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The Iran war has exposed Thailand’s reliance on Middle Eastern energy and fertiliser imports and points to the need for a long-term economic...
The World Cup has shown Australia that our national identity is about diversity not uniformity. The chatter in a café in the Canberra suburb of...
Pakistani and Afghan negotiators have to come to the table with a Plan B to break the endless cycle of bombings and retaliatory strikes. Just before...
The 2026 report on Australia’s health shows our life expectancy remains one of the highest in the world but the last decade of life is marred by...
Allowing homelessness to continue is a choice. Ending it must become one too. When we talk about homelessness, we tend to reach for the language of...
The Boys spent years exaggerating the Trump era. By its final season, political reality had become so grotesque that satire was struggling to stay...
Trump has always had poor impulse control but we are moving into a new phase with F-bombs, real bombs and threats to entire civilisations becoming...
Governments have fostered a sense of entitlement in private schools. They should be enforcing the principle of putting students first. The UN...
Looking back from 2026 to 1967 reveals the extent to which Israel will go to serve its own interests, even when this means harming its ally. There is...
Why Australia’s Gen Z is unlike any voting cohort before it and why every institution built for the old Australia is about to find out. Every...
US commanders reportedly ignored warnings that target intelligence was years out of date before a strike killed more than 150 schoolchildren in Iran....
The history of this ancient continent has always been multicultural, and the Christian scriptures offer no support for the exclusionary monoculture...
Forget AI. The technological advance that will save the most human lives is being led by two million Indian farmers, who are pioneering advanced...
The focus on productivity as the key to economic growth ignores the fact that we can’t directly observe productivity. We need better ways to measure...
Eight persistent economic myths help protect vested interests, deepen inequality and accelerate environmental destruction. The economy must be rebuilt...
Australia’s EV charger rollout has been fragmented and incomplete. It’s time for it to be brought together as a coordinated network. Plunging...
US foreign policy under Trump calls for bipartisan reaffirmation of Australian values and national interests. Since 2016, Australia’s policy...
Reducing dependence on China in the world’s critical mineral supply chain doesn’t require building a separate market. The trading system must find...
Pat Conroy’s speech at the National Press Club was not a convincing presentation of the ALP’s record on defence. The Minister for Defence...
Australia and New Zealand rightly criticise China’s nuclear-capable missile tests in the Pacific. Their silence on repeated US tests exposes a...
The world’s geography of migration is changing, and with it our understanding of economic development, national success and the role of public...
The NDIS needs reform, but tightening eligibility before alternative supports are ready risks abandoning people with disability and retreating from...
Thailand is using its strong lottery culture to encourage informal workers to save for retirement – but questions remain about whether the scheme...
China’s vast private wealth makes inheritance tax increasingly hard to avoid. Greater security over residential land-use rights could help break the...
Older people, their families and taxpayers are the losers in aged care system that trusts an algorithm over expert clinical assessors. The national...
High student visa refusal rates and extreme fee increases are blunt, haphazard tools for cutting net migration. Australia needs a long-term migration...
The democratic project is about more than elections; its institutions must be revitalised on the basis of fairness, respect, openness, integrity and...
The choice between high- and low-enriched uranium submarines will shape Australia’s nuclear security, waste and non-proliferation obligations for...
NAIDOC Week has become one of Australia’s most recognised national observances, but its roots lie in protest, resistance and the continuing pursuit...
Decades of progress against HIV are under threat as funding cuts weaken prevention and treatment. The tools to save lives exist – what is missing is...
Community Strong has the chance to lead the way towards a new democratic habit, shaped by collaboration and long-term stewardship. Since many voters...
Labor’s capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms are a welcome start. But fixing housing will require broader tax reform, state cooperation...
After 1,000 days of genocide and 78 years of occupation, negotiations have not delivered peace. They have bought time, absorbed outrage and given...
The coming NSW ICAC hearings are only part of a deeper problem. Entrenched factional power, gambling interests and political cowardice are corroding...
After the Socceroos’ World Cup heartbreak, the penalty kick offers a brutal lesson in pressure, failure and courage – especially when an...
The United States has abandoned the rules and habits of diplomacy in favour of threats, sanctions and violence. If the west wants peace, it must...
More can be done in the way of disaster mitigation in Australia but the country cannot be proofed against floods, droughts and bushfires. There is in...
Net overseas migration is falling, but public concern is rising. Once migration is framed as a crisis, lower numbers alone will not defeat the...
Diverging regulatory systems are reshaping how global firms have to operate. Singapore’s standards strategy is intended to make regulatory friction...
Gulf states are discovering the limits of US security guarantees and the costs of neglecting their regional relationships. Australia still has time to...
Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, and still without a cure. You’re collecting the main meal. Jolly...
European cities are having to face the dilemma of conserving their heritage and adapting to the effects of a warming climate. This week was London...
What a letter from Accra can teach Australia about prejudice and why our convictions must be accompanied by curiosity. I wrote to Ama after many...
In the second of a two-part series ahead of the ALP National Conference, John Menadue argues Labor must apply its values to the great issues before...
Every Australian family was once the newcomer; some arrived generations ago, others arrived last week. Yet, every generation seems to forget that fact...
As East of Eden becomes a Netflix series, Steinbeck’s sprawling Californian saga still holds power through its moral ambition, regional depth and...
A new El Niño will likely bring heatwaves, droughts and health problems to southern Australia. In the UK, it’s already too hot for a warm beer....
US regional strategy questions, donations-theft investigation, massive expansion of chip plants, Pakistan military’s changed political fortunes,...
Donald Trump once called cryptocurrency a scam. Now it has made him more than US$1 billion – and created a new channel for conflicts of interest,...
As the United States marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, its founding ideals remain undermined by the two histories it has never...
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