A collection of 54 posts
The colonisation of Australia was neither a peaceful settlement nor a bloody conquest. It was a Malthusian swamping: the inevitable and tragic result of contact between hunter gatherers and agriculturalists.
Why nuclear must be part of Australia’s energy future.
Who really benefits from open-border policies?
Quillette editor-in-chief Claire Lehmann speaks with Bangladeshi-born Australian psychiatrist and journalist Tanveer Ahmed about the rise of Jew-hatred in their country.
The NSW nurses have not just threatened individual patients—they have desecrated what it means to be Australian.
On Australia Day, we should recognise the blackfellas, the whitefellas, and the fellas of all shades in between.
Australia is one of the only places where humans maintained a hunter-gatherer lifestyle into the modern era. This makes it an invaluable window into humanity’s deep past—a window that is closing.
If Bach was the sound of God whistling while he worked, AC/DC was the sound of God ordering another round in a strip club on Saturday night.
We know how to prevent catastrophic bushfires. For more than half a century, Western Australia has been reducing forest fuel loads through a systematic program of ‘prescribed burns.’
Examining Australia’s leadership vacuum in the wake of the Melbourne synagogue firebombing.
Misinformation Bill Claire: Welcome, Michael, welcome to Sydney. It’s great to have you here. Now, I want to talk to you about the misinformation bill that the current government is tabling, which is going to a vote in the Senate next week. The government is currently considering both a
Lidia Thorpe is not treated more harshly because she’s an Indigenous woman. In fact, if it weren’t for these two immutable characteristics, she wouldn’t be where she is today.
Zoe meets with the ethicist and theologian Nigel Biggar as part of his trip to Australia.
Grant applications should be assessed on their scientific merits—not on the sex or political leanings of the applicant.
A proposed Australian law aimed at blocking false content would likely be applied selectively—and thereby further erode public trust in mainstream information sources.