With 151 of the 193 UN affiliated nations already recognising the state of Palestine and ignoring the 1933 Montevideo criteria for statehood, much of the current hysteria about Australia’s idiotic […]
Read MoreDon’t be distracted
Thirteen was certainly an unlucky number for PM Anthony Albanese in Wednesday’s Daily Telegraph when all 13 letter writers were savagely scathing on his stand recognising Palestine (Letters, DT, 13/8). […]
Read MoreA cause for concern as protests march on
WikiLeaks was for a long time an ardent advocate for truth and stood up to the forces of corruption, challenging even Hillary Clinton when her handling of top-secret emails became […]
Read MoreCrash sadness
The upcoming 11th anniversary of the destruction of Malaysian Airliner MH17 on 17th July must indeed be a source of sadness and misgivings for the families of 38 Australians and […]
Read MorePessimism over peace
Senior policy analyst Allon Lee is right to question the permanency of Middle East peace, its meaning and exactly what “saving this region” means. (“Have Trump and Israel saved the […]
Read MoreWong’s wrong on Iran
. There is no doubt that great wartime leaders are almost a different species to those who rule the great democracies in peacetime (“Nothing but weakness from our lady of […]
Read MorePolitics of spite
With the latest monthly trade deficit for the US estimated to be cut in half at $66bn, while inflation has been unexpectedly reduced to about 2.3 per cent, it seems […]
Read MoreShelve personal abuse
It is critical both in Australia and among our Western allies that the foundation of our democracies be strenuously preserved with elements of free speech, an independent press and a […]
Read MoreFreedom of thought
With prison overcrowding a global problem, perhaps it’s time for a global solution. (“Bailed”, DT, 15/5). While history is known for repeating itself and opportunity knocks more than once, I […]
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NEW POPE HAS RIGHT CREDENTIALS
Understanding seven languages, working for 20 years as an Augustine missionary and later archbishop in Chiclayo, Peru, a diocese sounding very like his home town of Chicago, Robert Prevost stands […]
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