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Why the US-Iran peace deal falling apart wasn’t all Trump’s fault
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (1447+ words) September 14, 2026 — 3:22pm Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was riding high in early July, fresh off the successful negotiation of a peace agreement with the United States, and had travelled to neighbouring Iraq for part of a weeklong funeral spectacle for Iran’s slain…...
Wild conspiracies are not good for democracy
1+ day, 33+ min ago (320+ words) September 13, 2026 — 8:00pm Lord Trump ariseSo Donald Trump, who loves to watch a good fight, now wants a united Ireland.It’s time King Charles confers a title on his great admirer. How about “Lord of misrule”?Jayne Lilley, Torquay One NationNeil Mitchell’s…...
Harrowing Israeli documentary pipped by Danish war drama at Venice Film Festival awards
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (725+ words) September 13, 2026 — 3:42pm There was widespread surprise when NAZA, an Israeli documentary that had a record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, won the special jury prize at the awards ceremony on Saturday. That early award meant Israeli filmmakers Yuval…...
Are we in World War III, and just don’t know it?
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1692+ words) When US President Donald Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of “gambling with World War III”, in a furious exchange in the White House in March last year, it was easy, perhaps, to write the statement off as overblown rhetoric....
Royal commission has created the best record of antisemitism since World War II
2+ week, 5+ day ago (635+ words) August 26, 2026 — 7:30pm Professor Steven Prawer walked into his office at the University of Melbourne and found around 20 people waiting for him, most with their faces covered by keffiyehs. He had spent untroubled years running a physics research collaboration with the Hebrew…...
‘Fundamentally dishonest’: Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount anti-Semitism claims
3+ week, 1+ day ago (761+ words) August 23, 2026 — 10:31am Mark Ruffalo has become embroiled in an anti-Semitism row with Paramount. The Hollywood actor, who plays the Hulk in the Marvel films, was accused of pushing “anti-Semitic tropes” while arguing against the US$111 billion ($155 billion) merger between the entertainment…...
Israel could pay reparations to Zomi Frankcom’s family after Australian anger
3+ week, 3+ day ago (675+ words) August 21, 2026 — 3:31pm Former defence force chief Mark Binskin may return to Israel to follow up his initial investigation into the fatal drone strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom as Israel seeks to calm the Australian government’s anger over a…...
Iran responds over Trump's threat to crush its economy
3+ week, 3+ day ago (31+ words) Iran says Trump's new economic threat is just a diversion from US politics. August 21, 2026 — 6:05am...
When will accountability and international law mean something?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (536+ words) August 20, 2026 — 8:00pm More than a slap on the wrist neededEvery Australian should be outraged by the Israeli Defence Force’s decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in 2024. This deserves much more than…...
Israel faces backlash after refusing to lay charges over death of Australian
3+ week, 4+ day ago (40+ words) The Age Israel is facing backlash for refusing to lay criminal charges over the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza. August 20, 2026 — 6:40pm...