On Line Opinion - Latest Articles 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 From central to distributed business districts editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ross Elliott) A look at global office vacancy rates suggests the impacts of WFH have been unevenly felt, while the impacts of Ai on central office demand are possibly yet to be felt. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24113 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24113 Nation Building Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:45:31 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24113 On Line Opinion Is the South China Sea moving from a ‘zone of peace’ towards the next conflict area? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Murray Hunter) While US officials frame the carrier’s presence as routine freedom of navigation and support for allies, the timing amplifies perceptions of strategic strain on Washington. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24115 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24115 International Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:45:10 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24115 On Line Opinion The alibi of skill 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 The coming fuel crisis: what Ukraine and California have in common 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 Solemn anniversaries: the UN Refugee Convention turns 75 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 Some things are just plain wrong 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 Wrongly accused 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 Netanyahu’s challengers are selling the same poison 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 Australia will not get an AI productivity boom by training workers alone 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 The ugliness of the west: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and the ideological closure of capitalism 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