Deterrence versus Economic Exposure in the AUKUS Alliance
Australia is carrying the majority of the risks of the AUKUS agreement with few of the benefits guaranteed.
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July 9, 2026
The Whinger’s Litany
You disagree? You must be red.A commie, comrade – latte-fed,except it’s flat white, thanks a lot;don’t let a coffee spoil the plot."Marxist!" spat like it’s a curse,from a man who’s…
July 5, 2026
Barnaby Joyce, One Nation and the Politics of Defection
The defection of Barnaby Joyce should be viewed not so much as a matter of principle as one of strategic ambition.
July 2, 2026
The Mirror We Refuse To Hold: Australian Culture and Male Violence
What will it take for Australia's leaders to address the never-ending spate of abuses perpetuated against women?
June 30, 2026
The Politics of Division: Hanson, Australia and Its Thirty-Year Unresolved Argument
Australia needs to discuss what immigration looks like, from origins to infrastructure, community cohesion to differing norms.
June 26, 2026
The Erosion of Trust: Hanson, Robodebt and the Fragmenting Political Landscape
The lack of accountability by Ministers, underpinned by ineffective inquiries and commissions has set the foundation for the erosion of trust in government.
June 19, 2026
Hanson at the National Press Club: The Necromancy of Fear
Hanson’s 2026 address highlights three decades of bipartisan policy failure and offers a sense of belonging - provided you are not Indigenous or an immigrant.
June 18, 2026
Populist Power: Preferential Voting and the Limits on One Nation
One Nation's is unlikely to form government, but its strong polling reflects a deep malaise among voters that the duopoly would be foolish to ignore.
June 17, 2026
Exclusion: White Nationalism and the Moral Imperative of Resistance
Coordinated effort across education, institutions, legislation and community is required to counter the skewed narratives of white nationalism
June 16, 2026
Flee The Fear: Countering the One Nation Politics of Dread
A slogan to counter Hanson's tactics and refuse to engage it the politics of fear.
June 15, 2026
When the Law Itself Was Unlawful: PARD, Town Hall, and the Case for Accountability
The decision that the PARD Amendments legislated following the Bondi attack are unconstitutional raises questions about the Premier.
June 13, 2026
Truth: Correspondence or Construction, and the Courage of Uncertainty
Defining truth is a constant challenge as is it perpetually distorted by power, suppressed by authority, or corrupted by self-interest.
June 8, 2026
Critic to Convert: Barnaby Joyce, One Nation and Australian Populism
The shift in Barnaby's Joyce's political allegiances highlight his awareness of the electorate expectations and willingness to evolve accordingly.
June 7, 2026
The Imagination Of A Nation: Shabbat Tables, Policy Failures and the Future We Must Choose
Immigrants, most of whom came to Australia legally, are not the cause of the problems we face; that fault lies with the policies of successive governments.
June 5, 2026
Red Herring: Hanson, Corporate Capture and the Limits of Performed Insurgency
Pauline Hanson's track record is clear that she more concerned with performance that addressing the structural inequalities between people.
June 4, 2026
The Reckoning of the Electorates: How Australia’s Two-Party System Is Fracturing Under the Weight of Broken Promises
The lack of substance and commitment to ethical and transparent decision-making in politics is feeding an electoral malaise that to which the major parties appear deaf.
June 1, 2026
The Dance of the Seven Veils
After Oscar Wilde's Salomé – – –The court is lit with torchlight and imported wine.Herod sweats beneath his crown of compromise. Once – this is the part he doesn't say…
May 26, 2026
Australia: The Death of the Lucky Country
Mediocrity in government and business is destroying Australia in the public sector. Participation awards have suddenly become something of value.
May 25, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Racism / Refugees / Shared humanity
We Were All Made In The Image: On othering, humanism and the Enlightenment legacy
Far from being a footnote in history, the Enlightenment remains a challenge to the racism and exclusion plaguing Australia and the world.
May 16, 2026
One Nation, the Farrer By-Election and the Sickness of Western Democracy
Farrer has become the canary in the electoral mine, highlighting that voters in regional areas have had enough of being ignored.
May 12, 2026