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Why big tech will hate the Australian tax office’s latest ruling
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (845+ words) Countries like Australia have long struggled to tax the global tech giants. Now, a new approach could significantly increase tax collected from multinationals such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon. These companies earn significant revenue from Australian consumers. However, much…...
Shocks, alchemy and John Howard’s ‘long shadow’ have shaped 21st century Australian politics
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (1503+ words) It says something not too flattering about Australian politics that respected academic Paul Strangio’s new book The Alchemy of Leadership only discusses 21st century prime ministers, but still needs to cover seven of them. Or eight, if you count Kevin Rudd…...
Sharing non‑consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime. The law still fails the victims
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (946+ words) In June 2026, the Canadian government passed a groundbreaking reform of the Criminal Code — the Protecting Victims Act (Bill C-16). This strengthened protections against gender-based violence and, for the first time, made it a crime to share sexual “deepfakes” of a…...
The long shadow of 9/11 and the retreat of an independent New Zealand foreign policy
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (855+ words) Twenty-five years ago today, the world’s strongest military state found itself powerless to prevent attacks on its homeland by al Qaeda, a small transnational terrorist group. Now, a quarter of the way into the 21st century, it’s possible to identify the…...
Sweden’s prison population has doubled in a decade, and is set to spike even further – here’s why
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (745+ words) Sweden’s criminal justice system was once held up as an example of moderation – focusing on rehabilitation and minimising the use of imprisonment. But the Scandinavian nation could soon join countries such as Russia, Belarus and Nicaragua as a world leader…...
‘We’ll slaughter the bastards’ – how Bob Jones and the New Zealand Party changed politics in 1984
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1117+ words) With New Zealand’s 11th election under the MMP proportional system due in November, it’s easy to take the influence of minor parties for granted. But just over 40 years ago, things were very different. In 1984, with the conservative National government of Robert…...
What Patriot Platform tells us about how the far right in the UK is changing its tactics
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (742+ words) Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth may look like another manifestation of a familiar phenomenon. In recent years, the UK has seen repeated demonstrations and rioting over asylum hotels, small-boat crossings and immigration. This time though, the gatherings consisted of…...
View from The Hill: When what’s good for the goose is not okay for the gander
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (663+ words) We see it often: political players insisting what’s good for the goose shouldn’t apply to the gander. Back in the Morrison days, Labor relentlessly pursued then sports minister Bridget McKenzie over grants found by an audit to be politically skewed....
Paul Keating’s AUKUS hostility reflects his passion for hard-nosed realism over subservience
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1015+ words) There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement. One was intensely local: Sydney urban planning. The other was as wide as the…...
NZ is finally moving on modern slavery law. What can we learn from Australia?
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (822+ words) New Zealand is poised to pass laws requiring large companies to publicly report on the risk of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. With Parliament’s Education and Workforce Committee having recommended the Modern Slavery Bill be passed, New…...