A collection of 94 posts
In recent years, large international NGOs have increasingly blurred the line between humanitarian work and political advocacy
A video essay examining the Chanukah terror attack at Bondi Beach, the acts of courage that unfolded in its aftermath, and the ideological and institutional failures that allowed antisemitism in Australia to escalate unchecked.
The Akram case exposes with brutal clarity that time does not ensure assimilation. Being born in Australia does not guarantee allegiance.
Why the Bondi attack was not an aberration, but the consequence of years of tolerated antisemitism across Australian public life.
Claire Lehmann reports from Bondi Beach on the sombre atmosphere and public anger following the terror attack.
Why are households struggling to buy homes in advanced economies, and what does the erosion of ownership mean for inequality, family formation, and the resilience of liberal democracy?
Why is antisemitism resurging? Why has support for Hamas taken hold on Western campuses? And how do Qatar, media narratives, and fading Holocaust memory feed today’s crisis?
Why are people fleeing the country? Is the threat of genocide being exaggerated—or ignored?
A critical look at how well-intentioned editorial “sensitivity” can narrow creative risk-taking and homogenise contemporary fiction.
Why did Britain negotiate a treaty with Māori chiefs in New Zealand but claim Australia as terra nullius—“land belonging to no one”?
Why did this particular crime cut through the daily background noise of American violence?
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?
The Westman school massacre, explained.
