3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (339+ words) Twenty-five years after 9/11, divisions over Islam, identity and conflict remain powerful, raising an enduring question about how diverse societies can live together without turning cultural difference into fear and hatred. Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, our world…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (181+ words) johnmenadue.com Israel’s tightening restrictions are deepening the West Bank’s economic crisis. In part one of a four-part series, Jeremy Webb’s first-hand account examines unemployment, movement controls and mounting Palestinian economic hardship. For visitors to the West Bank, evidence of…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1700+ words) Britain has banned imports from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and announced further sanctions as pressure grows over settlement expansion and violence against Palestinians. The United Kingdom has announced a ban on the import of all goods…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (474+ words) Trump’s escalating pressure on Canada should be a warning to Europe: middle powers need deeper economic and strategic cooperation if they are to resist coercion. Rather than keeping their heads down as US President Donald Trump wages another trade war…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (807+ words) The death of Dutch migrant Dick Van Teulingen at 101 closes a chapter in Australia’s post-war migration story, shaped by those who left war-torn Europe to build new lives here. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon searching the internet when I…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1101+ words) The world is likely to pass 1.5°C of warming around 2030, but rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal could still make the overshoot temporary and avoid far worse damage. For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (683+ words) Washington hopes unprecedented sanctions will force Iran into submission. China and Pakistan are already refusing to comply, while retaliation could deepen the economic damage for the US and its allies. The latest package of US sanctions on Iran is unlikely…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (381+ words) A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated constitutional protections by using immigration powers against international students for pro-Palestinian speech. The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it moved to deport or rescind visas from international students…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1015+ words) As anti-Asian rhetoric intensifies and One Nation rallies its supporters, the death of Melbourne grocer Van Viet Truong raises urgent questions about racism, political scapegoating and the society Australia is becoming. This weekend’s rallies are a warning we cannot ignore…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (820+ words) Yayoi Kusama, who has died aged 97, transformed personal trauma and hallucinations into an extraordinary body of work that made her one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary artists. In the history of the National Gallery of Victoria, its most successful…...