The Common Thread
What links a closed strait in the Persian Gulf to a packed regional train in Victoria? Cost of living — and the question of whether governments can protect citizens from converging global and…
Regulatory Failures Under the Spotlight
Across Australia, institutional trust is fraying at multiple points. In Western Australia, the Environmental Protection Authority has come “under siege” from local governments and conservation groups…
Manhunt Aftermath: Conspiracy and Violence
The conclusion of Victoria’s biggest manhunt — the pursuit and death of Dezi Freeman — prompted both relief and reflection. Chief Commissioner Mike Bush took a brief period of leave after the…
Walter MurrowVictoria’s Bold Experiments Hit Turbulence
Victoria is running two ambitious policy experiments simultaneously — and both are generating friction.
The state’s month-long free public transport trial has produced an immediate headache: V/Line,…
Australia’s Housing Push: Big Plans, Big Caveats
Cost-of-living pressure extends well beyond fuel. Australia’s housing crisis generated multiple headlines on the same day, all circling the same question: can government action match the scale of the…
Pain at the Pump for Australian Drivers
Those distant shores include New South Wales, where political disunity over GST reform has added an extra 10 cents per litre to fuel prices for Sydney drivers. The NSW premier declared that energy…
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens
In what may prove to be the most consequential geopolitical signal of the year, the United States has put the world on notice: it could end its military engagement in Iran while leaving the Strait of…
What It All Adds Up To
The headlines of March 31, 2026, paint a picture of a world order under extraordinary strain. The United States, under Trump, is simultaneously waging a war in the Middle East and telling its oldest…
Russia Rejects Ukraine’s Easter Truce Proposal
The war in Ukraine, now grinding into its fourth year, saw another diplomatic setback as Russia declared it had not received a “clear” proposal from Kyiv for an Easter ceasefire. Le Monde reported…
Outgoing UNRWA Chief Demands Probe Into Staff Deaths in Gaza
On his last day as head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini made an impassioned call for a high-level investigation into the killing of nearly 400 agency staff…