A collection of 106 posts
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.
The ideological capture of college writing programs has ushered in an age of didactic, anodyne, and tedious books.
Healthcare for menopause and perimenopause is the single most patient-betraying area of medicine—but it has plenty of company.