Putin’s Russia: dreams of a normal country dashed
When Russians went to the polls in March 2000, they had high hopes for democracy and stability, writes Geoff Kitney. They had chosen a new course under a new young leader. Twenty-one…
March 1, 2022
When Russians went to the polls in March 2000, they had high hopes for democracy and stability, writes Geoff Kitney. They had chosen a new course under a new young leader. Twenty-one…
January 17, 2022
When Novak Djokovic took up residence at Melbourne’s Park Hotel for a few days, the world noticed the desperate refugees locked in with him. But he has left the building and the…
December 14, 2021
The UK should beware when it looks to Australia for a solution to ‘stop the boats’. The cost to the Australian taxpayer of detaining asylum seekers has been estimated at A$4 million…
November 15, 2021
The Glasgow COP26 outcome was the best we could have expected – those wanting more and branding it a failure were never going to be satisfied, writes Murray Ritchie. So the enemy…
November 10, 2021
Battles to save the planet have re-ignited inter-generational conflict, writes Geoff Kitney. In Australia, the young are taking on the big mining companies whose wealthy owners wield immense power. Beware the children….
November 1, 2021
COP26 is being billed as the most crucial summit in the history of the world. After all it is only attempting to save said world from extinction, writes Murray Ritchie. It’s tempting…
September 24, 2021
Scotland’s independence-seeking government has reacted with muted curiosity to the unveiling of the AUKUS deal, writes Murray Ritchie. Ever since the 1960s when the US nuclear presence arrived on the Clyde the…
September 21, 2021
Australian Labor Senator Kim Carr says Australians also need answers. For example, will the United States exercise control over how the submarines are built, as well as how they are ultimately deployed?…
September 20, 2021
The new alliance is troubling political, military and strategic analysts who are concerned that it was put together at lightning speed with little consultation and in secret, writes Geoff Kitney from Canberra….
September 8, 2021
The Green Party’s latest foray into government has just taken place in Scotland, boosting the drive for Scottish independence. No longer can the Greens be seen in Britain as just an eccentric…