politics

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Thu, 29/08/2024 - 04:49
On 22 August, Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned of the deadly effect a military attack on Russia’s nuclear power complex at Kursk would have on civilian communities in Russia, Ukraine and potentially across Europe. He had previously warned of the consequences of such attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear reactors at Zaporizhzhia. Continue reading »
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Thu, 29/08/2024 - 04:51
The Second Session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality is now just weeks away. Opinions differ markedly among reformers about its trajectory so far. Some are deeply disillusioned and fearful. Others see evidence of real progress even if change is slow and incremental. The views of the former were represented in a recent editorial Continue reading »
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Thu, 29/08/2024 - 04:53
It is primarily in the hands of Israelis to reject their settler colonial occupation, their apartheid laws, and their current government and nationalist parties. The alternative means the loss of their humanity. Since its creation in 1948, Israel has been embroiled in many wars with Palestinians and some Arab countries. Historically, these wars have sparked Continue reading »
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Thu, 29/08/2024 - 04:54
As China commemorates the 120th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s birth, in the second instalment of a three-part series, we look at the impact of his policies – from the factories to the countryside. A year after Deng Xiaoping stepped down as China’s paramount leader, Mindy Guo took a risk and left her secure job in Continue reading »
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Thu, 29/08/2024 - 04:56
Zionism has followed the twisted logic of a long line of modern ideologies that ended up committing mass murder. On the day when crime puts on the apparel of innocence, through a curious reversal peculiar to our age, it is innocence that is called on to justify itself … It is a question of finding Continue reading »
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Thu, 29/08/2024 - 04:57
In June this year, Liberal MP Julian Leeser introduced a bill in Federal Parliament for a Commission of Inquiry into Anti-semitism at Australian Universities (2024). According to Leeser, the Australian Human Rights Commission, tasked by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with carrying out a general inquiry into racism, including anti-semitism, was unsuitable due to its support Continue reading »
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Wed, 28/08/2024 - 04:52
In a recent article for the Washington Post on the militarisation of Australia’s north, the Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, said: “We’re working together [with the United States] to deter future conflict and to provide for the collective security of the region in which we live.” The defence preparations against China­ that Marles describes do Continue reading »