http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/ Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2026, National Forum editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) tech@onlineopinion.com.au 60 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Jafar Jalili) Spain's border failed in front of the cameras last week. Australia's border never fails, which is exactly why our numbers deserve a harder question. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24112 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24112 Economics Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:45:53 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24112 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza) Russian transportation fuel shortages are caused by Ukraine drone attacks, while California shortages are directly related to political over regulations. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24114 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24114 International Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:45:46 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24114 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) At 75, the Refugee Convention remains a noble promise, increasingly observed in the breach rather than the observance. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24110 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24110 Law & Liberties Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:04:09 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24110 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Steven Schwartz) The Commission spent almost no time asking why universities find it difficult to say that some behaviours and ideas are just plain wrong. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24109 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24109 Education Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:04:00 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24109 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bettina Arndt) The public narrative is entirely captured by persistent complaints about the justice system's treatment of rape victims. There's little tolerance for muddying the waters by looking at what the same system does to wrongly accused men. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24107 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24107 Law & Liberties Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:30:50 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24107 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) The men who could replace Netanyahu know the truth and refuse to say it. A Palestinian state is not an existential threat to Israel; the endless denial of one is. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24108 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24108 International Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:37:03 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24108 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Gleb Tsipursky) Australia's artificial intelligence debate keeps circling around skills. Train more workers. Teach people to prompt. Build digital literacy. Those are sensible goals, but they leave out one group. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24105 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24105 Economics Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:31:25 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24105 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Sam Ben-Meir) Bond is kinetic, charismatic, and sexually triumphant. Smiley is sedentary, melancholy, and painfully aware that his wife repeatedly betrays him. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24106 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24106 Political Philosophy Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:27:54 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24106 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Stephen Saunders) Since 2006, Big Australia has sailed on through seven prime ministers. But Albo’s taken the numbers to totally another level – likewise the denigration of his own people. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24104 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24104 Nation Building Fri, 7 Aug 2026 08:12:02 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24104 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Sparks) A smile is something most of us never think about. So when one half of the face stops moving, the loss goes far beyond the physical. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24103 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24103 Health Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:40:53 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24103 On Line Opinion