Hanson is just the tip of the oligarchs’ far-right iceberg
Saturday 15 August 2026
Those of you not into torturous, pantomime-level political inquisitions may not have been following recent events at the NSW Independent…
Henry David Thoreau and the idea of success we forget
Thursday 13 August 2026
No one told us that success might go unnoticed.
Wednesday 12 August 2026
In Australia’s first census in 1911, only 0.4% of us said we had ‘no religion’. Now, ‘no religion’ is Australia’s biggest religious affiliation.
Calls to tax billionaires are growing. Is there a better way to tax the rich?
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Here’s why billionaires can face lower tax rates than people whose income primarily comes from wages.
Inside Big Oil’s $50 billion quarter
Monday 10 August 2026
Fossil fuel giants pull in record wealth, only to reinvest it in the breakdown of our planet.
Sunday 9 August 2026
That moment of sweet immersion in the task at hand: that’s flow. With some strategy, you can experience it more often
The Quiet Life Is the Most Underrated Path to Success
Saturday 8 August 2026
The world keeps telling us that a normal life is a wasted life.
The internet shattered your view of reality
Friday 7 August 2026
As long as the extraordinary is your benchmark, your life will always be insufficient
Thursday 6 August 2026
Hypatia (born c. 350–370 – March 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, at that time in the province of Egypt and a major city of the Roman Empire.
A quarter of India’s lands turning into deserts
Wednesday 5 August 2026
More than a quarter of the country is turning to desert, including the degradation of agricultural areas (ISRO, 2016). Analyses of satellite images show India has about 32% of its land affected by degradation, of which desertification is a major component.
The reading technique that reshaped my mind
Tuesday 4 August 2026
I read slowly, but each page is x10 worth
As the climate worsens, media coverage is falling (10 minute podcast)
Monday 3 August 2026
Last year was Earth’s third warmest year on record, with fires sweeping through parts of Los Angeles, a heatwave killed more than 24,000 in Europe and catastrophic flooding in Southeast Asia. But despite this, media coverage of climate change continues to drop. A new study found coverage of the topic decreased by 14 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024. Is it possible for the trend to be reversed? And is the onus on the media or the public?
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Sunday 2 August 2026
A Subtle Subterfuge?
Saturday 1 August 2026
As the national conversation shifts to political finger-pointing, an important environmental question deserves careful scrutiny: What is the best approach to maintain urban water quality?