Opinions
OPINION
The Venezuela Crisis: Australia needs to do much more than issue a general “Get-Well” card
The abduction and subsequent arrest of the President of Venezuela is a dramatic re-statement of America’s dominance of the western hemisphere and its willingness to do whatever it takes – including defiance of international legal norms – to protect and promote its interests.
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We are the Rising Tide
Governments in Australia have been put on notice – as the climate crisis escalates, so will we.
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Barnaby Joyce's defection highlights how much the Coalition costs the Liberal Party
It raises an uncomfortable question: are the Liberals being taken for a ride?
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How we mourn reveals much about our society
The leaders of Sydney’s Jewish community have more reason to be appalled than most other religious leaders that the remembrance event in Bondi descended into cat-calling and insolence towards the nation’s highest democratically elected office holder.
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Massacre as political theatre: our shameful national response to Bondi
Politicians and the media have seized on the Bondi tragedy to drag Australia further right
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Australian hearts are shattered – and some would-be leaders have broken them further
There is no denying Australia’s sense of safety has been shattered.
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Unity in our shared humanity
We may never understand what motivated two terrorist gunmen to kill sixteen joyful people celebrating the Festival of Lights at Bondi on the afternoon of 14 December 2025 – Australia’s “Bloody Sunday”.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher convicted of sedition, in major blow to press freedom
In the years since the 2020 introduction Hong Kong’s National Security Law, press freedom has slowly been limited. Lai’s conviction symbolises its end.
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The NACC’s exceptional challenge: integrity is not achieved by secrecy, but by trust earned in the light
Few issues unite progressive and conservative voters. Ending corruption is one of the few exceptions.
