In Avoiding the UN Climate Summit, Morrison Betrays Us All
Scott Morrison is well known for his ability to handle the press. The “fair go” PM excels in skirting around questions, and when he does deliberate directly upon a subject it may sound like he’s providing a reasonable answer, until...
Donald Trump Sues Twitter for the Reactivation of His Account
Former US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida, seeking to have Twitter reactivate his social media account on the basis that the current permanent suspension violates the First Amendment of the Nation’s constitution as well as Florida’s...
Women Under Reimposed Taliban Rule: An Interview With DANA’s Barat Ali Batoor
Two hundred and twenty women judges in Afghanistan have gone into hiding, the BBC reports. After being charged with maintaining the rule of law in their country, these judicial officers fear for their lives, with those they may have sent...
Australian Government Establishes “Enduring Form” of Offshore Detention on Nauru
Home affairs minister Karen Andrews and Nauruan president Lionel Rouwen Aingimea released a joint statement last Friday, outlining that Australia and the South Pacific island nation have signed a memorandum of understanding “to establish an enduring regional processing capability in...
The Quad, AUKUS, and Australia as the US Deputy Patrolling the Indo-Pacific
Exercising the powers to go to war - and all the regalia that comes with it - is something heads of state dream of. And that being the case, our head of state, prime minister Scott Morrison, must be in...
Unvaccinated People Will Face Prison for Entering Venues, NSW Government Warns
The New South Wales Government has threatened ‘gaol time’ for unvaccinated people who attempt to enter venues in breach of forthcoming public health orders, which will limit entry to vaccinated persons only. The warning comes somewhat ironically on the back...
With No Plan, Morrison Implies Committing to Net Zero Is Un-Australian
Prime minister Scott Morrison appeared before a press conference in New York City on Wednesday, with foreign affairs minister Payne and defence minister Dutton in tow. This was following having met with the Biden administration to discuss the AUKUS pact...
“We Should Be Outraged”: AWPR’s Dr Alison Broinowski on the AUKUS Pact
“G’day,” said the prime minister as he addressed the nation on 16 September. Scott Morrison then went on to reveal that he’s been busy committing us to a tripartite defence alliance - known as AUKUS - which includes the US...
The AUKUS Pact: Morrison Secretly Binds the Nation to a US War on China
The autocratic Morrison government dropped a bombshell on the Australian public on Thursday, as it unveiled that the nation is dramatically stepping up its war footing against China in alliance with the UK and the US. And we’re going to...
Canberra Abandons West Papua at Jakarta War Talks: An Interview With AWPA’s Joe Collins
Foreign affairs minister Marise Payne and defence minister Peter Dutton set off last week on a “let’s get ready for war with China” diplomatic tour, with the first stop being Jakarta, where they met with their local Indonesian counterparts. The...
