Israel frequently touts itself as “the only democracy in the Middle East” – a refrain echoed by Western leaders, particularly in the US and parts of Europe.

A “super complaint” alleging “sneaky, confusing energy pricing tactics” by Australian electricity retailers has sparked an investigation by the national competition watchdog, amid concerns consumers ...

Note: At the time of writing, a summary analysis similar to the one below was published in Current Affairs, attributed to ...

Recent media reports that Julie Bishop might have bullied an academic staff representative on the ANU council are alarming.

The media are legitimising Israel’s murder of journalists – and they are doing it because they are racist propagandists for a ...

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has illustrated once again that Australian Catholics should not look to their church for high ...

When the Voice referendum failed, political commentators and Opposition leaders demanded an immediate response from Anthony ...

Pete Townshend’s snarling guitar, Roger Daltrey’s stuttered defiance, and that immortal line ‘’hope I die before I get old”.

Australia’s cigarettes are now the most expensive in the world. Excise has been increased cumulatively by over 340% in the ...

On 3 September, China will hold a major parade at Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing to commemorate the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the ...

Australia’s biggest fossil fuel subsidy is hiding in plain sight. The diesel Fuel Tax Credit (FTC) scheme — a taxpayer-funded rebate mostly benefitting big miners — is costing Australians tens of ...

Australia's $368 billion submarine program is apparently wobbling again, not because US shipyards can't keep up, or because a future president could cancel the deal with the flick of a pen.