Pearls and Irritations – Public policy journal
WEB2 days ago · The contested politics of housing reform. While most Australians remain well-housed, few public policy experts would argue that our housing system is today in good shape. Homelessness continues to increase and both rental and mortgage affordability stress are widespread. By Hal Pawson Sep 10, 2024. Community, Government, Politics.
On green growth land, we meet each other - Pearls and Irritations
WEB1 day ago · On green growth land, we meet each other. By Zijian Qi. Sep 19, 2024. As the curtain of the Paris Olympics fell, I was thinking of the first Olympics I had experienced and reported back in 2000 when I was a Chinese correspondent based in Canberra. That experience and those of many other people after the Sydney Olympics showcase that two …
Dependency or protectorate? - Pearls and Irritations
WEB1 day ago · At times our responses make us look more like a US dependency or protectorate rather than an ally – foolish as even the latter concept may be. Emblematic of this over decades are the attitudes of the political class (staffers, politicians and press gallery) towards political TV viewing. Once this class …
A new hope - Pearls and Irritations
WEB3 days ago · A new hope. By Simon Holmes à Court. Sep 17, 2024. Australia can graduate from a ‘dig it up and ship it out’ quarry to a leader in the global transition to clean energy. Our vast array of minerals-in-high-demand processed with our low-cost clean energy can secure prosperity for generations of Australians. An excerpt from the 2024 Manning ...
A solution in Ukraine? - Pearls and Irritations
WEB3 days ago · A solution in Ukraine? By Gregory Clark. Sep 17, 2024. There must be a negotiated end to the Ukraine War. The alternative is nuclear armageddon. The Russian demands are more negotiable than realised. Following the US-backed Maidan coup of 2014, and the subsequent 2014-5 Minsk accords, Russia gained the promise of autonomy for the two Russian ...
All articles - Pearls and Irritations
WEBA five-minute scroll. The stories we witnessed on a five-minute scroll on X this morning include Julian Assange, Pope Francis, author Ilan Pappé, the Tent Massacre in Gaza and the IDF leaked footage of October 7. By Pearls and Irritations Sep 11, 2024. Defence and Security, Government, International relations, Politics.
Podcast - Pearls and Irritations
WEBJohn Menadue, Editor-in-Chief of Pearls and Irritations, interviews Dr Mike Gilligan on the challenge of building a self-reliant Australian defence force, dealing with a rapacious America intent on its own interests, avoiding a US-proxy war with China, and the loss of Australian sovereignty under the 2014 Force Posture Agreement (FPA).
Summing up - Pearls and Irritations
WEBSumming up. The world and its people are facing serious local and global challenges. Climate change, economic instability, limits to free speech, threats to independent media reporting, and increasing social inequality all signal the breakdown of democratic systems across the world. Our political institutions and leaders are failing us with ...
'Our other face' - Pearls and Irritations
WEBThe aboriginal, the outcaste, and minorities reveal a darker side to what we fondly call civilisation. Janus, the Roman god, remembered every year in our month of January, was a two-faced deity, and his two faces gazed in opposite directions. I can’t help thinking that most of our public events ...
About - Pearls and Irritations
WEBAbout. Pearls and Irritations is an Australian platform for the exchange of ideas from a progressive, liberal perspective, with an emphasis on peace and justice. We publish informed analysis and commentary on issues that matter to Australians, with a focus on politics, public policy, foreign policy and world affairs, defence and security, the ...
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