As rallies, vigils and marches mark three years of devastation in Gaza, civil society is continuing to show the solidarity and moral clarity that governments, including Australia’s, have failed to pro...

Australia’s push on AI and social media regulation has put it at odds with Washington. The disagreement offers a rare glimpse of a foreign policy willing to put Australian interests ahead of automatic...

“To become George Sand required will, imagination and chutzpah,” says the French writer’s latest biographer

Australia’s migration debate has become consumed by numbers, borders and fear, while failures in temporary migration management and the treatment of Palestinians expose deeper questions of multicultur...

In the second of a two-part series, rebuilding trust requires more than competent economic management – Australians also need institutions that listen, include and respond.

After more than two years of legal proceedings, the case has been withdrawn without apology, deletions or restrictions on future commentary – but the wider battle over political speech continues.

In the first of a two-part series, falling trust in institutions and a growing sense of political alienation help explain One Nation’s rise, particularly in outer-suburban and regional Australia.

Part 1: Dimon and the enshittification of everything

In an open letter in August 1998, four former prime ministers expressed their concern about the upsurge in racism at the time of the Howard Government and the coming election.

Drawn from his submission to the Royal Commission, Gareth Evans argues for a definition of antisemitism that protects Jewish Australians without suppressing legitimate criticism of Israel.

Looking back from 2026 to 1967 reveals the extent to which Israel will go to serve its own interests, even when this means harming its ally.

In the first of a two-part series, John Menadue argues the upcoming ALP National Conference must do more than produce careful resolutions – it must confront Labor’s loss of values, membership and purp...

News Corporation’s decades-long support for Israel is reflected in its coverage of Israel–Palestine, reducing its complexities to a black and white issue.

The launch of Community Strong Australia was a strategic move to position independents so they can offer a positive alternative to the two-party system.

Malcolm Fraser and Gough Whitlam both warned against surrendering Australian sovereignty to US military and intelligence interests, but AUKUS and the Albanese government’s foreign policy have deepened...

The UN Documented How IDF Terrorists Deliberately Target Palestinian Children.

Australia’s working class has not disappeared – it has changed, becoming more female, migrant and white collar, and social democratic parties must speak to its pressures before the populist right exploits them further.

After Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club call for a “monocultural” Australia, Suzan Wahhab writes from her own family’s journey from occupied Palestine to Sydney to show that the fair go is strength...

Israel’s failure to impose its will on Iran should be treated not as a disaster but as a reality check, exposing the limits of military force and the urgent need to end a politics built on permanent w...

Hannah Arendt warned in 1948 that a Jewish state built without Jewish-Arab agreement would live by permanent war, fear and exclusion – a warning that now reads less like idealism than realism.

I have spent the past five years collecting evidence of grave violations of international law in Gaza and the West Bank. All states, including Australia, must respond to these atrocities

Journalist Julia Cooke brings together three women writers as fearsome as they were fearless

A submission to the Royal Commission argues that privileging antisemitism above other forms of racism, while suppressing criticism of Israel and Zionism, undermines freedom of expression and weakens s...

A former defence force chief says he is alarmed Australians are allowed to serve in foreign militaries, including Russia and Israel.

The shame of it is $693 million doesn’t even touch the sides of our wasted investment in submarines. Rex Patrick crunches the numbers.

Australia is part of the white man's intelligence network, Five Eyes. That means too much CIA input into anti-China perceptions in recent years. It also helped bring down the Whitlam government.

In the middle of yet another global crisis disrupting supply chains, this is our moment to secure NSW’s future – because when overseas supply chains fail, it’s local workers and communities who pay th...

In a personal submission to the Antisemitism Royal Commission, P&I founder John Menadue argues that it is impossible to separate increasing rates of antisemitism from the way Israel has conducted ...

War, displacement and colonisation do not only destroy lives and communities, but also the cultural worlds, histories and shared meanings that give people a sense of continuity and belonging.

Israeli forces intercepted a civilian flotilla heading to Gaza in international waters. On board were hundreds of activists, including Australians. Reports say forces boarded the vessels, detained som...

Put home ownership back within reach.

NSW Premier Chris Minns' protest laws have been ruled unconstitutional. He shouldn't just be 'disappointed', he should hang his head in shame.

NSW Premier Chris Minns' protest laws have been ruled unconstitutional. He shouldn't just be 'disappointed', he should hang his head in shame.

Randa Abdel-Fattah reflects on the fragmentation she has felt since October 7, caught between daily life and the normalization of live-streamed annihilation of Arab and Muslim lives.

The closure of the Grace Tame Foundation exposes a troubling pattern – dissent isn’t debated, it is defunded through pressure applied behind the scenes.

Would bending be the bravest option for Israel?

Dissenting Jewish organisations are challenging support for war on Iran, reframing Jewish identity around justice, international law and the equal value of all lives.

Demands to reverse Australia's 'deindustrialisation' are the new political vogue. But it's a false narrative — and restoring manufacturing protectionism will inflict significant economic pain on Austr...

Australia’s fuel crisis may have been triggered by global conflict – but it reflects decades of political failure to reduce oil dependence and plan for transition.

Australia’s first inquiry into climate misinformation finds a systemic problem distorting public debate – but its strongest solutions sit outside the main report.

Bernie Sanders warns that the US faces a choice between democracy and concentrated power, urging resistance to authoritarianism, oligarchy and war.

Millions of Americans joined coordinated 'No Kings' protests across the country on Saturday, in a large nationwide demonstration against President Donald Trump.

Israeli influence has shaped US foreign policy for decades – with profound consequences for war and peace in the Middle East.

With inequality rising and budget pressures mounting, a rare political window has opened for meaningful tax reform – if the government chooses to act.

The Albanese government’s support for the US–Israel war on Iran rests on claims about nuclear threat, humanitarian intent and non-involvement that do not withstand scrutiny.

Our leaders genuflect to so-called Jewish sensibilities, as if Jewish people speak with one emotional voice. We don’t.