A general outline of the ceasefire terms was released by Qatar, a vital broker in the talks between Hamas and Israel. According to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs release, there are to be three phases ...

For it to have any real impact, it would need to apply to ALL housing no matter when it was built. But that would be political suicide. Much better to bury an additional cost in the price of a new ...

Russia: The new government should call on Russia to withdraw its forces from Syria. The Syrian government has already demanded that Russia withdraw its military contingent by mid-February and can now ...

Elon Musk needs to end X members banning other members from engaging with, following or messaging them – what I define as "X ...

There are two sides to the Israeli Gaza conflict. The two sides are the West Bank settlements and the Hamas attack on the Israeli Kibbutz on 7 October killing more than 1,400 people in communities, ...

Diplomatic advisors and analysts are a funny breed. They can be lauded as sages, called upon to clarify the complex and offer the odd lapidary statement. Such advice is often ignored and, if ...

The abortion issue had arisen during the recent state election as the outgoing Labor Party sought, with some success, to retain their Brisbane inner suburban seats by campaigning that an LNP ...

The "stakeholder" classes (hello George Megalogenis) are thrilled, now we're 30% overseas born and 50% "migrant origin". Bit like a Middle East autocracy.

A stillborn agreement treated as thrivingly alive; an understanding celebrated as consensual and equal. The AUKUS security arrangement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, ...