War always commands its own appeal. It has its own frazzled laurels, the calling of its own worn poets tenured in propaganda. In battle, the poets keep writing, and keep glorifying. The chattering diplomats are kept in the cooler, biding their time. The soldiers die, as do civilians. The politicians are permitted to behave badly.…
Friends of the Earth Australia Media Release Today the federal government officially declared the Illawarra offshore wind zone 20 kilometres off the coast of Wollongong in NSW. Environmental justice organisation Friends of the Earth welcomes the announcement, saying it’s good news for action on climate change and job creation. “From Gippsland in Victoria to the…
By Michael Williss A fresh warning that the US will lose a war with China has just been made by a US data analytics and military software company with US Department of Defense contracts. It seems no-one is prepared to back the US to win a war with China, so why is Australia going all-out…
I once wrote that the Liberals would be releasing their policies closer to the election and, by closer, I mean a few weeks AFTER the election. Of course I was being facetious and I never expected that a Liberal leader would think that it was a fantastic way to avoid scrutiny of his policy but…
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It was announced in late in 2023 that Tony Abbott was to be a “visiting fellow” for Viktor Orbán’s Danube Institute, a hub of ultra reactionary thought that gathers anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, anti-feminist, anti-LGBTQIA+ speakers who celebrate the Christian Nationalist project. Or, as Abbott describes it, “a point of light to Conservatives around the world.” It…
By Bert Hetebry We are the mongrels Underneath the table, Fighting for the leavings Tearing us to shreds. We are the mongrels Underneath the table Tearing up the floorboards Unaware of the banquet Up above our heads. The chorus to a 2014 song by Joan Osborne, it is an ear worm, rattling through my brain…
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The ashes had barely settled on a Rafah tent camp incinerated by an Israeli airstrike before the next, gorged massacre presented itself for posterity’s gloomy archive. It was intended as a golden operation and had been months in the making. The rescue of four Israeli hostages, the killing of three others (bound to happen for…
The EU elections over June 6 to June 9 have presented a chaotically merry picture, certainly for those on the right of politics. Not that the right in question is reliably homogeneous in any sense, nor hoping for a single theme of triumph. A closer look at the gains made by the conservative side of politics,…
Climate advocacy project Solutions for Climate Australia stated it was deeply disturbed by the announcement today by Federal Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton that the Federal Coalition will not commit to pathways and targets to reduce climate pollution this decade. “This is a gutless and weak approach by Mr. Dutton – it’s not doing anything…
Climate Council Media Release The CLIMATE COUNCIL’s new report, Powering Past Gas: An Energy Strategy that Works, cuts through the noise in Australia’s energy debate, mapping a clear pathway to move beyond gas at home and in our exports. The report reveals that, if Australia stops opening new gas projects now, supply from existing projects…