Independent Analysis and Reportage
“Australians are not being investigated for hating Jews. They are being investigated for objecting to a genocide.” Michael West Media’s coverage of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown Apparently antisemitism simply fell from the sky. Fully formed. Immaculately conceived. Entirely unrelated to anything happening in Gaza. That is the finding Australia has
Keith Rankin writes; New Zealand's policy elites – including certain journalists at RNZ – have been responding to what is happening in the economy like possums struck by the glare of SUV headlights in full beam. And New Zealand's non-policy non-elites have little response other than to go – quietly (in most cases) – mad...
Keith Rankin writes; Neither Moscow nor Kyiv is in a situation like Japan was in July 1945; though Kyiv may yet end up in such a situation. I can see no scenario in which Moscow would ever surrender to either Kyiv, Berlin, Brussels, or Washington...
COMMENTARY: By Robert Reich With the victory of progressive Dr Abdul El-Sayed over Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary this week, prepare yourself to hear enormous quantities of bullsh*t in the United States about the Democratic Party now being “taken over” by “Democratic Socialists”. Or as the reliably establishment New York Times described what’s
By Teuila Fuatai of RNZ Pacific A proposal from the Solomon Islands government for a regional security treaty is being considered by the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) foreign ministers in Suva on Friday, RNZ Pacific understands. The treaty proposal forms a key agenda item at the day-long annual meeting — the outcomes of which help
The Electronic Intifada Israel and Iran are unique for starkly different reasons — Israel has less of a right to exist than any other country, while Iran is the only country that has stood up against the assault on international law by the US, Israel and their allies. That is according to Craig Mokhiber’s comments
By Hamza Gwarzo Many of you have seen on social media globally what happened in Gaza this week. Why has the world remained silent? Why have the mainstream media remained silent? We, the people on social media, are the ones posting about it across different platforms.
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The US Shiprider Agreement signed by the new-look Solomon Islands government has been subject to fiery criticism in Parliament. The opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare continues to attack the agreement which he describes as an affront to the sovereignty of Solomon Islands, but the Prime Minister Matthew Wale insists the
By Victor Barreiro Jr in Manila The National Union of Journalists (NUJP) of the Philippines calls it “outrageous” for the Vice- President to insult the work of Philippine news organisations The NUJP criticised Vice-President Sara Duterte over remarks she made on July 30 and released by her office a day later, saying she denigrated Philippine
COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose “New Zealand is not a monotonous garden where every flower is the same; it is a garden where the diversity of the blooms enriches the view,” Winston Peters declared in his maiden speech, 47 years ago. If you were looking for an image to illustrate the diversity today’s Minister of Foreign
Keith Rankin writes; January 1956: "In a famous interview with Life magazine, Dulles formalized his philosophy of 'Brinkmanship', boasting that intentionally pushing the Soviet Union and China to the very verge of nuclear war was a 'necessary art' to secure peace." Is such Dulles-style brinkmanship Nato's present doctrine against Russia?
Jubi News Desk The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says it will stage another round of coordinated demonstrations next week to mark the anniversary of the New York Agreement. Protests are planned across all 36 of the organisation’s regional commands throughout the Land of Papua. KNPB spokesperson Ogram Wanimbo announced the plan following the group’s