The arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith, however imminent, seemed only too real for a public that’s been raised on a regular diet of the Anzac myth, the valiant, gallant, unflinchingly ethical and courageous hero soldier sacrificing all to protect the values of kin and country. That it’s the media that’s brought about this historic investigation and…
Leaders of ill repute on our fair shores: Herzog first, so perhaps it’s time for Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas next?
All’s fair in love and war. Well might the great bard so say, but the OG John Lyly had it down: the rules of fair play do not apply in love and war. We saw Herzog and his premier dame cut a security-detailed swathe across Sydney. In epic miscalculation, our Prime Minister decided it would…
When the truth hurts, but it isn’t what you think, you’re just in eternal victimhood mode
Israel’s occupation of Gaza is prolonged, illegal and a full-fledged genocide. With the backing of the United States and leading European countries, the genocide in the occupied territories paints a frightening picture of a world that’s been made to believe that Israel’s long-standing violations of international law is something that’s necessary and acceptable. The UN…