After the Bondi massacre, Parliament briefly found moral clarity, then lost it in haste and distrust. Rushed antisemitism laws exposed constitutional risk and procedural decay. Can a Royal Commission ...

Writers’ festivals present themselves as arenas of ideas, yet the range of disagreement on offer can be surprisingly narrow.

Australia Day is meant to unite the nation, yet increasingly exposes its fractures and injustices. After the Bondi murders, we must consider what binds Australians together, and what must change if ...

In cricket-mad Australia, when did watching the Test become a civic duty? From the MCG to writers’ festivals, shared ...

Across Iran, a rare nationwide uprising driven by economic collapse and political exhaustion has been met with mass killings, ...

It’s something we’ve all known for a long time – that old entertainment is always made new again – but we’ve never seen it quite like the way it is these days. Think of the brand new Harry Potter ...

Editor's note: This week, Australia introduced a new minimum age of 16 for social media account creation, a reform widely criticised in the media despite strong public support. Debate has often ...

For over 80 years Meanjin has been a quiet but powerful enabler of Australian literature. It required a mere pittance to keep it alive. But in an age where imagination, the life of the mind, and the ...

Australian governments of all stripes have long maintained a commitment to secure borders and an orderly migration program. Utilising the benefit of being an island nation continent, our governments ...

Striking Ore is history told by the valiant losers. It records the successful union-led struggle for just wages, safe and humane conditions, and fair representation in disputes during the early years ...

In recent weeks, discussion of the conflict between Hamas and Israel has taken two different directions. First, it has focused on the revulsion at the brutal effects of the conflict on the people of ...

This Eureka Street Plus article, typically exclusive to subscribers, has been developed in partnership with Catholic Social Services Australia. We're pleased to share it with all Eureka Street readers ...