World
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A five-minute scroll
In our five-minute scroll on X: Julian Assange recognised as a political prisoner; shameful, divisive western media commentary; Iran strikes Israel’s most secure air base; Russian carpet bombs in Volchansk; Malcolm Turnbull speaks his mind on Peter Dutton, and Hong Kong anti-China groups awash with mystery cash. Continue reading »
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The Earth is sick – and getting sicker
Planet Earth is sick – and getting sicker, according to a new Planetary Health Check. Continue reading »
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The United Nations pact for the future: progress or pablum?
Within the UN, it is clear that member states need to find new or re-tooled diplomatic vehicles to advance progress on the broad disarmament agenda. Continue reading »
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Market hits record high
The All-Ords was in a sideways trading range between early February and early August and then dived. Since then, it has not only rebounded but escaped its former range ceiling and is now trading at a record high. Continue reading »
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The Deep State is running the USA, not the President
It doesn’t matter who the president is, the Deep State is running the USA. If you want to interpret American foreign policy its all about power as the central objective – and hegemony. And they really believe they are doing the right thing. David Sacks and a panel from the All in Podcast speak with Continue reading »
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Building a new global economic order: The role of BRICS
Over the past few decades, the Western economic system has shifted increasingly towards financialization, prioritizing the creation of paper wealth through financial markets rather than real economic output. Continue reading »
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Why Donald Trump could win the US election
How do we understand the appeal of Donald Trump to more than 45% of American voters? Here are some reasons why he could win the 2024 presidential election. Continue reading »
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Jeffrey Sachs describes US as a menace to world peace
Jeffrey Sachs says the US is the main barrier to peace. In an interview from the UN, he said: “There’s a lot of frustration in this place today which is that the world leaders are here, everyone calls for peace and peace does not occur and diplomacy does not succeed..The Administration doesn’t know how to Continue reading »
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Four obstacles to India joining UN Security Council
Despite persistent lobbying, experts say it’s unlikely India will gain permanent membership of the UN Security Council anytime soon for several reasons. Continue reading »
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Delusion and defeat in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine heads into its third winter Western leaders appear to be sinking further every day into a delusional belief in the success of their hydra-headed attempts to first de-fenestrate Russia before moving on to do the same to China Continue reading »
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Israel is joining the first global AI convention; here’s why that’s dangerous
Over the last year Israel has weaponised AI in its genocide in Gaza, deploying AI-driven surveillance and automated targeting systems which has killed tens of thousands. Israel’s participation in the first global AI treaty raises serious questions. Continue reading »
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China and the West: commercial pragmatism versus political resistance
The chief business of the American people is business.” This sentiment rings true today, particularly when examining the growing divide between business leaders and political elites regarding China. While business leaders view China as a crucial partner, political figures continue to frame the count Continue reading »
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Can this year’s UN International Day of Peace make any difference in a conflict-obsessed world?
That question above is both meaningful – and meaningless. A paltry “Day of Peace” — this year, Saturday 21 September — insults the efforts of those who work year-round for something approximating “peace”. Or, at least, who work in multiple ways to promote more intelligent evidence-based possibilities to contain, if not resolve, conflict, and to Continue reading »
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Proportional voting: Hare-Clark versus party list
Australia should consider moving away from the dominant Single Member Electoral District system but few journalists and academics appear to promote this change. This article considers the Hare-Clark and Proportional Party List systems, favouring the latter. Continue reading »
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What would a second Trump presidency mean for the global economy?
Donald Trump inherited a strong economy from President Barack Obama and managed it poorly. Continue reading »
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Driving VW off a cliff: Germany’s lemming strategy and what it means for us
Something absolutely stupefying is happening in Germany: its iconic auto company, VW, the darling of every Chancellor from Adolf Hitler to Olaf Scholz, appears to be in a death spiral. At the end of this story I’ll draw a link to the salutary lesson countries like Australia and New Zealand need to draw from the Continue reading »
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The world’s chance to confront US-Israeli genocide
The UN General Assembly is set to debate and vote on a resolution calling on Israel to end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within six months. Continue reading »
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Conditioning Americans for war with Russia
With new US action against Moscow, Russiagate remains like a vampire, with noone able to drive a wooden stake into its heart and keep it there. Continue reading »
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Aiding and abetting and war crimes
The participation of four Israeli arms companies in the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition in Melbourne is a clear instance of the Australian Government aiding and abetting the commission of an ongoing war crime in Gaza. Continue reading »
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Guess what? Tony Abbott got it wrong
Guess what? Science demonstrates Abbott got it totally wrong on carbon tax Continue reading »
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A wave of censorship – Israel is the last collapsing rampart of ‘Western civilisation’
Israel was created as a rampart of “Western civilisation” in the barbarous east, but now the rampart is at risk of being overwhelmed. Continue reading »
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A foul formula: Zionism x Appeasement = Genocide
The capitulation by seemingly intelligent and decent-minded national leaders to the Holocaust Industry’s relentless campaign to validate any action by Israel in the current conflict in Palestine is seriously affecting the political landscape. It seems that the leaders of “the Western World” have learned nothing from nearly a century of calamitous events. Continue reading »
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How democratic are the Western democracies?
The disinterested observer might be perplexed by the righteous posing of political leaders in democracies and be left wondering just exactly what is this precious bundle of “values” to which authoritarians are a threat. Continue reading »
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China holds whip hand in Myanmar’s civil war
As civil war rages, Myanmar is the most fragmented it has been since 1949. Back then, the recently established post-colonial government was beset on all sides, its various detractors challenging its ideology and its composition. Continue reading »
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Murdoch to Musk: how global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros
Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control. Continue reading »
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Media censorship or incompetence by the ABC and others?
Last week the ABC carried a story about the death of many Israelis on 7 October 2023 as a result of firing by Israeli tanks and helicopter gunships. Continue reading »
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Drafting the first laws to govern AI
Yesterday the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Ed Husic, released a discussion paper proposing a set of ‘mandatory guardrails’ for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Science Fiction fan, Richard Creswick thinks he beat the Minister to the punch. Continue reading »
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The democracy metanarrative
In its strategic competition with Russia and China, the United States has constructed a metanarrative based on democracy versus authoritarianism (i.e. good versus evil). Continue reading »
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The sound of enforced silence
Our censors, as the record shows again and again, have no special concern about acting in a serious manner. Power has no such obligation. Continue reading »
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Land Forces comes to Naarm
It seems bizarre that a massive police contingent will be deployed to disrupt a massive public protest against a massive arms fair. Continue reading »
