This article was originally published at The Conversation on April 20, 2026 and is republished under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Warwick Smith, The University of Melbourne The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will look at the … Continue reading →

This article is republished from The Conversation on March 19, 2026 under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Warwick Smith, The University of Melbourne Former Treasury Secretary and chair of the Henry Tax Review, Ken Henry, has described … Continue reading →

This article was originially published at The Conversation on May 7 and is replublished here under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Kate Lycett, Deakin University; Georgie Frykberg, Deakin University, and Warwick Smith, The University of Melbourne This … Continue reading →

I have a problem with registering domains. When I have an idea for a Web site, software project, organization, or sometimes just a pun or joke, I’ll go on a domain registrar site and see what related domains are available. I’ll brainstorm a bit in the search screen to try some different options for names … Continue reading How to register just enough domains →

Another media appearance, this time on one of my favourite tech podcasts, the Vergecast.

I am currently on the Amtrak Cascades line between Seattle and Vancouver, returning from the awesome SeaGL 2025 conference at the University of Washington. I decided to cancel the US leg of my flight home because of the airport chaos caused by cancelling 10% of domestic flights. But it got me thinking that reducing air … Continue reading US DOT Aviation Climate Plan →

As I mentioned recently, I’m leaving my job at Open Earth Foundation to focus full time on the Social Web at SWF. One of the steps that I took before I left was writing out LinkedIn recommendations for everyone in my tech department at OEF, and many of my peers and others in the organisation. … Continue reading Writing Recommendations Early →