When the outside world thinks about Australia, it generally turns to venerable clichés of innocence cricket, leaping marsupials, endless sunshine, no worries. Australian governments … Australia’s hidden EmpireRead more
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The power and corruption that makes unpeople of an entire nation
I went to the Houses of Parliament on 22 October to join a disconsolate group of shivering people who had arrived from a faraway tropical … The power and corruption that makes unpeople of an entire nationRead more
Solar meets 100 per cent of South Australia demand for first time
The milestone was reached at 12.05pm grid time (Australian eastern standard time), with rooftop solar providing 992MW, or 76.3 per cent of state demand, and … Solar meets 100 per cent of South Australia demand for first timeRead more
Destroying 300-Year-Old Trees in Australia
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Breaking the great Australian silence
Thank you all for coming tonight, and my thanks to the City of Sydney and especially to the Sydney Peace Foundation for awarding me the … Breaking the great Australian silenceRead more
Return to a secret country
I remember the boys dressed in army surplus, the girls in hessian, their silhouettes framed in beach shanties, staring across an abyss. You were not … Return to a secret countryRead more
Marching for Anzac in the 51st State
The street where I grew up in Sydney was a war street. There were long silences, then the smashing of glass and screams. Pete and … Marching for Anzac in the 51st StateRead more
How the Murdoch press keeps Australia’s dirty secret
The illegal eavesdropping on famous people by the News of the World is said to be Rupert Murdoch’s Watergate. But is it the crime by … How the Murdoch press keeps Australia’s dirty secretRead more
The CIA coup against ‘the most loyal ally’ is history’s warning in 2020
The Australian High Court has ruled that correspondence between the Queen and the Governor-General of Australia, her viceroy in the former British colony, is no … The CIA coup against ‘the most loyal ally’ is history’s warning in 2020Read more
Australia’s boom is anything but for its Aboriginal people
Eleven miles by ferry from Perth is Western Australia’s “premier tourist destination”. This is Rottnest Island, whose scabrous wild beauty and isolation evoked for me … Australia’s boom is anything but for its Aboriginal peopleRead more