• Politics and Policy

    Mama, we’re all political now


    Intifar Chowdhury |  August 14, 2026


    Young people have become ‘fluid citizens’ who eschew formal institutions but retain the energy and drive to transform what people believe, fear, reject and demand


  • China

    China’s broken dream


    Robert Wihtol |  August 14, 2026


    Minxin Pei’s new book lifts the lid on China’s great democratic leap backward under Xi Jinping, revealing why the country’s embrace of capitalism has given rise to hard authoritarianism, mass surveillance, and one-man rule instead of greater democracy as many in the West had foolishly hoped.


  • Society

    One Nation is coming for Labor as well


    Emily Foley |  August 14, 2026


    Much of One Nation’s surge in support has been driven by disaffected Coalition voters but Pauline Hanson’s appeal to working class voters worried about immigration and the economy should give Labor genuine cause for concern.


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