Menu
Scroll to top

World

What will happen to the orphans of Australia's Islamic State fighters?

What will happen to the orphans of Australia's Islamic State fighters?

Western governments are scrambling to distance themselves from the families of Islamic State fighters. And as more children emerge from the ruins, the problem is only going to get worse.

How Palestine's aid budget fell victim to a curious legal case

How Palestine's aid budget fell victim to a curious legal case

A rot has developed in the Palestinian aid debate and it's hurting everyday people.

The politics of erasing Palestinians

The politics of erasing Palestinians

Being Palestinian is not why student Aya Maarsawe was murdered but it has everything to do with how she lived, how she is mourned and how she will be remembered.

How women are copping it from all sides over fertility ratesĀ 

How women are copping it from all sides over fertility ratesĀ 

Women and girls are being held responsible for national and global demographics by under- and over-population scaremongers alike.

Numbers, screw-up, or money? Let's trace the origins of this embassy mess

Numbers, screw-up, or money? Let's trace the origins of this embassy mess

We all accepted at face value that the Israel embassy pitch was tied to Wentworth. So why exactly is this damn thing still hanging around?

Our government hopes we'll forget about Saudi brutality

Our government hopes we'll forget about Saudi brutality

The government says it will do nothing further in response to the Saudi murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi until there's an investigation completed. Which is very handy indeed.

Journo's death forces media into embarrassing retreat on Saudi prince

Journo's death forces media into embarrassing retreat on Saudi prince

Since details of the Khashoggi's disappearance and death have emerged, media has been frantically backtracking on their effusive praise for the Saudi prince.

What the Jerusalem move means for a potential war in Iran

What the Jerusalem move means for a potential war in Iran

Morrison's Jerusalem move this week could well spell a period of antagonism, even war against Iran. Why is Australia doing this?

Australia increasingly isolated in support for Saudi regime

Australia increasingly isolated in support for Saudi regime

Australia is continuing to support a major conference hosted by the Saudi regime even as our allies boycott it in the wake of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Government declines to guarantee Australians' safety from murderous Saudi regime

Government declines to guarantee Australians' safety from murderous Saudi regime

It's business as usual for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade despite Saudi Arabia's gruesome disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, with diplomats promoting a regime event some of the world's most prominent businesses are boycotting.