Bad laws will not stop hate speech, but invoke tyranny
The Bill to Combat Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism risks undermining rights, due process and democratic accountability, the first stages of tyranny.
Tweets and bombs. Both get you arrested
A Sydney Palestinian activist has been arrested and charged with “inciting violence” against politicians on social media.
Vic fire authority gets funding boost. Or does it?
Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan has released a report stating the Country Fire Authority has increased funding by $21.8m over the last financial year.
Houdini. Apologies bring Adelaide Festival back from death by own hand
After cancelling Writers Week and issuing an apology (of sorts) to Randa Abdel-Fattah for uninviting her on spurious grounds, the new board of Adelaide Festival has issued more apologies.
Adelaide Writers’ Week. Well done, Zionists. You killed it.
After days of chaos, the Adelaide Festival board is down to one person, and Writers Week has now been officially cancelled.
Is WOMADelaide next? Zionist group targets Palestinian DJ
Hot on the heels of the Adelaide Writers Week debacle, the WOMADelaide board is being pressured to oust Techno DJ Sama’ Abdulhami.
UN report: Israel practising racial segregation and apartheid
A UN Human Rights Office has found Israel is ‘asphyxiating’ Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem via its policies, practices and laws and is in constant violation of international law.
Bad laws will not stop hate speech, but invoke tyranny
The Bill to Combat Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism risks undermining rights, due process and democratic accountability, the first stages of tyranny.
Tweets and bombs. Both get you arrested
A Sydney Palestinian activist has been arrested and charged with “inciting violence” against politicians on social media.
Why I joined One Nation
With Pauline Hanson’s One Nation eclipsing the Coalition in the polls, former Coalition advisor John Adams explains why he joined One Nation.
Australia is getting meaner
It was not a happy Australia Day for Michael Pascoe. Two polls told him we’re getting meaner, less confident, less welcoming, less Australian.
Hate Speech. Protecting Israel’s reputation in Australia just got cheaper
Israel’s reputation is treated as a strategic asset to be managed in Western media and political domains. Rex Patrick on Australia’s Hate Speech laws.
Are the “Four Pillars” of Australia Day rooted?
On Australia Day, we’re supposed to celebrate mateship, egalitarianism, freedom and prosperity. But what if these “pillars” of Australiana are myths?
Carney vs Albanese. Redefining Australia’s place in the world. And Indonesia?
Canada’s redefinition of relations with Trump’s America serves as a stark reminder of Australia’s place in the world and our need to realign, too.
Mourning Bondi. Australia’s hierarchy of grief
Australia does not suffer from a lack of empathy. It suffers from selective empathy. And nowhere is that clearer than in the way our political and media class decide who is allowed to mourn.
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- Revealed: Australian taxpayers subsidising the IDF, illegal settlements in Israel January 21, 2026 Australian taxpayers are subsidising the Israel Defense Forces and illegal settlements in the West Bank via Australian Charities
- Antisemitism Bill. Same shirt. Different stairs. Years in prison. January 13, 2026 Antisemitism is about to become a criminal offence under the proposed Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill. It is state overreach
- Mourning Bondi. Australia’s hierarchy of grief January 24, 2026 Australia does not suffer from a lack of empathy. It suffers from selective empathy. And nowhere is that clearer than in the way our political and media class decide who…
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