Pearls and Irritations – Public policy journal
Read progressive, liberal commentary on issues that impact Australians. Our daily articles focus on politics, public policy and world affairs.
On the verge of WWIII? - Pearls and Irritations
5 天之前 · ‘Joe Biden allows Ukraine to use long-range US-supplied ATACMS missiles on targets in Russia, prompting threat of world war’ – so runs the ABC headline of 18 November. Serious stuff, not to be lightly discounted, and yet perhaps what we are seeing is primarily performative politics, viewed through the smoke of uncertainty and …
Is “knowing what’s going on” too much to bear?
3 天之前 · The courage it takes to “know”, to “realise”, to “comprehend” when “trusted” global powers act against humanity is a profoundly personal effort. Your success will only ever be relative. Yet your choices will and do affect the collective (society). They also affect your identity ...
A new global economic order - Pearls and Irritations
4 天之前 · Over recent decades, the Western economic system has undergone a profound transformation, veering increasingly toward financialisation—a framework that privileges speculative gains and the accumulation of paper wealth over tangible economic output. This shift reflects a structural prioritisation ...
World - Pearls and Irritations
1 天前 · A new global economic order. Over recent decades, the Western economic system has undergone a profound transformation, veering increasingly toward financialisation—a framework that privileges speculative gains and the accumulation of …
Summing up - Pearls and Irritations
The world and its people are facing serious local and global challenges. Climate change, economic instability, limits to free speech, threats to independent media reporting, and increasing social inequality all signal the breakdown of democratic systems across the world.
About - Pearls and Irritations
Pearls and Irritations was founded by John Menadue, a former Secretary of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Ambassador to Japan, Secretary of Immigration and CEO of Qantas.
All articles - Pearls and Irritations
Defending the U.S. from the Israel Lobby. Ultimately, this is the story of how the Israel lobby undermined America, wrecked the Middle East, and set a series of international crimes against humanity in motion.
John Menadue, Author at Pearls and Irritations
John Menadue. John Menadue is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Pearls and Irritations. He was formerly Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet under Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, Ambassador to Japan, Secretary of the Department of …
Podcast - Pearls and Irritations
Israel-Gaza war, justice and hope: the ‘sublime ideal’ of inalienable dignity. Distinguished moral philosopher and public intellectual Raimond Gaita (FAHA), Professor, University College London, and Melbourne Law school, discusses his approach towards a moral understanding of the Israel Gaza war based on the ideas collected in the book ‘Justice and …