Search results for "beyond federation"
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NATO must stand fast against the Russian ogre
Malcolm Davis | July 2, 2022While all are too timid to fight for the freedom they profess to support, NATO nations have shown varying degrees of outrage and support for Ukraine’s brave and lonely fight against the marauding Russian ogre, and must redouble their resolve to fight further aggression with more than just brave words.
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A change of style at the top
Paul Strangio | May 30, 2022Anthony Albanese promises a more collegiate style of leadership than the increasingly autocratic Scott Morrison, but the big issues facing Labor will demand some decisive action.
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The fine art and inexact science of Australian politics
Graeme Dobell | May 23, 2022After twenty years of squabbling and inaction by both sides of politics, the 2022 election has surely brought the ‘climate wars’ to a close, but both Labor and the Liberals will have new battles to fight in government and opposition.
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Russia in the dock over war crimes
Monique Cormier | March 13, 2022Russia has displayed its contempt for international law by its murderous invasion of Ukraine, but international courts are already gearing up to bring Russian war criminals to justice, however symbolic their deliberations may be.
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#StandwithUkraine
Open Forum | March 3, 2022Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has united the civilised world against Vladimir Putin’s criminal regime. Open Forum advocates arming Ukraine with the tanks, planes and missiles it needs to drive out the invaders and restore and protect its peace, independence and complete territorial integrity. The free world must oppose tyranny, support freedom and welcome Ukraine […]
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The short arm of the law
Juliette McIntyre | February 26, 2022The fact that Russia, the current president of the UN Security Council, launched its invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting to resolve the crisis tells you everything you need to know about its contempt for international norms – and their powerlessness to stop it.
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Three scenarios for war in Ukraine
David Galbreath | February 19, 2022A failure by the west to confront and repel hostile Russian action in Ukraine would have serious repercussions for the future of Europe.
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Silence isn’t golden
Helen Jefferson Lenskyj | February 5, 2022China is desperate to prevent athletes at the Winter Olympics criticizing its appalling human rights record, and the International Olympic Committee has a long history of controlling athletes’ public statements, despite claiming that athletes are free to express their opinions in press conferences, in media interviews and on social media.
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A royal commission for COVID?
Michelle Grattan | January 28, 2022A royal commission would not detract from Australia’s undoubted successes in dealing with COVID but would put us in a better position to confront a future wave or new pandemic.
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Australia – A complacent nation
John Blackburn | October 5, 2021Lead author of the final report from the GAP/IIER-A National Resilience Initiative John Blackburn AO introduces the recommendations of an 18-month long project which brought together over 250 Australian experts to examine the nation’s resilience in the face of a changing world.
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A choppy transition from pandemic to endemic
Michelle Grattan | September 3, 2021The Victorian and New South Wales governments are looking forward to life returning to normality despite the inexorable rise of COVID infections.
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Future-proofing Australian farming
Frank Jotzo | August 23, 2021Opportunities are ripe for Australian farmers to adopt far more environmentally sustainable land management practices, and in the process, safeguard or even expand Australian agricultural exports.
