# australian politics (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover australian politics. Page: Feed: --- ## [State of the States – Deals & Games](https://newsweekly.com.au/state-of-the-states-deals-games/) _2026-08-14 · News Weekly Team · NEWS WEEKLY_ This week in State of the States, the Federal Government signs a historic deal with India to export uranium, yet a ban on uranium mining still exists in most Australian states; Commonwealth Games Australia gives $4.6 million to Scotland to help Glasgow get “over the line” to host the Games; and new Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is locked in an integrity war with Daniel Andrews after he described… ## [Can Western Civilisation Be Saved? Thoughts on ARC 2026](https://newsweekly.com.au/can-western-civilisation-be-saved-thoughts-on-arc-2026/) _2026-08-14 · Michael Quinlan · NEWS WEEKLY_ “For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” (John 3:16, NJB) For those not familiar with the Alliance For Responsible Citizenship (ARC), it was established in 2023, by Dr Jordan Peterson, Sir Paul Marshall, Baroness Philippa Stroud and Legatum Ventures. The current large ARC Advisory Board has 58… ## [Cinema Review – Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey: The Discourse Continues – Part 2 of 2](https://newsweekly.com.au/cinema-review-christopher-nolans-odyssey-the-discourse-continues-part-2-of-2/) _2026-08-13 · Symeon Thompson · NEWS WEEKLY_ This article is Part 2 of 2. Read Part 1 here. The discourse surrounding Christopher Nolan’s take on The Odyssey has been extraordinary. I’m not saying the discourse is extraordinarily good, but I struggle to recall a time when a mainstream blockbuster sparked everyone – from military historians to classicists to technologists to film buffs – to argue about a film. This level of debate is… ## [Music Review – A Composer Gets Into His Own Head to Dance With the Unconscious](https://newsweekly.com.au/music-review-a-composer-gets-into-his-own-head-to-dance-with-the-unconscious/) _2026-08-13 · David James · NEWS WEEKLY_ A dear reader – let’s call him Karl, because, by an amazing coincidence, that happens to be his name – has emailed me with an intriguing article from the St Austin Review, an American Catholic cultural journal. I am not sure exactly what was on Karl’s mind when he sent it. I possess precisely zero in the way of psychic powers. Frankly, I have enough trouble understanding what is in my own mind.… ## [Vale Joseph Santamaria KC](https://newsweekly.com.au/vale-joseph-santamaria-kc/) _2026-08-13 · Anna Krohn · NEWS WEEKLY_ Eminent patron of the Thomas More Centre Joseph Gerard Santamaria KC died at the age of 78 on July 23. St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne, was full for his Requiem Mass on July 31. Joseph was a humble, deeply prayerful, astute and mostly hidden philanthropist. His generosity was self-effacing. His support often came with timely personal advice that was short and crisp in words yet significant… ## [Series Review – Seeking Beauty: Docuseries Explores How Beauty Points to God](https://newsweekly.com.au/series-review-seeking-beauty-docuseries-explores-how-beauty-points-to-god/) _2026-08-13 · Nicole Yap · NEWS WEEKLY_ Above image: Seeking Beauty host David Henrie. Credit: EWTN Studios What does it mean to seek beauty? EWTN+ series Seeking Beauty shows us how to find beauty in our everyday lives. Hosted by actor and director David Henrie, the travel documentary series explores the different ways beauty manifests itself – in culture, architecture, food, art and music – and how they ultimately point us to the… ## [W.H. Auden and G.K. Chesterton: Some Points of Agreement](https://newsweekly.com.au/w-h-auden-and-g-k-chesterton-some-points-of-agreement/) _2026-08-13 · Gary Furnell · NEWS WEEKLY_ Left: W.H. Auden (image copyright 1956, George Cserna) | Right: G.K. Chesterton (public domain image) Anglo-American poet Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-73) helped to reinvigorate English poetry in the middle decades of the 20th century. His poems included contemporary images: infiltrating spies, civil strife, vestiges of industries once vibrant but now obsolete, the prevalence of electricity and… ## [Science, Politics and Ideology: The ABC Gets Puberty Blockers Exactly Wrong](https://newsweekly.com.au/science-politics-and-ideology-the-abc-gets-puberty-blockers-exactly-wrong/) _2026-08-13 · Dr John Whitehall · NEWS WEEKLY_ The ABC screened a segment entitled “Science and politics clash in puberty blockers debate” in its 7.30 news program on July 28. It declared that the “fierce debate” over the safety of puberty blockers for prepubescent teens who believe they are transgender has become “a collision of science, politics and ideology playing out in Australia and across the globe”. Not unexpectedly, the program… ## [Aussie Nuclear Innovation Rejected Here Finds a Home in the U.S.](https://newsweekly.com.au/aussie-nuclear-innovation-rejected-here-finds-a-home-in-the-u-s/) _2026-08-12 · David James · NEWS WEEKLY_ Image credit: World View Films, courtesy of Deployable Energy A new source of safe nuclear The post Aussie Nuclear Innovation Rejected Here Finds a Home in the U.S. appeared first on NEWS WEEKLY . ## [ASIO is not Exaggerating the Security Threat to Australia](https://newsweekly.com.au/asio-is-not-exaggerating-the-security-threat-to-australia/) _2026-08-12 · Chris Rule · NEWS WEEKLY_ On June 24, 2026, the Director General of Security (aka, the head of ASIO), Mike Burgess, in ASIO’s Annual Threat Assessment address (available on ASIO’s YouTube channel) said: “When an Australian is killed at the hands of a foreign government on Australian soil, we will be shocked but we shouldn’t be surprised.” He also said the words, “we will be shocked but we shouldn’t be surprised”, or “we… ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bj4xcW0Kf6el) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Shifting Focus: The Impacts of Neoliberalism on Australian Nonprofit Advocacy](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/australian-politics/shifting-focus-the-impacts-of-neoliberalism-on-australian-nonprofit-advocacy/) _2026-03-23 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ An article I published in the peer-reviewed journal Nonprofit Policy Forum in March 2026. Abstract below. It’s published open access, so anyone can read / download it online here. Abstract: As the dominant economic ideology for almost half a century, neoliberalism has reshaped various aspects of society, including governments and nonprofit organisations. This article explores \[…\] Source ## [Kimmerer on reciprocity and a gift economy](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/rozmanitost/kimmerer-on-reciprocity-and-a-gift-economy/) _2026-01-23 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ “To name the world as gift is to feel your membership in the web of reciprocity.” p22 “I lament my own immersion in an economy that grinds what is beautiful and unique into dollars, converts gifts to commodities in a currency that enables us to purchase things we don’t really need while destroying the things \[…\] Source ## [A Simple Equation (Schrödinger’s Class)](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/teaching-education/a-simple-equation-schrodingers-class/) _2025-11-05 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ Students sometimes ask me how to do well in a subject. My TL;DR response is “make sure you’re clear about what the assessment expectations are”. I tell everyone this, so it’s not a secret. I’ve also been building a dataset to prove it (because, as an academic, I like to support my vibes with evidence). \[…\] Source ## [Morton on social mobility](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/rozmanitost/morton-on-social-mobility/) _2025-10-26 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ “After all, if you just work hard everyone gets a shot at the middle class, right? Those left behind in a land of opportunity must be deficient or lazy or plain uninterested. But social mobility is not a train you get to board after you’ve scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build \[…\] Source ## [Feminism & Democracy](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/rozmanitost/feminism-democracy/) _2025-10-05 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ “It is not just a matter of more women in politics; it is a chance of transforming the political realm.” (p4). “The importance of feminism is not that it will add its weight to one or other of two sides, but that it’s concerns might change the shape of the discussion” (p13). Anne Phillips, Engendering \[…\] Source ## [Heroism](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/rozmanitost/heroism/) _2025-10-05 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ “Heroism is often the seemingly spontaneous result of a lifetime of preparation.” Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea, p.264 Source ## [Australian Philanthropic Organisations – Organisation, Accountability and Action](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/democracy-civil-society/australian-philanthropic-organisations-organisation-accountability-and-action/) _2025-09-03 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ While the responsibility for solving complex social problems ultimately falls on governments, organisations across civil society and industry also play important roles. This includes philanthropic foundations, which often act as a conduit between private capital and a variety of community organisations, including those attempting to address some of the biggest challenges we face. Scrutiny of \[…\]… ## [Worry has weight](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/rozmanitost/worry-has-weight/) _2025-08-27 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ “Worry has weight and is an infinitely renewable resource. One might say worries are the only things you can make heavier by thinking about them.” Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea, p.194. Source ## [Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?](https://www.markriboldi.com.au/australian-politics/right-wing-political-group-advance-is-in-the-headlines-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-stand-for/) _2025-07-18 · admin · Mark Riboldi_ Advance/Facebook Mark Riboldi, University of Technology Sydney Political lobby group Advance has been back in the headlines this week. It was revealed an organisation headed by the husband of the Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, donated A$50,000 to the group. The news prompted outcry, though Segal denied any personal involvement. So what is Advance and what does it do? \[…\]…