Binskin report exposes more flaws at home than in Israel

by Anthony Bergin and Michael Shoebridge | Aug 6, 2024 | Policy

Former Chief of the Australian Defence Force Mark Binskin’s report into the tragic killing in Gaza on 1 April of Zomi Frankcom and six other aid workers from the World Central Kitchen informs us that he received close Israeli military and government cooperation in...

Anthony Albanese’s chronic inertia on Palestine fans the flames of violence

by Peter Jennings | Jul 8, 2024 | Policy

Australia’s “new” Parliament House was designed to be an open building where citizens could literally walk over the heads of their elected representatives along two sweeping plains of grass that define the Senate and House of Representatives’ offices. Completed in...

Islamic group must be defeated in debate, not legislation

by Anthony Bergin | Jul 1, 2024 | Uncategorized

Founded in 1953, Hizb ut-Tahrir is a transnational Islamist activist organisation with a long-term goal of establishing a caliphate ruled under Islamic law. Its headquarters are in Lebanon, but the group operates in at least 32 countries, including Australia.  Jewish...

Truth Decay – some corrective action is necessary and possible

by Mike Kelly and Anthony Bergin | May 14, 2024 | Policy

Australia’s Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell recently described the challenge of “truth decay”, where misinformation and emotions often intersect. This has played out in recent incidents in Bondi Junction and Western Sydney. An innocent person’s...

Hate-filled slogans & the new normal of anger – both make the step to violence easier

by Michael Shoebridge | May 8, 2024 | Uncategorized

Anthony Albanese lost control of ‘the voice’ referendum by his failure to lead the community. Now his government has lost control of how chunks of Australian society are reacting to the war in the Middle East.  This time it isn’t about some political debate...