Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott is an American writer based in New York with years spent in Australia. He spent many years as an editor at America Magazine.
Guest author James A. Fok
James A. Fok is a veteran financial and strategic adviser to corporations and governments, who served as a senior executive at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing during a decade of rapid internationalisation in Chinas capital markets. He is the author of the book Financial Cold War.
Ann Pavet
Ann Pavett, retired teacher/lecturer of foreign languages. 15 years editor of Neighbours Paper (Ealing,London), a community journal for my locality. Lifelong interest in the peace movement in UK. Moved to Austra;ia in 2012 to be with family..
Mariam Tohamy
Mariam Tohamy is a teacher and member of Teachers and School Staff for Palestine. She is a Palestine solidarity activist. She is writing in a personal capacity.
Guest author Danny Haiphong
Danny Haiphong is an independent journalist and researcher in the United States. He is a contributing editor to the Black Agenda Report, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China and founding member of the No Cold War international campaign.
Miroslav Sandev
Miroslav Sandev is a teacher and member of Teachers and School Staff for Palestine NSW. He has campaigned against anti-Muslim racism and is a Palestine solidarity activist. He is writing in a personal capacity.
Pearls and Irritations guest Mark Kulasingham
Mark Kulasingham grew up in Kuala Lumpur and is a self-confessed Malaysian politics tragic.
Jim Falk
Jim Falk is a Professorial Fellow in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne and Emeritus Professor at the University of Wollongong.
Darrin Durant
Darrin Durant is Associate Professor in Science and Technology Studies at the University of Melbourne.
Robert Clynes
Robert Clynes OAM LL.B is a former partner at Minter Ellison (1975 -2005) and ACT Law Society President (1993-95).Barrister ACT Bar 2005- 2022.
Guest author Anna Nadolny
Anna NadolnyResearch Officer, 100% Renewable Energy Group, Australian National University.
Albert Roman
Albert Roman is a high school teacher who helps students understand Civics, Government, and Economics. He spent time in Jiangsu Province in the late 1990s teaching accounting and finance at a college in Changzhou.
Guest author Andrew Blakers
Andrew Blakers Professor of Engineering, Australian National University.
Michael Sullivan
Dr Michael Sullivan Adjunct Lecturer, International Relations (International Political Economy; China’s political economy and foreign and defence policies; Indo-Pacific Regionalism; ANZUS+AUKUS), College of Business, Government and Law (BGL), Flinders University. I retired in December 2024.
Emma Dawson
Emma Dawson is Executive Director of Per Capita. She has worked as a researcher at Monash University and the University of Melbourne; in policy and public affairs for SBS and Telstra; and as a senior policy adviser in the Rudd and Gillard Governments.
Guest author Cheng Cheng
Cheng Cheng Research Officer, School of Engineering, Australian National University.
Fergus McGinley
Fergus McGinley is an Adelaide writer, teacher, lay preacher, with a background in science, philosophy, education and theology. He is the author of many essays, articles and sermons, and is the founder of the Anti-Theology Project, an initiative you can follow through the website antitheologia.com. Fergus’s new book, The God Who Doesn’t Exist (ATF Press), is available now through online bookstores.
Zeng Yan
Zeng Yan is an editor at China’s Xinhua News Agency. He was previously a UN-accredited journalist based in Geneva, covering health, climate, science, and technology-related affairs of the UN Office in Geneva and other international organisations.
John Stace
John Stace is a retired country doctor. He is shocked by the mistreatment of Palestinians by Israel.
Yuri Koszarycz
Yuri Koszarycz was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Theology, Brisbane Campus, Australian Catholic University. He has degrees in philosophy, theology and education and lectured in bioethics, ethics and church history. He has now retired.
Susan Glover
Susan Glover law graduate from Melbourne University with an interest in human rights. For several years I lived in Israel, amongst both Jews and Arabs, and could see that if left to their own devices they could live in harmony. But extreme elements on both sides have refused to share the land, leading to today’s impasse. So I was interested to explore the background to the initial land grant to the Jews by the British which stipulated that Arabs were not to be disadvantaged. Why did it fail so badly?