Donald Trump’s wild-eyed conspiracy theory asks exactly the wrong question about what happens to immigrants in the wake of cataclysms.
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The Biden administration has consistently said Israel should not kill civilians as it sends Israel more weapons to kill civilians.
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Death of an elder in the West Bank and the death of children in Al-Nuseirat. Views of Lebanon look like Gaza. John Mearsheimer and Norman Finkelstein comment on October 7, while Media Watch shows up for journalists in Gaza and Lebanon. ABC’s 4 Corners experts give rise to questions for the Coalition. Our five-minute scroll Continue reading »
Moving to China has opened my eyes in a way I never expected. The stories I grew up hearing, the ones I accepted without much thought, started to unravel. One of the toughest things I’ve had to face is realising that the West, where I’ve spent most of my life, might not always be the Continue reading »
Before debating with Democrat VP candidate Tim Walz, the Republican
nominee JD Vance said the contestants’ views matter little because voters go for the top of the ticket, not the bottom. Continue reading »
Until recent events, many Australians would not have realised that it could be a criminal offence to display the symbol of a terrorist organisation in public. The display of the Hezbollah flag at rallies, by a minority of protestors, has now become a political football, with politicians across the spectrum calling for prosecution. The Opposition Continue reading »
The federal government recently released a Productivity Commission’s Report on children’s services. It found too many changes were needed for the government to say more than that they were “looking at it”. The report is significant and was passed to the Government to guide possible reforms to its role in funding of services to deliver Continue reading »
Scientists overwhelmingly agree that climate change is threatening life on this planet and that the root cause is the burning of fossil fuels. But what are we doing about it? More importantly, what are our so-called Leaders doing to address the threat? Those who oppose Australia advocating for the global phase-out of fossil fuels should Continue reading »
This week, the government announced its intention to introduce new legislation that would keep the National Broadband Network (NBN) in public hands, reinforcing its election promise. The proposed law, expected to be tabled in federal parliament, aims to prevent any future sale of the NBN, pushing the Coalition to clarify whether it would seek to Continue reading »
Restoring the rate of productivity growth is critical to future living standards, but unless technological change accelerates living standards may not increase as fast as we are used to in future. Recent history of productivity growth Through history the reason why living standards have risen over time is almost entirely due to increased labour productivity. Continue reading »