October 10, 2023
Why were so many people blindsided by Sam Bankman-Fried?
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is entering the second week of his highly publicised fraud trial. As more details look…
May 11, 2023
The moral grammar of budgets
Here’s what I always ask myself at budget time: are we idiots, tribespeople or citizens?
March 24, 2023
Australia: Indigenous voice to parliament a question of love and moral imaginiation
“We are a much unloved people.” The recent words of Indigenous leader Noel Pearson should cut to the heart of…
February 23, 2023
Ukraine war: Anniversaries are a time for listening- this one is no different
The anniversary of the war in Ukraine marks 365 days of shocking, heroic, and harrowing stories. Important though the coverage…
December 21, 2022
Christmas is good news for the economy (and not just because of the sales)
There’s no escaping the volatility of 2022. At a time where economic insecurity seems to be at the root of…
What’s really behind the craze of NFTs?
Justin Bieber, Jimmy Fallon and Gwyneth Paltrow are among a slew of celebrities who have recently been sued for allegedly…
November 11, 2022
Was the First
World War a tragedy or a farce?
Karl Marx’s famous words about history repeating itself continue to haunt us today. Nowhere does this seem more poignant and…
August 19, 2022
The cost of living and the cost of principles
McDonald's is the secret to world peace — or so the economist and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman famously…