A royal commission for Bondi?

The Federal government remains reluctant to call a Royal Commission to investigate the Bondi terrorist attack or accept the root cause of violent hostility to Jews within Australia’s large and growing Muslim population.

5 futures for Venezuela

What are the possible consequences for the U.S. and Venezuela after the predawn U.S. military operation that spirited Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of Venezuela and into U.S. custody.

From outback to orbit

From monitoring drought conditions and managing farmland, to delivering broadband in the outback and keeping planes safely in the sky, space technology touches almost every part of modern life. But with that increased reliance comes growing risk.

Why the house always wins

Gambling is a mug’s game, as the house gives itself an edge – twice as big in Australia as elsewhere when it comes to roulette – so counter-intuitively, the best way to win – after not playing – is to play big and go home.

A crisis of truth and meaning

We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge are at an all-time low, and blatant liars are drawing political support around the world. It seems we collectively have ceased to care about the truth.

No more empty shoes

Action to reduce the toll of domestic violence will require a reframing of these crimes by the media as well as policy measures.

An open letter to men

A world in which women are free to be as strong as they truly are is a world in which men are finally free to be fully human too.

Dear humanity

2025 has been an awful year in many ways, with wars, authoritarianism and natural disasters abroad, and a dreadful atrocity to end the year at home. Yet, despite the headlines, there are always rays of hope in the heroism of individuals and undimmed faith in the future.

From darkness into light

In the wake of the Bondi massacre, Australia should protect the targeted, punish the guilty, confront the ideology of hate, and refuse the degradation of collective blame.

A week after Bondi

The Bondi massacre has narrowed the moral excuses available to us and we can no longer plead ignorance about where hatred leads.

Don’t blame the people who strive to keep us safe

While the police and security services must review their cooperation and renew their vigilance in the wake of the Bondi massacre, the culpability for this atrocious act lies squarely with the two hate filled murderers who perpetrated it.

Asking the difficult questions

If we want to honour the Bondi victims and heroes alike, and reduce the likelihood of recurrence, we should ask not whether someone was known to ASIO but perhaps how hatred has been allowed to harden into something that made violence seem possible at all.