Observer of patterns
Australia's coverage of Gaza has felt managed for some time now: carefully worded, subtly constrained and oddly consistent across outlets that don't usually agree on much. The feeling has been easy to dismiss. Editorial caution is required, people said. The conflict is complex. The subject is
Australia is not a small country. We are the sixth largest nation on earth by land mass, one of the most stable democracies in the world, and the custodians of some of the most strategically significant geography on the planet. We gave the world WiFi, the cochlear implant, the Gardasil
Anthony Albanese has built his political identity on accountability. On the idea that government should answer to the people it represents rather than to the powerful interests surrounding it. He came to power promising transparency and a different kind of leadership. He established the War Powers Inquiry his party promised
First published 10 March In February, Anthony Albanese invited Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. The visit was framed — by the government and by Jewish community leaders — as an act of comfort. Penny Wong informed us, "This visit is about a mourning Jewish community, and I would ask Australians
First published 3 March. Something shifted this weekend. The US and Israel killed Iran's Supreme Leader in a targeted strike. France raided the Paris offices of X and summoned Elon Musk for questioning over allegations his platform was used to interfere in French politics and spread illegal content.