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 Let’s turn back time, Albo editor@onlineopinion.com.au (John Mikkelsen) From Paris obligations to dwindling refineries, Albanese’s 'no turning back' sounds less like progress and more like managed decline. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23938 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23938 Domestic Politics Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:33:57 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23938 On Line Opinion Can money be removed from politics? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Leyonhjelm) No donations, strict caps, taxpayer-funded campaigns: South Australia is running a world-first experiment in democracy. Will it restore trust or entrench incumbents? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23940 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23940 Political Philosophy Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:33:36 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23940 On Line Opinion Craig McLachlan under siege: not guilty but still under attack by the feminist mob editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bettina Arndt) Craig McLachlan was cleared in court, yet remains blacklisted in public life. What does 'not guilty' mean in modern Australia? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23937 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23937 Law & Liberties Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:29:34 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23937 On Line Opinion Trump And Netanyahu: twin autocrats leading the war on Iran editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu—mirror images of arrogance and deceit—have subverted democratic norms in pursuit of personal power. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23939 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23939 International Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23939 On Line Opinion The moral myth of the first strike editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Yuri Koszarycz) Pre-emptive war does not defend peace. It destroys the moral ground on which peace depends. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23934 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23934 International Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:04:39 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23934 On Line Opinion The automation of longing: how platforms reengineered desire editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Sam Ben-Meir) Porn, swipes and subscriptions promise freedom, but they may be training us out of love, risk and real intimacy. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23930 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23930 Society Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:04:30 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23930 On Line Opinion Peace in Middle East needs a phenomenal shift in Israel's approach editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Manoj Mishra) A US-Iran ceasefire is only the first step. Lasting peace will require Israel to abandon the logic of permanent regional war. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23936 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23936 International Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:08:42 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23936 On Line Opinion Omissions on a cruel trade: the neglected role of African slavers editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) The reparations debate cannot be honest unless it confronts the role African kingdoms and Arab traders played in slavery’s global market. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23932 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23932 International Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:17:30 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23932 On Line Opinion IOC restores common sense to women’s sport – now it’s time for New Zealand and Australia to follow suit editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Nerissa Scott and Ro Edge) If fairness matters at LA28, why not at school sport? The IOC’s decision now puts pressure on Australia and New Zealand. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23935 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23935 Law & Liberties Thu, 9 Apr 2026 09:33:39 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23935 On Line Opinion Australia's critical minerals strategy has a missing link editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Shaira Husain) Australia’s biggest critical-minerals problem is not geology. It is failing to capture the refining and manufacturing that creates real value. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23933 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23933 Nation Building Thu, 9 Apr 2026 07:29:21 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23933 On Line Opinion