International Affairs
Unchecked climate heating is greatest threat to human security, says former ADF Chief
As United States President Donald Trump ramps up rhetoric on his oil-driven military intervention in Venezuela, a former Australian defence chief is urging world leaders not to lose sight of the far more dangerous conflict that climate change could create.
Who is Zohran Mamdani, what is his agenda, and what would his equivalent in Australian Labor be promising to do?
Zohran Mamdani just broke all the rules for winning office in the USA.
PALMed off: The story of modern slavery in Australia
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What you need to know about Trump administration's abduction of Nicolás Maduro
As is always the case with Trump, it’s hard to separate the signal from the noise. Here are the basics.
Experts say Trump’s abduction of Maduro is about oil, not drugs
Experts say the insertion of US special forces into Caracas and the abduction of President Maduro was a precision tactical operation.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres “deeply alarmed” by the United States’ attack on Venezuela
The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an emergency meeting in New York with UN Secretary-General António Guterres “deeply alarmed” by the United States’ attack on Venezuela.
Undocumented, underpaid, and over here
A new Australia Institute podcast shows why an amnesty is needed to address the estimated 7000 cases of people who have “disengaged” from the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.
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.