You would be forgiven to think that the Islamic State has ceased to exist. The organisation no longer controls any significant swaths of territory in either Syria or Iraq. Coordinated and motivated terrorist attacks abroad, particularly in Western countries, has declined considerably. The organisation’s leader, … Continue readingINSIDE SYRIA’S AL-HAWL REFUGEE CAMP
Papua New Guinea is one of Australia’s closest neighbours, yet it largely goes unnoticed. It is a country with aapproximately 80 per cent of its population living in rural areas, with very little access to modern life. Many of the country’s tribes live in the … Continue readingPNG’S MOMENT OF TRUTH
Although it is an uncomfortable truth to confront, COVID-19 has exposed deep-rooted inequalities within hierarchies globally, which have enabled certain classes of people to benefit from exploiting a perceived ‘lower’ class. Whilst the pandemic itself has been indiscriminate, it is clear that disadvantaged groups have … Continue readingA PASSAGE THROUGH INDIA
BY DEAN ANTOS – One would be remiss to think that history is run by impersonal forces. When humanity looks back at the year of 2020 they will undoubtedly see the difference personalities make. One such personality who more recently joins the plethora of world … Continue readingERDOGAN’S DIVISIVE DECREE
LESSONS FROM THE PALACE LETTERS In November 1977, then-Governor General Sir John Kerr made an intoxicated appearance at the Melbourne Cup; one month later he announced his retirement as the Queen’s representative. For Kerr, it seemed he had finally succumbed to the burden of a … Continue readingTHE CROWN WINS, BUT DOES IT SAVE THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL?
With countries increasingly utilizing technology well past what would have previously been imagined, it is crucial to understand how this area has expanded and the real concerns that emerge particularly around the area of privacy. Australia is investing in a facial recognition system called “The Capability” and … Continue readingTHE FACE RACE: PITFALLS OF FACIAL RECOGNITION
The International Intellectual Property Rights Regime and its impact on responding to the global pandemic It has been heralded all over the world, that the end to these “unprecedented times” will come either in the form of a vaccine or a cure for COVID-19. However, … Continue readingTRIP-ing at the finish line
First they came for the Tibetans And I did not speak out Because I was not a Tibetan Then they came for the Uighurs And I did not speak out Because I was not a Uighur Then they came for the Hong Kongers And I … Continue readingHONG KONG’S DARKEST HOUR
Australia has faced the same policy issue for the past 15 years; Balancing economic ties with China, whilst sustaining its strategic relationship with the US in order to secure its position in the Indo Pacific region. However, caught in the crossfire of great power competition, … Continue readingAUSTRALIA’S POLICY DILEMMA
250 years. The average age of an empire, from conception to crumble. Some empires live a short life and end up as a mere sentence in the pages of history, while others endure for centuries and have nowhere enough pages recounting their rise or fall. … Continue readingCOLLAPSE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE: FROM THE GREATEST SUPERPOWER TO A FAILED STATE