When Justice Michael Kirby spoke at the launch of the Australia Institute in 1994, he called on us to ‘never forget the neglected, the despised, the underprivileged, [and] the disadvantaged.’ For me his speech was pitch perfect. I had decided to establish the new think tank because the victims of...

Is it time for Australia to consider acquiring nuclear weapons? It sounds outrageous. Stay with me. Donald Trump is blowing up world trade. After a period of turmoil, it will probably settle into a new state where the US economy is substantially weaker. Trump is also trashing post-war alliances, including NATO, prompting US...

What seemed morally impossible has happened. So what does a second Trump Administration mean for global heating? Obviously, it will mean U.S. carbon emissions will be higher in 2030 and beyond than they otherwise would have been, and the world will become hotter as a result. Trump has said climate...

At the Byron Writers Festival last week, I overheard a conversation between two writers in the shuttle bus. “I’m going to the Peter Singer session ,” said one. The other, an Indigenous woman, replied, with some bitterness: “I’ve no interest in listening to him, he’s a eugenicist.” I turned to...