3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (863+ words) Net overseas migration is falling, but public concern is rising. Once migration is framed as a crisis, lower numbers alone will not defeat the politics built on fear. Net overseas migration is declining. It peaked in 2023, and as of mid-2026 it…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (75+ words) Pearls and Irritations European cities are having to face the dilemma of conserving their heritage and adapting to the effects of a warming climate. Republished from Al Jazeera Giulio Boccaletti is an author and scientist. He is a globally recognised…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (634+ words) The United States has abandoned the rules and habits of diplomacy in favour of threats, sanctions and violence. If the west wants peace, it must relearn how to talk to its enemies. Too many people have been killed by the…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (337+ words) More can be done in the way of disaster mitigation in Australia but the country cannot be proofed against floods, droughts and bushfires. There is in Australia a widespread public belief that mitigation efforts can "proof" the country against the…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (593+ words) Gulf states are discovering the limits of US security guarantees and the costs of neglecting their regional relationships. Australia still has time to avoid that mistake. "We got played," a Dubai businessman told The Washington Post in comments later echoed…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1287+ words) In the second of a two-part series ahead of the ALP National Conference, John Menadue argues Labor must apply its values to the great issues before Australia " sovereignty, human rights, democratic renewal, tax and the role of government. If Labor…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (438+ words) What a letter from Accra can teach Australia about prejudice and why our convictions must be accompanied by curiosity. I wrote to Ama after many years. We had not kept in close contact. Life had carried us into different countries,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (485+ words) Every Australian family was once the newcomer; some arrived generations ago, others arrived last week. Yet, every generation seems to forget that fact just in time to fear the next one. What if we stopped seeing people as migrants, refugees,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1202+ words) In the first of a two-part series, John Menadue argues the upcoming ALP National Conference must do more than produce careful resolutions " it must confront Labor's loss of values, membership and purpose. The 2026 ALP National Conference provides an opportunity for…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1670+ words) Japan's Sanae Takaichi and India's Narendra Modi met in New Delhi on Thursday 2 July at a time of concern about China's economic sanctions against Japan and its increasing regional influence. The two prime ministers agreed to work together on AI,…...