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Recapturing the decency dimension of Australian foreign policy
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (947+ words) Pearls and Irritations John Menadue's Public Policy Journal Recapturing the decency dimension of Australian foreign policy In the latest of our Foreign Policy Rethink series, Gareth Evans argues that Australia's foreign policy must give greater weight to being, and being…...
UQP has cancelled a children's book, citing antisemitism
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (959+ words) Writers and artists are being cancelled for their political views, even when those views are not expressed in their work, narrowing the space for cultural debate and free expression. Is this the next step in cancel culture? The University of…...
Australia can't have self-reliant defence and nuclear submarines
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (332+ words) In the latest in our Foreign Policy Rethink series, Mike Gilligan argues that Australia's renewed focus on defence self-reliance is incompatible with its deepening commitment to AUKUS and nuclear submarines. Amid the attention demanded by the US-Israel war on Iran,…...
Nuclear disaster threat posed by war in sharp relief 40 years after Chernobyl
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (480+ words) Attacks on nuclear facilities in Ukraine are highlighting the growing risks of nuclear power in a world marked by conflict, instability and climate extremes. "Nuclear power stations have inherent risks," said an official at Greenpeace Ukraine. "In a world at…...
Major parties must adapt or be left behind
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (855+ words) Australian politics is shifting towards issue-based campaigning funded by small donors, leaving major parties struggling to adapt to a rapidly changing political environment. Sometimes evolution can be quite quick, almost revolutionary. Politics is similar to biology that way. Politicians and…...
The NDIS reform is a real test of Labor's courage
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (649+ words) The proposed NDIS overhaul marks a rare moment of substantive reform " and a test of whether the Albanese government is willing to follow through in the face of political pressure. The plan is to shave existing entitlements going to 750, 000 down…...
ANZAC Day: remembering the past, facing the present
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (424+ words) ANZAC Day honours service and sacrifice, but its deeper meaning lies in recognising the human cost of war and the responsibility to learn from it. The 25 April was ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) Day, a national occasion that…...
Australian media's "China threat' narrative is a never-ending story
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (164+ words) Australia's framing of China as a security threat remains deeply embedded " and is being reshaped to fit new geopolitical developments. The US"Israel war with Iran is adding a new trope to Australian narratives about the "threat' of China. Wall-to-wall…...
Any sane foreign policy would put climate risks, not China, at centre stage
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (409+ words) Australia's defence and foreign policy settings are focused on geopolitical rivalry, while far greater systemic risks " especially climate disruption " receive little strategic attention. Blinded to the greater risks, the Albanese Government and the security commentariat have spent four, unrelenting years…...
We can't know if Donald Trump has dementia. Even if he did, it wouldn't excuse his actions
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (681+ words) Claims about dementia may seem explanatory, but diagnosing from a distance is flawed " and risks stigma, misinformation and misplaced accountability. Over recent weeks, speculationhas grown about US President Donald Trump's erratic behaviour during the US-Israel war on Iran. The claim…...