Last updated: October 13, 2017

White-led NRA untouchable

White-led NRA untouchable
America is exceptional, and that includes its brand of democracy.

Memories tied up in Blue Knot

Memories tied up in Blue Knot
Royal commission needs to proceed carefully when it comes to recall.

Elite’s failures risk socialism

Elite’s failures risk socialism
Existential angst is tearing at the Anglosphere’s fabric.

Uncertain future for Spain

Anti Catalan independence demonstrators carry a Spanish flag as they march in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday Oct. 3, 2017. As thousands of people demonstrated in Barcelona in an outcry against police violence on Sunday, Spain's King Felipe VI, said in a televised address that Catalan authorities have deliberately bent the law with "irresponsible conduct" and that the Spanish state needs to ensure constitutional order and the rule of law in Catalonia.(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Cracking heads was never going to halt Catalan secessionist fervour.

Welcome to the workers’ evolution

Body Shop welding of cars, Toyota Australia's Altona manufacturing plant
People are like frogs in a boiling pot, immersed in the changes to work, unaware of the danger and unable to resist.

Ban reduced firearm deaths

Trump travels to Las Vegas after concert massacre
It is reasonable to wonder what level of depravity it will take for the US to act on guns.

Real world lost on Geek Islands

Real world lost on Geek Islands
Some of us can’t stay off the internet, but not everyone is constantly connected.

I won’t shut up: Helen Dale

Helen Dale
‘I’ve written a book about Jesus.’ The controversial author explains the origins of her latest novel.

Analysing a killing machine

FILE - This undated photo provided by Eric Paddock shows his brother, Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock. On Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival killing dozens and wounding hundreds. The question has been raised as critics suggested that the conversation around our nation’s tragedies is often framed in divisive, racial code words. If whites are blamed, they say, it is as individuals; for minorities, it is suggested that their crimes are part of a larger narrative. (Courtesy of Eric Paddock via AP)
What triggered Stephen Paddock’s murderous spree?

Facial recognition’s odd uses

Face detection software at work
New technologies are a major boon to security but they can have other quite disturbing applications.

Screens put distance between us

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Modern life is desensitising us from the worries and joys of our fellow humans.

Fly-in surgeons take it too far

Fly-in surgeons take it too far
‘Clinics’ with little or no medical expertise thrive in a sector ripe for government regulation.

Reporter becomes bigger story

Reporter becomes bigger story
Kim Wall was an intrepid Swedish journalist who died while doing her job: getting a cracking yarn.

Uni lesson on mastering IR

Uni lesson on mastering IR
When bargaining with the union stalled, Murdoch University went to the Fair Work Commission — and won.

States must fight terror as one

States must fight terror as one
Australia needs larger and more specialised counter-terror forces in each state jurisdiction.

Discuss protections after survey

Discuss protections after survey
Don’t be misled by red herrings about marriage equality.

Let no one sink our super subs

Let no one sink our super subs
A powerful navy is precisely what Australia requires.

Party time for Xi Jinping

A man walks past a mural showing Chinese soldiers and military hardware at an exhibition highlighting China's achievements under five years of leadership by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Beijing Exhibition Hall in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. The exhibition comes ahead of a Communist Party congress in October during which Xi is expected to be confirmed for a second five-year term as China's head of state. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The key 19th congress in Beijing is likely to further raise the Chinese leader’s stature.

Solutions for the future

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Australia’s science agency CSIRO is on a mission to tackle the big issues before they arise.

Blight on the Ord’s bloom

Ord Farming
A Chinese firm says its plans are being hindered by red tape.

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