As Sam Kerr case shows, police fair game for foul mouths
The Matildas star’s insult may not breach the law but abusing police officers should never be regarded as trivial.
The Matildas star’s insult may not breach the law but abusing police officers should never be regarded as trivial.
The strength of our democracy relies on informed citizens, but a flawed draft history curriculum, if accepted, will put that at risk.
In reacting to Putin’s wars of aggression, the west didn’t do too much too soon, it did too little too late.
As we reel from the news that a pro-Palestinian militant in Melbourne allegedly kidnapped and tortured a man, there can be one question only: How has it come to this?
While mimicking the worst features of Russia’s history, Putin’s regime unlike its predecessors does not even feel the need to hide its crime.
The West has forgotten that the aim of war is victory. And if victory is to be achieved, in Gaza or anywhere else, the enemy cannot be allowed to shelter, regroup and strike again.
With UNRWA’s mandate expiring in 2026, the current crisis is a chance to remove an agency which has made it harder not easier to solve the Middle East conflict.
The UN court’s call for Hamas to release Israeli hostages is commendable, but its decision is troubling.
As we count the nation’s blessings, an easygoing tolerance will no longer be among them.
The proceedings in The Hague risk merely confirming everything that is wrong with the convention.
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