Fighting a losing battle? Small nations and climate change
The small Pacific island of Palau has been the first country to ban the sale and use of suncream. This is just one of the several...
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My Country is Burning
My country is burning. The Australian bushfires have turned the skies from blue, to a deathly black, to a scorching red. The fires have...
Celebrities’ comments on current affairs; ignorant or inspiring?
This year saw the arrival of the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards and it was hosted by Ricky Gervais. In his usual provocative style, he...
A constitutionally enshrined aboriginal voice is a necessity in Australia
In Australian politics, socio-economic inequalities and frustrations among indigenous communities are among a few of the many effects...
Political Turmoil Leaves Australia Floundering
Even in these heady days of Brexit and Trump, Australian politics continues to lead the way in its example of absolute political chaos....
Australia is treating China like the expansionist power it really is
The United States has been the dominant player in the Pacific since the end of World War Two and has a well-established military presence...
The unbreakable Australian mould
In 2008 Kevin Rudd came to power in Australia on a Labour Party platform that promised change for minorities and indigenous peoples in...
Same-sex marriage in Australia: The first step of many
The legalisation of same-sex marriage is an extraordinary achievement for a country with a relatively conservative social policy....
Australia Day: A Celebration of Genocide?
Photograph: Flickr Australia Day is a national public holiday celebrated across Australia on the 26th January every year. It is a day to...
Deja-vu all over again: Malcolm Turnbull has been here before
Photograph: Flickr / Veni Markovski ‘Here’ is leadership in Australian politics. As keen observers will note, new Prime Minister Turnbull...
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