‘It is clear’: UN Commission finding confirms Israel committing genocide in Gaza
“To do nothing is not neutrality,” said the head of the commission. “It is complicity.”
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Starmer’s collapse and the rebirth of a movement
In British politics, collapses come slowly and then all at once. Sir Keir Starmer, elected on the promise of competence after the chaos of Johnson, Truss and Sunak, has now seen his credibility unravel in record time.
17 September 2025
Fifty years without coups or dictators: How PNG built a durable democracy based on dignity and fairness
On 20 April 1972, 100 newly elected parliamentarians gathered in Port Moresby for the opening of the Third House of Assembly, Papua New Guinea’s legislative body.
17 September 2025
Confucius Institute decline signals China’s soft power shift
While Chinese soft power is thriving in the so-called Global South, it is waning elsewhere.
16 September 2025
Out of darkness comes a shaft of cheer
The news from Indonesia this month has been dispiriting – natural disaster flooding in Bali and Flores, man-made maladministration, political chicanery, perpetual graft and rioting in the cities. The headlines imply the country is crumpling. It's not, and here's why.
16 September 2025
The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.
16 September 2025
What will happen if/when the AI bubble bursts
Is the AI boom heading towards a bust – just like many other boom and bust cycles of the past?
15 September 2025
Message from the editor
It seemed almost too much to look back to the events of 9/11 in New York, when there is so much killing and grief swirling the globe now.
15 September 2025
School funding: Time to break the mould and build a new model
A deep contradiction has developed between Australia’s values and the way our schools are funded.
14 September 2025
Late marriage the new norm in South Korea
In 2024, South Korea set another demographic record, with women marrying for the first time at a historic high average age of 31.6, while men did so at an average age of 33.9.
13 September 2025
Can we save a 'livable Earth'?
In reshaping the world for prosperity, humanity has undermined the very foundations of progress.
13 September 2025
From 9/11 to 9/9: How recent events reshaped understandings of power and deception
On 9 September 2025, Israel struck Qatar. Two days later, the world marked the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
13 September 2025
The long-term damaging effects of COVID
Just as the Great Plague ravaged Europe and changed the course of history, we face a different society and future because of the COVID pandemic. Differing responses to dealing with the virus reveal gaping holes in the social fabric.
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