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 Don't be Hastie, the joke's on you editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) Some people can't take a joke, but it's not unusual for whole groups of people to miss a joke entirely. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24186 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24186 Domestic Politics Fri, 2 Oct 2026 09:56:41 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24186 On Line Opinion From awareness to action: building genuinely inclusive school communities editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Dane Cross) It's one thing to be passively aware of disability, but making it kinetically real can make a real difference. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24187 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24187 Education Fri, 2 Oct 2026 09:56:34 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24187 On Line Opinion Haphazard luck: operational oddities, terrorist proxies and RAF Fairford editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) British authorities and Donald Trump hailed a security triumph near RAF Fairford. The farmer who raised the alarm offered a less reassuring account. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24185 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24185 International Thu, 1 Oct 2026 08:42:26 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24185 On Line Opinion Gangsterism runs unchecked, while our governments largely refuse to act editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Brendan O'Reilly) Union corruption inflates building costs while tobacco taxes feed a violent black market. Australia’s gangster problem demands a change of policy - and perhaps a change of government. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24183 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24183 Law & Liberties Thu, 1 Oct 2026 08:42:16 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24183 On Line Opinion The mighty Lions, Cazaly and young Mikko editor@onlineopinion.com.au (John Mikkelsen) Before the Brisbane Lions, there was a bush school team coached by a headmaster learning from the rule book - and a reluctant rover who would rather have been fishing. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24184 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24184 Sport Thu, 1 Oct 2026 08:42:06 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24184 On Line Opinion The rate is normal; the debt isn't editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Anish Puri) If the rate is ordinary and the pain is extraordinary, the rate is the trigger, not the cause. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24182 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24182 Economics Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:36:24 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24182 On Line Opinion Intelligence agencies, AI, and the new battlefield for public opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Murray Hunter) What begins as a neutral tool quickly becomes attuned to the data it encounters. This adaptability is now being exploited in a systematic manner. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24180 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24180 Science & Technology Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:21:45 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24180 On Line Opinion Four Corners and the decline of an icon of Australian media editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Hutchens) A television program that once forged Australian media culture has now surrendered autonomy and found a worked-out doctrine. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24179 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24179 Media Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:21:36 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24179 On Line Opinion Treasury’s massive ‘intergenerational’ immigration crushes democracy editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Stephen Saunders) Imagine a calmer and safer post-Bondi Australia. Immigration is low, and less divisive. Government need not lie about it all the time, nor continually attack citizen-voters. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24181 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24181 Nation Building Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:18:54 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24181 On Line Opinion Blue Waterways: reconnecting Europe through its rivers editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Marija Cekmariova) Europe's rivers have provided connection over centuries, but the modern world requires more than just water. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24178 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24178 International Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:18:45 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24178 On Line Opinion