Is Matt Corby still relevant?
I have to admit, before the Aussie songsmith’s performance at the UC Refectory last Saturday, my answer would have been simple: No. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Not just has Matt Corby matured as an Continue Reading
Why the end of ISIS is only the start
In late June, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Adadi declared “we are seeing the end of the fake Daesh (ISIS) state”, a proclamation which is of symbolic and strategic importance. Pro-government Continue Reading
Proxy Warfare and its Victims
Chemical Weapons. Missile Strikes. Political Tension. Retaliation. These words have run rampant through headlines recently. The bloody and hellish results of the Syrian Civil War once again found themselves in Continue Reading
Australia and Israel: Strange Bedfellows
Last week, for the first time Australia welcomed an Israeli Prime Minister to its shores. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s short visit has served to strengthen rather ambiguous ties with the Continue Reading
American Media Pulls Out of White House Correspondents Dinner
American financial journal Bloomberg announced today they will not be attending the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Bloomberg are only the latest addition to a growing list of media outlets Continue Reading