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  • The Art of the No Deal May 17, 2026
  • The Monster They Made (Part 2) May 16, 2026
  • The Monster They Made (Part 1) May 15, 2026
  • The Budget That Will Not Save You May 13, 2026
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  • That Was the Week That Was, Part 3: “The Farrer fracture: May 10, 2026
  • That Was The Week That Was, No. 1 — Part Two: The RBA Show May 10, 2026
  • That Was The Week That Was No. 1, Part One: The Repository of All Wisdom May 9, 2026
  • Phillip Lowe in a Frock May 7, 2026

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  • The Art of the No Deal
  • The Monster They Made (Part 2)
  • The Monster They Made (Part 1)
  • The Budget That Will Not Save You
  • The Scorecard
  • The Front Fell Off The Coalition
  • That Was the Week That Was, Part 3: “The Farrer fracture:
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  • That Was The Week That Was No. 1, Part One: The Repository of All Wisdom
  • Phillip Lowe in a Frock
Abstract representation of bacterial infection spreading across Australian political landscape with corporate symbols

The Blue Bacillus: How the Liberal Party’s Corporate DNA Became a Fatal Infection

January 22, 2026 · 10 Comments ·

The Coalition’s polling collapse reveals a terminal decline. When corporate DNA meets authoritarian legislation, democracy itself becomes the casualty.

Welcome to the Peace IPO: Gaza, Rebranded as a Prospectus

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 · 4 Comments ·

A forensic look at the so‑called “Board of Peace,” a proposal that treats Gaza less as a homeland and more as a high‑yield opportunity zone. This piece traces the lineage from Kushner’s “Peace to Prosperity” to a subscription‑tier model of diplomacy where capital buys influence and the people most affected are sidelined into administrative footnotes.

A conceptual image representing digital surveillance and the intersection of technology and geopolitics in a nighttime urban setting.

The Mirage of the Enemy: Deconstructing Contemporary Media Bias

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 · 3 Comments ·

As we navigate the crises of 2026, a specific machinery of falsification has transformed Iran into a global “whipping boy.” This analysis deconstructs the myths of the nuclear menace and walks through the recent Starlink catastrophe—a digital trap that left thousands vulnerable.

Poster-style illustration of two figures in a barbed-wire-wrapped canoe paddling toward a roaring waterfall, with a ghostly Statue of Liberty and burning ruins under storm clouds.

The Sun sets on US Empire, a Sunday Special Expose

January 18, 2026 · 7 Comments ·

America isn’t collapsing with a bang — it’s being edged out with a yawn. A soft failure: a lukewarm bond auction, a throttled military network, and a world quietly building payment rails that make Washington optional. Australia, naturally, keeps paddling.

A neoclassical balcony with an empty gold chair overlooking a stormy ocean at twilight, with the silhouette of an aircraft carrier on the horizon in a Gatsby-meets-Blade Runner aesthetic.

The Donroe Doctrine: Twilight of the American Century

January 17, 2026 · 1 Comment ·

The post critiques Trump’s administration as a melodramatic spectacle marked by insecurity and historical ignorance. It highlights geopolitical failures, a stagnant economy, and a decline in military effectiveness. The imminent risk of financial collapse looms as America grapples with imperial decay, ultimately revealing the disillusionment underlying its perceived power.

Editorial montage of a U.S. aircraft carrier and surveillance screens overlaid with a digital grid and facial-recognition boxes, symbolizing war spectacle and AI-powered social control.

Two Fronts and a Third Eye: Trump’s War Party in the Age of the Algorithm

January 16, 2026 · 1 Comment ·

Trump’s two-front bluster—Venezuela in the Caribbean, Iran in the Middle East—is theatre. The real war is quieter: Palantir-style surveillance turning society into an open-air prison.

A digital topographical grid overlaying a dark, blurred city street at night, symbolizing AI surveillance and human geography mapping.

On the Eve of Destruction: Has His Majesty’s Madness for War Led His Loyal Supporters Astray?

January 15, 2026 · 1 Comment ·

An investigative look into the “emergency” data-sharing pipelines between Australia and the US. We explore the links between urban protest suppression in Sydney and the deployment of “Human Geography” mapping software in international conflict zones like Tehran.

On the Eve of Destruction: The Napoleon Complex and America’s Multi‑Front Folly

January 14, 2026 · 3 Comments ·

A drunk’s shopping list on the Resolute Desk: Trump eyes Venezuela oil, Greenland “hard way,” bombs for Bibi. Napoleon’s ghost laughs as the rat-trap snaps shut. Multi-front madness meets manufactured war in the Gulf.

“Kinetic Strikes and Cotton Socks: How Markets Cheer on the Next War With Iran”

January 12, 2026 · 1 Comment ·

The next war with Iran won’t be sold as a war at all. It will be framed as a “limited strike” to reassure markets that the old rules still apply: some countries can be bombed and sanctioned at will, others never meaningfully challenged. Oil, empire, and capital will dance. Civilians will pay.

Donald Trump crowned as king, overseeing a desolate landscape with an oil derrick in the mountains and protests for "Donroe Doctrine" and "Might is Right," under the Aurora Borealis

The Rape of Venezuela: Trump, Macbeth, Narcissism, and the New American Despotism

January 10, 2026 · 3 Comments ·

Following the January 3, 2026, abduction of Nicolás Maduro from the Fuerte Tiuna military complex, the mask of the “Rules-Based Order” has been incinerated. This op-ed argues that the new “Donroe Doctrine” is not a policy shift, but a blood-soaked coronation of a manic American despotism—one that the Fourth Estate must stop sanitizing as mere “eccentricity.”

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