Australasia
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AUKUS makes a US-China war more likely
By giving the United States greater military access to Australia, AUKUS has changed the strategic geography of any future conflict…
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Beyond the tick-box: why we need ethical capability, not just ‘ethics training’
Let’s begin with a deceptively simple question that at Cranlana, we’re frequently asked by corporate, civic, and institutional leaders: Can…
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Anger and fear is real – but don’t blame migrants
Australia’s anger over housing, inequality and living costs is real, but blaming migration risks fuelling the populist politics of fear…
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From Tampa to The Justice Project: When a Crisis Creates a Civic Response
The Tampa affair was one of them. Isla Hera In August 2001, a Norwegian cargo ship, the MV Tampa, rescued…
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Fighting inflation without making inequality worse
Interest rates are a blunt tool for tackling inflation, and can hurt the people least able to absorb higher costs.…
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Australia: Chinese Government Menaces Uyghur Diaspora
Visitors to Xinjiang Pressed to Monitor Activists, Australia’s Uyghur Language Schools The Chinese government is interrogating Uyghur Australians visiting Xinjiang,…
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When Australian Literature Looks Beyond Australia
Omar Musa’s Fierceland wins the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award and challenges old assumptions about place, identity and what an…
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Greek Australian Conversations. Defining ethnic identity beyond language and culture
This year’s third event of the Greek-Australian Conversations (GAC) initiative was held at Ballam Ballam in Brunswick, on Sunday 9…
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Time to reform Australia’s failed policy on smoking and vaping
Australia’s sky-high cigarette excise and severely restricted legal access to vaping have helped fuel a vast illegal nicotine market, undermining…
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Renewables-powered data centres could revive Australia’s regions
Renewable energy, data centres and energy-intensive industries could shift economic growth towards regional Australia, where power can be generated and…
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Australia should not copy America’s China research retreat
Australia’s most influential STEM research increasingly depends on collaboration with China, yet excessive security settings risk pushing universities and researchers…
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Greek Australians and the anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece
This week marks 52 years since the restoration of democracy in Greece—an event paid dearly by the Turkish invasion of…
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Racism and the response of four former Prime Ministers
In an open letter in August 1998, four former prime ministers expressed their concern about the upsurge in racism at…
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Prescribed burning’s impact on biodiversity
Research into frequent prescribed burning in a globally important hotspot in southwestern Western Australia reveals a negative impact on endangered…
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AUKUS is being exposed, but will anything change?
Evidence to the public inquiry into AUKUS is exposing risks around nuclear accidents, sovereignty, jobs, waste and Australia’s role as…
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How big is the wolf? China in the Pacific
China’s Pacific missile test deserves scrutiny, but it should be understood in the context of decades of naval development and…
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