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Tony SmithFinancial Review |
I cannot even begin to understand how governments can fail to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. They know – absolutely know – that Palestinian children...
One thing is certain about espionage agencies. They are not averse to creating alarm in order to give the impression they are protecting us from...
The multi-billion dollar expenditure on nuclear powered submarines as part of the AUKUS pact has attracted some attention. Perhaps it helps to provide...
The Australian government has decided to ignore critics of Aukus in parliament and the community. Rather it has moved to embed the idea of Aukus...
The campaign to ‘punish’ enemies of the USA and Israel shows that states which argue from strength have no wish for justice – merely revenge. ...
At the height of the British occupation of Ireland and persecution of nationalists, there was a macabre joke which had a ring of undeniable truth:...
As usual, conservative commentators have damaged their own feet. They do not have any appreciation of the political stances adopted by people of...
War always brings problems. Even the so-called victors experience these. The world is made poorer in that the next war seems to be much closer and...
The decision to deploy the Australian Defence Forces to the ‘Middle East’ in the middle of the war in Gaza puts the Albanese Government into the...
In 1996 I was fortunate enough to be involved in the Centenary of the 1895 Bathurst Peoples Constitutional Convention. The 1896 event was a...