Father and Son, Partners in Terror
The identity of the Bondi Beach terrorists reveals some uncomfortable but important truths about antisemitism within Australia’s Muslim population.
Tanveer Ahmed
· 6 min read
Australia
A collection of 88 posts
Reporting from Bondi Beach After the Terror Attack
Claire Lehmann reports from Bondi Beach on the sombre atmosphere and public anger following the terror attack.
Claire Lehmann
· 2 min read
Bondi Was Not a Surprise
The massacre at Bondi Beach was shocking—but after years of denial and equivocation about antisemitism, it was inevitable.
Jack Pinczewski
· 4 min read
Bondi Beach Massacre: Australia’s Deadliest Terrorist Attack
Fifteen people are dead after gunmen opened fire at a Jewish Hanukkah festival on one of Sydney’s most iconic beaches.
Claire Lehmann
· 4 min read
How Foreign Funding Is Shaping Australia’s Energy Debate | Quillette Cetera Ep. 58
From offshore funding networks to the economic costs of unreliable renewables, this episode explores how Australia’s energy policy has been shaped by overseas interests—and what’s at stake if the country doesn’t change course.
Zoe Booth
· 22 min read
Hidden in Plain Sight
How sex abuse has gone undetected inside Australia’s childcare sector.
Virginia Tapscott
· 12 min read
Why Britain Signed a Treaty with the Māori—but Not with Australia’s Aboriginal Peoples
Why did Britain negotiate a treaty with Māori chiefs in New Zealand but claim Australia as terra nullius—“land belonging to no one”?
Zoe Booth, Sean Welsh
· 7 min read
Melbourne’s Crime Wave Explained: What Went Wrong in Australia’s ‘Most Liveable City’?
Once celebrated as the world’s most liveable city, Melbourne is now confronting a surge in violent crime, youth gang activity, and public disorder. What happened — and why?
Zoe Booth, Andrew Bushnell
· 12 min read
Australia Needs More Capital Cities
Just as the Dutch reclaimed physical land to build the Netherlands, Australia should reclaim political land by creating new states to ease the country's housing crisis.
Harry Lehmann
· 9 min read
The Sticky-Paper State
Instead of building nuclear, the Australian government is betting on the importance of ‘green energy’ with a foolhardy subsidy scheme that will be difficult to dismantle if it proves economically disastrous.
Matthew Kelly
· 10 min read
Quillette Podcast #308: Machetes in Melbourne
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to criminal justice researcher Andrew Bushnell about the many causes of the recent surge in crime in Melbourne.
Quillette, Andrew Bushnell
· 27 min read
The Melbourne Crimewave
Criminal-justice reformers like to say that it is better to be ‘smart on crime’ than ‘tough on crime.’ But sometimes being tough is the smart choice.
Andrew Bushnell
· 10 min read
Liberalism v The Rule of Law
Two recent Australian Federal Court judgments illustrate the good things that the rule of law may confer on a society, even when it conflicts with ideals like freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Helen Dale
· 21 min read
Space for Australians
New political and technological developments have eased Australia’s path to becoming a major partner for America’s commercial space industry. We should seize the chance.
Tim Blomfield
· 6 min read
Robot Ethics and Colonial Legacies with Sean Welsh | Quillette Cetera Ep. 53
Philosopher and programmer Sean Welsh talks with Zoe Booth about AI, colonial history, and why scepticism is the best guide through both technology and politics.
Zoe Booth, Sean Welsh
· 15 min read