Dan Andrews’ Victorian Government has introduced draconian changes to its anti-discrimination law, attacking the freedom of religious schools and organisations to employ the staff of their choice. With the state Liberals not having a declared position on the Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill, the changes may pass by Christmas, clearing the decks of controversial legislation before the 2022 state election. Currently, the…

Scott Morrison has achieved a feat that has defied every other political leader over the past decade – a national consensus position on climate change. Or has he? The Prime Minister and Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s “Australian Way” towards achieving the international goal of net zero emissions by 2050 has brought the Coalition – including even the recalcitrant Nationals, who were dragged kicking…

One principle has fascinated me since the beginning of my university study in international relations – the principle of sovereignty. It refers to the supreme power of the state to govern and conduct its own affairs free from external interference. The concept was birthed from the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years’ War, paving the way for the modern system…