February
Guess what shocked 4000 right-wingers in London about Australia
The conference dubbed “Woodstock for conservatives” displayed the growing confidence of the right, showing the shift in the Western intellectual landscape.
December 2024
Autocrats rise as Trump scorches the land of the free
Strongman leaders have lit a bonfire of the orthodoxies: the role of the state, neoliberalism, globalisation and the international “rules-based” order.
August 2024
Why Telegram became the go-to app for troublemakers
A light-touch approach to content moderation means the software is now a prime target for governments trying to stop criminal activities and misinformation.
The politics of grievance has become something more sinister
Ever since 9/11, terror alerts and politics have been inseparable, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t substance behind them either.
July 2024
French candidates bow out in bid to block far right
More than 200 have confirmed they will not stand in Sunday’s second round voting for France’s 577-seat national parliament.
November 2023
Europe’s far-right populists buoyed by Wilders’ win in Netherlands
There is hope in the air again for nationalist conservative populists, especially with a European Parliament election coming up in June.
August 2023
Soros foundation cuts EU funding as nationalist groups surge
The decision follows more than a decade of attacks from right-wing groups against George Soros, a 93-year-old Hungarian-born Jew who survived the Holocaust.
June 2023
Russia’s warlordism is an ugly historic reminder for China
Xi Jinping purged China’s generals early his rule. The fragmentation of Russia’s armies will make him glad that he did.
May 2023
Look at the data, not the drama, in weighing up Modi’s India
Top Western media outlets don’t always have much good to say about Narendra Modi’s government. Some of the allegations don’t stand up.
Voice vote will drive Australia’s next move on republic
Saturday’s coronation may be the prelude for a new republican push in Australia. But the real momentum will come from the success or otherwise of the First Nations referendum.
April 2022
Beijing claims a role as shaper of the postwar Pacific order
The history of World War II has become the latest front line between Washington and Beijing, as China asserts its role as a victor and traditional hegemon in the Pacific.
January 2022
Change a date that divides Australians instead of uniting them
The jumbled history of dates chosen to celebrate the nation’s foundations only seems to underscore that there must be better options out there.
Seditious conspiracy: 11 Oath Keepers charged over January 6 riot
The charges rebut, in part, the growing chorus of Republican lawmakers who have publicly challenged the seriousness of the insurrection.
December 2021
Trump seeks dismissal of lawsuit triggered by Capitol riot
The former US president was responding to a lawsuit by eight Capitol Police officers who claim they were assaulted on January 6.
January 2021
Finally, a President acknowledges white supremacy
Acts of right-wing domestic terrorism have been far more numerous and more lethal, and also less likely to be disrupted by law enforcement.
Free speech is not a free pass
The right to freedom of expression cannot be interpreted as a right to incite crime or violence.
Leaving Trump in office now will just encourage white nationalists
Among the Capitol mob were neo-Nazis, Proud Boys and other members of the militant right - people who have dedicated themselves to provoking race war and to the violent overthrow of the country.
December 2020
Taking a stand against extremism
We may have more dark days ahead, but I will not let my light be put out. I will not allow fear to drive my decision making.
October 2020
Proud Boys' trade in political violence finds moment in the sun
The far-right band of brothers who have turned street thuggery into political theatre were not quite a household name before Donald Trump told them to "stand back and stand by".
September 2020
The new nationalism shaping Australia's strategic challenge
Despite what alliance nostalgists wish for, Australia can no longer rely on US exceptionalism to manage China's nationalist assertiveness.