In Australia, Jeremy Corbyn’s Call For Calm And Evidence On Chemical Attacks Is Considered ‘Playing Politics’
When you’re rushing to war or missile strikes or sanctions, demanding calmer heads prevail is…More
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Be Alert And Very Alarmed At Government Plan To Create A Department For Homeland Security
Fans of Peter Dutton’s plan for a new mega-department might describe it as a master…More
Note To Selves: Pauline Hanson’s Bigotry Is Now Mainstream And Acceptable
The recasting of One Nation senator Pauline Hanson by a sycophantic media as flawed but…More
Fairfax ‘Clarifies’ Iran Article
Who would have thought an article based on interviews with critics of Iran would result in…More
Lacking Big Ideas, Turnbull Opts For More Games – And The Pundits Love It
ANALYSIS: With Tony Abbott stalking, and Bill Shorten growing into his role, Turnbull’s bare policy…More
Peter Hartcher And Iran: Wrong Framework, Reversed History
In part two of a review of Fairfax coverage of Iran, Michael Brull focuses on…More
Memo To Peter Hartcher: There’s More To Understanding Iran Than Consulting Politicians
Over the last year or so, relations between Iran and Australia have rapidly warmed. Last…More
Stenography Journalism: Fairfax On Spying And Snowden
On August 7, the Sydney Morning Herald ran a vacuous story on its front page.…More
'The Adolescent Country': A Peculiar Meld Of The Obvious And The Obviously Untrue
As someone who is always in the market for irony, I’ll admit to having felt…More
What A Pack Of Whingers
"Once upon a time in Westphalia," Voltaire begins his satirical novel Candide, "there lived a…More