Anthony Albanese has ignored a call to ditch high-level talks in San Francisco with Asia Pacific leaders to stay at home to deal with simmering domestic issues. The Prime Minister left Canberra shortly after a fiery question time to head to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Wednesday afternoon. HeContinue Reading

Israel’s about to unleash yet another overwhelming assault on the Gaza Strip. Then what? Israel’s government has enforced a punitive policy dubbed “mowing the grass”. It regarded the cycle of retaliatory strikes against Hamas as a necessary but unpleasant chore to prevent the terrorist organisation from growing out of control.Continue Reading