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Lessons from Australia’s Bushfires: We Need More Science, Less Rhetoric

A more aggressive use of controlled burns might have given firefighters a chance to control this season’s bushfires.

8 Jan 2020 · 8 min read

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What the Bondi Attack Reveals About Australia’s Immigration Policy

Claire Lehmann 23 Dec 2025 · 5 min read

Composite image showing a memorial of flowers with a large crowd, alongside portraits of Anthony Albanese and Naveed Akram.

The Strange Death of English Justice

Ralph Leonard 23 Dec 2025 · 13 min read

Gilded statue of Lady Justice holding a sword and balance scales, viewed from below against a clear blue sky.

Australia’s Selective Blindness

Alan Davison 23 Dec 2025 · 7 min read

Large crowd marching along a city street during a pro-Palestinian protest, with Palestinian flags and placards visible.

The Hatred We Must Name

Iona Italia 22 Dec 2025 · 4 min read

Crowded Bondi Beach with surfers holding colourful surfboards on the sand and in the water in the early morning.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Christmas Movie

Christian Kriticos 22 Dec 2025 · 8 min read

Black-and-white close-up portrait of a young man with short dark hair, wearing a jacket and shirt, facing the camera with a slight smile.

The Infinite Reopening of History

John Aziz 20 Dec 2025 · 7 min read

Protesters holding signs reading "NONE OF US ARE FREE UNTIL ALL OF US ARE FREE."