There is something ineffably eternal about the “drum beating and bell chiming from sundown to daybreak” when it comes to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower standing in the north end of ancient Beijing.
While I never thought I would witness a genocide in my time on this planet, there have been several; one of the worst, and happening now, is the appalling genocide perpetrated by Israel on Palestinians in Gaza. Numerous organisations have called this a genocide1 and now the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has delivered their report. They have found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip2.
Many often invoke Japan as a cautionary tale in discussions about Australia’s future and the appropriate level of migration, emphasising the importance of avoiding its fate. Viewed purely through the lens of fertility rates, that is undoubtedly the case; Japan has had a below-replacement fertility rate for over 50 years and, at a national level,
As the news of political and ideological division currently defining much of the discourse in the United States continues to filter in from across the Pacific, one is often left wondering to what degree Australia will face similar divisions. Following Shadow Home Affairs Minister Andrew Hastie’s pledge to quit the Shadow Cabinet unless the Coalition’s
One of Indian Albo’s greatest policy lies is that Labor diplomacy is reaping benefits across the Indo-Pacific. Then again, perhaps he is being truthful. There are benefits. It’s just that they are flowing to everybody other than Australia. Let us do an inventory on the current state of affairs, travelling from west to east. In
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The Albanese government’s housing target is proving to be one of the nation’s biggest policy shams. The National Housing Accord set a target of building 1.2 million homes in the five years to 2028-29, which requires 240,000 homes to be built every year—a rate of construction never achieved before in the nation’s history. Nobody believes
Back in the day, the iron ore trade was governed by annual contract negotiations between Australian miners and a collection of Chinese steel mills under the aegis of CISA. These negotiations would set the price for contract iron ore for the next year. This fraught structure was broken down in the post-GFC environment when BHP’s
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From the Market Ear: Déjà Vu All Over Again Markets are roaring, but the setup is eerily familiar. A 35% global rally, AI mania at hedge-fund extremes, and S&P concentration at record highs. History warns: every time RSI held this long, stocks fell two weeks later. The market set-up screams that there finally will be
One of the major themes of MB over the past decade has been the emergence of fake politics. On the one hand, the old, real left abandoned its vision to fight the inequities of class. In its place rose the fake left, fixated on the culture wars of race, gender and identity issues. Its driving
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Australia’s housing market is on the verge of a boom. The weekend’s preliminary auction clearance rate surged to 77.9% across the combined capital cities, which was the strongest result since the last week of October in 2021. Melbourne’s preliminary clearance rate was 78.6%, which was the strongest result since the week ending 24 October 2021.
John Menadue argues it is time for Australia to separate itself from US policy and preparations to confront China militarily.
When you see me refusing to play along with the campaign to canonise Charlie Kirk or respect the emotional hysteria around his killing, this is the main reason why.
It’s amazing how aggressively free speech in the United States is being torn apart in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.
The Tasmania Plannning Commission has recommended against the proposed Hobart AFL stadium, with a relentless demolition of the economic case put forward by the proponents and their consultant KPMG. You can read their report here , or my own earlier analysis below
A couple of observations on this.