Politics
War Criminals Welcome: Australia, a Sanctuary for fugitive war criminals since 1945 by Mark Aarons
The Power of One: Blowing the whistle on Facebook by Frances Haugen
War and Punishment by Mikhail Zygar & Russia's War Against Ukraine by Mark Edele
Gradual: The case for incremental change in a radical age by Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox
Why Populism?: Political strategy from Ancient Greece to the present by Paul D. Kenny
Trump's Australia: How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences for us of a second term by Bruce Wolpe
The stumping of Jonny Bairstow reminded me of reaction chains. Bairstow, in case you didn’t waste winter nights watching the Ashes, was the English batsman controversially stumped by Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey during the second Test at Lord’s. Pandemonium ensued, with the poohbahs of the Marylebone Cricket Club berating the Australian team during the lunch break as they filed through the holiest of holies, the Long Room. The brouhaha led news bulletins around the cricketing world; even the prime ministers of Australia and the Old Enemy weighed in.
... (read more)Cruel Care: A history of children at our borders by Jordana Silverstein
Pressure is mounting on the Albanese government to recognise Palestine as a state. Following a resolution moved by Penny Wong, this became ALP party policy in 2021, and it will almost certainly be reaffirmed at this year’s party conference in August. Former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans has written a powerful defence of the policy, which has been assailed, predictably, by the Israel lobby.
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