The world’s economic centre of gravity is moving from the Atlantic toward Asia. This reflects the rise of China and India and the dynamism of the BRICS.

The international economic and monetary system is in a period of profound turbulence and structural uncertainty. Chinese analysts describe the present moment as da bian ju – a “great upheaval” – which captures the sense that long‑standing assumptions about global order no longer hold.

Peter Day

Labor’s great foreign policy leaders put Australian sovereignty first. The ALP National Conference is a chance to revive that tradition and confront AUKUS.

Ahead of the ALP National Conference, which will be held from 23-25 July, Labor’s Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy at the National Press Club tried to persuade his colleagues that the Albanese government’s foreign and defence policies are in line with previous Labor government policies.

Paul Malone

Imagine a future where technology seamlessly integrates into our daily lives, enhancing our capabilities and improving our world. This vision is not just a dream but a realistic possibility if we balance innovation with ethics, freedom, and human dignity. As we navigate the complexities of the 21st century, it's crucial to remember that technology should serve humanity, not control it.

Technocracy: From Dystopian Visions to Future Realities
by Noelle

Mysterious pay-for-play antisemitism attacks now targeting Canada. Who benefits?

MICHELLE WITTE — JUNE 22, 2026

Canada is the latest in a string of nations to attribute a wave of high-profile but mostly low-consequence attacks to a mysterious online “gun-for-hire” plot. If Canada follows the pattern set in Australia, Europe and the UK, the “foreign entity” its government is already blaming for orchestrating the petty violence will be identified as Iran. 

Everyone’s talking about how progressive Democrat Graham Platner has been forced to drop out of his Senate race following allegations of sexual assault. Personally I never paid attention to Platner’s campaign, because I long ago stopped taking Democrats seriously.

It’s Been Ten Years. It’s Time To Admit Bernie Sanders Was Wrong.

The experiment has been run, and the results are in. You can’t conduct a socialist revolution using a party whose primary function is to suppress socialist revolution. This has been conclusively established.

BY Caitlin Johnstone

US politician Lindsey Graham, 71, dies from 'brief and ‌sudden ⁠illness'

Modern society can measure inequality, power and behaviour in extraordinary detail, but struggles to explain despair, loneliness, hope and the human need for meaning.

We live in a culture that has lost its spirit. We know how to measure behaviour, track trends, and analyse systems, yet we no longer know what it means to be human.

Adrian Rosenfeldt

GUS WOULD OBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ANALYSIS BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW SPIRITUAL DELUSION WORKS AND IS PROMOTED WITH ENLIGHTENED MISUNDERSTANDINGS. SO LET'S GET INTO IT...:

“A 19th Century labour model behind a 21st Century logo”. David Tyler investigates the iPhone and Apple’s planned obsolescence racket.

“Of course it’s expensive,” chant the Apple faithful, polishing the virtual halo, “but it just works.”  Until it doesn’t work, of course, which is not a bug but a design feature as we will see later.

It just works? And others don’t? The Mac mantra may be the most successful four-word con in consumer branding. Certainly, as with all the best cons, the mark repeats it for free. Endlessly. 

What just works, in fact, is the business model,

This edited extract of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson examines Murdoch’s destructive anti-climate change campaign.

The emergence of climate change as a global issue coincided with the creation of Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire. Except for a brief period when his younger son, James, persuaded him of the dangers of global warming and the need to give the ‘planet the benefit of the doubt’, Murdoch was at best sceptical, at worst hostile to the issue.

French investigators have again summoned Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov for questioning as the criminal investigation into the messaging platform nears its second year with no resolution in sight.

Durov spent around six hours being questioned at the Paris Judicial Tribunal on Wednesday, local media reported, citing law enforcement sources. It marked the fourth time the tech entrepreneur has been interrogated as part of the ongoing investigation.

His legal team confirmed the questioning to AFP, saying that “almost two years after the indictment of Pavel Durov, there is still no evidence to establish the validity of the charges.”

“The only change since Durov’s detention in France is that French authorities have started properly drafting requests to Telegram,” the social media platform said in a separate statement.

The belligerent stance of European NATO members risks triggering an all-out war with Russia that could spell the end of the bloc, Dmitry Trenin, the president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), wrote in an op-ed for RT.

Trenin argued that the European elites are seeking “Russia’s destruction as a major power” rather than deterrence, as was the case during the Cold War. They are using the Ukraine conflict as a convenient opportunity, he said.

Europe’s bellicose posturing risks direct war with Russia, expert warns
An all-out war would bring an end to NATO, Dmitry Trenin wrote in an op-ed for RT

This is a follow-up from my previous piece. My goal is to explain why the current structure of the US refinery industry has created a dangerous dependence on the import of high sulphur oil aka sour crude. The heart of the matter is the middle distillates from which diesel and jet fuel are produced. This is precisely where the cutoff of Persian Gulf oil threatens to bite the US economy in the ass. 

Part II: The Sour Crude Problem: How Long Can the Salt Caverns Keep Bridging the Gap?

by Larry C. Johnson

The Liberals have ruled out working with One Nation, but they’re taking on a menace of their own making. Andrew Gardiner reports.

Liberal leader Angus Taylor has spurned Pauline Hanson’s call for a united front against Labor, ruling out working with a One Nation party the Liberals belatedly see as an existential threat. 

Angus Taylor takes on the Hanson threat. A day late and a dollar short?

by Andrew Gardiner

Trump has always had poor impulse control but we are moving into a new phase with F-bombs, real bombs and threats to entire civilisations becoming daily occurrences.

“They’re scum…they’re led by sick people and they’re vicious, violent people. There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.” This is what Trump said after bombing Iran on 8 July and threatening to tear up the MOU.

Eugene Doyle