Chapter 1 What is it that happens when first we practice to deceive? I forget. If you are anything like me, you tuned into cable news coverage of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 and thought to yours...

While a treaty prohibits nuclear weapons stationed in Australia, the Government tries to circumvent it, playing word-games.

Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives

Do you notice how nobody’s losing their jobs or getting deported for criticising the genocidal atrocities in Sudan?

Almost no agricultural equipment or even seeds have entered Gaza since October 2023 as farmlands lie in ruin

A recent auction for a three-bedroom townhouse in Brisbane has captured just how much property prices have skyrocketed in recent years, highlighting the nation’s fast-growing housing affordability crisis.  #real #estate #industry

Paul Keating says proposal to build a luxury apartment building, which Morris Iemma’s lobbying firm is acting for, will result in a loss of affordable housing * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A development backed by media scion James Packer in Sydney’s Kings Cross is pitting the former prime minister Paul Keating against former NSW premier Morris Iemma. Keating, who lives and works in the Kings Cross area, has long had an interest in preserving its heritage character. Continue reading...

As the NSW developer bonus leads to older buildings being knocked down to make way for new, low-cost renters fear being priced out of their neighbourhood * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Erina Delinicolas didn’t find out her apartment in Marrickville, in Sydney’s inner west, faced demolition through a letter or an email. “One of my mates came up for coffee and was like: ‘How are you feeling about them demolishing your house?’” she says. Continue reading...

The multibillion-dollar critical minerals deal between the US and Australia aims to circumvent China’s supply chain monopoly, but who will gain from this mining boom?

Australian citizen, Palestinian farmer and vigneron Sari Kassis, whose family company Domaine Kassis wines sells both locally and overseas, has reported that over the past two weeks there has been a r...

Inspector general of taxation and ombudsman, Ruth Owen, says she is receiving an ‘increasing number’ of complaints about tax office

A huge data leak exposed thousands of users' information from Google's email service – Gmail. The case happened in April, but only came to light this week. According to Australian cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt, responsible for publicizing the incident, the total volume of compromised data reaches 3.5 terabytes. Furthermore, for him, approximately 180 million email addresses and passwords were exposed worldwide.

The Steady State | October 16, 2025

A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule

My book review appears in The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age: Turbulence: Australian Foreign Policy in the Trump Era Clinton Fernandes Melbourne University Publishing, $17.99 What makes Austr...

Podcast Episode · Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · 15/10/2025 · 26m

Industrial scale wage theft in Australia's public universities, while Big 4 consultants are raking in big fees to prop up poor management.

Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999