Despair & Disbelief
By Stuart Rees You can’t help wondering why the question about cruelty as a priority…More
Author: Stuart Rees
Stuart Rees
Emeritus Professor Stuart Rees AM is a regular New Matilda contributor, an Australian academic and author who is the founder of the Sydney Peace Foundation and Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney in Australia.
A Champion for Justice – My Tribute to John Pilger: Stuart Rees
People of the world who cherish human rights have lost a champion. The courageous, skilled,…More
Scott Morrison’s Take On ‘Sovereign’ Borders On Inhumanity
There’s many ways to define sovereignty, but our Prime Minister’s way is base and demeaning,…More
Press Freedom: ‘Sound And Fury Signifying Nothing’
The silence of journalists on key issues of press freedom is chilling, writes Stuart Rees.…More
CPAC & The High Court: Fighting For Australia’s Future?
As the basic freedoms of all Australians are whittled away, conservatives met to chant ‘send…More
Cruelty Prompts Trump’s Deal Of The Century In the Middle East
If there’s one thing real estate moguls understand it’s the value of land. Which begs…More
A Tale Of Two ‘Heroes’: General Jim Molan and Journalist Julian Assange
Perception may be reality in politics, but when it comes to the politics of war,…More
Strange Bedfellows: China, Hong Kong and Australia And Our Love Of Authoritarianism
China likes a strongman image. Australia doesn’t look all that different, writes Stuart Rees. Human…More
The People (With Power) Versus Julian Assange
Powerful interests are lining up to condemn Wikileaks’ Julian Assange to an ongoing life of…More
A Question Of Humanity: How To Free Julian Assange
An Australian man has been held against his will for nearly a decade. That should…More