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 The AUKUS spectre editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Chek Ling) Is AUKUS just another expression of long-held Australian xenophobia or racism towards the Chinese? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24048 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24048 International Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:05:51 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24048 On Line Opinion From healing to harm editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Joseph Varon) The primary challenge is not merely the acquisition of new knowledge or technological advancement, but the preservation of the wisdom necessary to apply these capabilities judiciously. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24047 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24047 Health Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:54:08 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24047 On Line Opinion Can Angus Taylor rekindle the romance? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) Conservatives are in the middle of a marriage breakdown. Half of Coalition voters have left. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24045 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24045 Domestic Politics Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:04:31 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24045 On Line Opinion Adding to failure: amending Australia's under-16 social media ban editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) The observational study of 408 children between the ages of 12 and 17 found that over 85% of the participants 'reported using social media platforms subject to the Act at follow-up'.. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24046 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24046 Law & Liberties Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:04:23 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24046 On Line Opinion The price of miscalculation editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alon Ben-Meir) A war launched to reshape the Middle East has instead exposed the limits of force - and the cost of misunderstanding a nation that has spent millennia learning how to endure. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24044 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24044 International Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:41 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24044 On Line Opinion The failure of the Murray Darling Basin Plan editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Leyonhjelm) The Murray Darling Basin is still suffering for policies designed to save South Australia in a world where it never rained. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24043 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24043 Environment Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:33 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24043 On Line Opinion California ports expose the state as a national security risk to America editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza) With more in-state refinery closures eminent, California Ports are incapable of importing the large volumes of transportation fuels demanded by the 4th largest economy in the world. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24042 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24042 Environment Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:07:55 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24042 On Line Opinion After recognition - what happens to survivors of wartime sexual violence thirty years after the wars? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Wioletta Rebecka) The Balkan wars ended thirty years ago. For many survivors of sexual violence, the struggle did not. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24041 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24041 Law & Liberties Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:57:25 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24041 On Line Opinion Australia need not fear foreign workers: we remain in control editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Chris Lewis) Australia needs foreign workers, but what lessons can we learn from other countries with large worker populations, like Singapore? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24040 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24040 International Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:37:12 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24040 On Line Opinion Clash of sexual civilisations - mass immigration, sex crimes and female empowerment editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bettina Arndt) Europe's rape statistics tell two stories: imported misogyny and ever-expanding definitions of sexual crime. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24037 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24037 Law & Liberties Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:37:04 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24037 On Line Opinion