In a world where innovation and adaptability are supposed to drive success, certain industries and individuals have mastered the art of rent-seeking – leveraging government connections and taxpayer ...

Learn how Australia can tackle Earth Systems collapse by addressing fossil fuels, livestock farming, and using CSIRO’s expertise in sustainable solutions. Introduction Australia is home to unique ...

Well, I’m not sure that the predicted election win in Australia for the Liberal-National Coalition will result in wealth and fun, but I think that its aftermath will be a mess. But, in the meantime, ...

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While there will be an innumerable number of those delighted at the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the end of the Arab socialist Baathist regime provides much rich food for thought. Already, the whitewash ...

Since August 2016, Turkey has made three incursions seizing parts of Syria’s north, imposing an occupation using regular troops and auxiliary forces including the Syrian National Army (SNA) and a ...

Macron and Netanyahu (AFP photo from The Telegraph) The comity of nations, at least when it comes to international humanitarian law, took a rather curious turn with the announcement by France that it ...

Introduction Australia, often hailed for its high living standards, still grapples with a range of pressing social issues. At the core of these problems are systemic inequalities, deeply rooted in ...

Image from fdd.org Be careful who you condemn and ostracise. They just might be supplying you with a special need. While the United States security establishment deems Russia the devil incarnate ...

Image from The Guardian There is something enormously satisfying about seeing those in the war racket worry that their assumptions on conflict have been upended. There they were, happily funding, ...

Image from SBS (Source: SIPA USA / Laura Brett/Laura Brett/Sipa USA) Two more United Nations committee resolutions. Both concerning the conduct of Israel past and current. While disease, hunger and ...

Image from the BBC (Photo by Getty) It takes some skill to make Donald J. Trump look good. Two Democrats have succeeded in doing so: Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Kamala Harris in 2024. The conceit of ...