Australia's blind spot: Eisa Zarepour, UNSW graduate and architect of Iran's digital repression, sanctioned by US & EU but not on Australia's sanctions list. When will we recognise digital repression as serious human rights abuse? Only in AQ: aq.magazine.com.au #AustraliaPolicy #HumanRights #auspol

It costs over $3,000 per day to imprison a child in Australia. For only 7 girls in detention, that's $21,000 daily. Community-based, trauma-informed alternatives would be more effective and humane. Find out how, only in AQ: aq.magazine.com.au #YouthJustice #SystemFailure #auspol

The Farrer byelection revealed deep trends: #OneNation strongest in communities experiencing demographic aging, economic stagnation. The chickens are coming home to roost, and they are angry... Michelle Grattan in the new AQ: aq.magazine.com.au #PoliticalShift #auspol

AI-assisted databases discovered the fastest-growing black hole ever observed in a dataset studied by experts for 20+ years. What might these systems reveal about housing, health, or education policy? Subscribe for this and more: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #AIforPolicy #auspol

Restoring Aus Public Service integrity requires 3 reforms: independent secretary appointments, bringing quantitative analysis back in-house, and auditing Commonwealth accounts without Big Four conflicts. Find out more: aq.magazine.com.au #PublicSectorReform #Australia #auspol #whistleblower

"Internet-e-Pro" now sold in Iran: premium connectivity for approved users while public remains disconnected. At $8-$33 per GB on black market, ordinary Iranians can't afford what was once a basic right. Preview our new cover story: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #DigitalOppression #Iran #auspol

"What happened to her?" rather than "What's wrong with her?" The critical question we should be asking about girls in the justice system. Most are criminalised for trauma responses, not inherent criminality. Preview then subscribe: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #TraumaInformed #JusticeReform #auspol

The Farrer byelection was the first time ever that a Federal contest didn't include one of the major parties. The 2-party system continues to crumble, but it's One Nation picking up the pieces. Read the analysis from Michelle Grattan: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #AusPol

Data is abundant, but insights are scarce. The real challenge isn't just data science skills—it's preparing data for analysis. AI-augmented databases are bridging this gap, democratizing access to insights. Edition Preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #DataAnalytics #PublicSector

New Public Management has failed the #AustralianPublicService. Secretaries' pay doubled while tenure became political patronage. "Frank and fearless advice" replaced with "decision-based evidence-making." Subscribe now, only $35 a year: aq.magazine.com.au #PublicService #auspol

Iran's internet blackout wasn't technical failure—it was political violence. Designed to hide human rights violations while creating a tiered system of digital privilege. The regime profits from repression. Only in the new AQ, get it now: aq.magazine.com.au #Iran #DigitalRepression #auspol

Girls make up just 10% of Australia's youth detention population, yet their unique needs remain largely unaddressed. Most are survivors of trauma, abuse, and systemic failure. Smart intervention could reduce numbers and improve outcomes. Now is the time! Find out: aq.magazine.com.au #YouthJustice

#OneNation wins its first House of Reps seat in Farrer byelection, with #Liberal vote collapsing from 43% to just 12%. Michelle Grattan and John Hawkins examine this seismic shift in #auspol as Pauline Hanson's party gains legitimacy. Edition Preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

Government procurement could build Australia's #SovereignCapability, but there's no policy to make it happen. It's time to use our $100bn buying power strategically. Read how 👇 aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #Auspol #AustralianIndustry #NationalSecurity

Why do so many government tech projects fail? Vague objectives, risk-averse processes, and focus on inputs not outcomes. The result: cost overruns and undelivered capability. Read the breakdown 👇 aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #AusPol #GovTech #ProcurementReform

Australia spends $100bn/year on #GovProcurement, but the track record is abysmal. Waste, failures, and missed opportunities to build sovereign capability. Read the full analysis by Peter Grant & A/Prof Matt Darling 👇 aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol #SovereignCapability #Australia

There is an undeclared economic war being waged against Australia — through trade barriers, investment leverage, cyber operations, and supply chain pressure. Geoeconomics is now national security. #AusPol Read the article in the new AQ: aq.magazine.com.au

83% of Australians think we should make more goods domestically, even if they cost more. Yet our manufacturing sector just fell into recession. The gap between public sentiment and policy is vast. We need to boost #resilience. 🔗 Subscribe now: aq.magazine.com.au #AusPol

Australia ranks 104th out of 143 countries for economic complexity — just above Côte d'Ivoire, just below Botswana. For one of the world's wealthiest nations, that's a wake-up call. #AustralianEconomy #auspol Check out the edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

~30 multinationals earn ~$14bn per year from Australian government contracts. Meanwhile local firms are underpaid, locked out, and unable to build sovereign capability. Time to change the system. All this and more in the new Special Edition - Subscribe: aq.magazine.com.au #AusPol

Qatar and Australia export roughly the same amount of LNG. The Qatari government collects more than five times the revenue Australia does, says @grogsgamut.bsky.social. Something has gone very wrong. #AustralianPolitics #SovereignDefence #auspol #AUKUS 🔗 Subscribe now: aq.magazine.com.au

80–90% of Australia's petrol and diesel is imported. 90%+ of our medicines come from overseas. We have zero semiconductor fabrication. Marc Ablong maps the vulnerabilities — and the way forward. #AusPol 🔗 See the Special Edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol #resilience

Australia's 2024 National Defence Strategy is clear: "warning time" no longer applies. Major conflict is possible in the near term. Yet we remain a reliant, not a resilient, nation. That has to change. See the solutions in the new AQ: aq.magazine.com.au #auspol

Australia has the 4th largest rare earth reserves in the world yet China almost has a monopoly on rare earth extraction and processing for critical technology. The opportunity — and the urgency — could not be clearer. 🇦🇺 🔗 See the edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol

The Australian Government spends $100bn a year procuring goods and services. The results? Billions wasted. Sovereign capability hollowed out. Multinationals rewarded. It's time for serious reform. #AusPol 🔗 New AQ Special Edition: Subscribe now only $35 a year: aq.magazine.com.au

Australia is the least self-sufficient nation in the OECD. Our manufacturing base has collapsed. Our fuel reserves could last weeks. It's time to fund our own defence — starting with a fairer resources tax, says @grogsgamut.bsky.social 🔗 April edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol

Australia is a reliant - not a resilient - nation...in a very timely Special Edition, former public servants, economists & defence experts lay out a roadmap for turning strategic vulnerabilities into economic success. A must read! aq.magazine.com.au - $35 for a year of AQ delivered to you #auspol

The gas cartel will make super profits from the Iran war as the price of OUR gas soars internationally. It’s right for @albomp.bsky.social to impose a 25% gas export tax. Unsurprisingly, driven by insatiable greed, the gas cartel is crying “wolf”. #auspol

"It's time to call BS on the idea that we can't afford to look after Australians. "Subsidies that largely go to Clive Palmer, Gina Rinehart, BHP, Rio Tinto are growing faster than the NDIS." @rodcampbell.bsky.social on Australia's out-of-control fossil fuel subsidies. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3PHIcMu

A far-away strait is blockaded for a week & Australia is talking fuel crisis, interest rates & recession...Not the sign of a resilient country. April AQ is a special edition on turning strategic risk into economic success. Subscribe from only $15 a year! aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol

Do you need something beautiful today? To be transported from an uncertain world, to a world of ice and wonder? In a blast from the past, listen to Prof Emma Johnston's 'Ode to Antarctica' - originally published in AQ. She is greatly missed... antarcticsciencefoundation.org/blog/2019/12...

Heritage charm vs. housing crisis — Australia's suburbs are caught in the middle. The battle over Mentone Station is just one flashpoint in a generational conflict reshaping our cities. 🏘️ #AustralianHousing #UrbanPlanning #HousingCrisis aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

From ancient remedies to modern political battles — the fight over who controls birth control is far from over. A fascinating and urgent deep dive in AQ's latest issue. 💊 #ReproductiveRights #WomensHealth #BirthControl aq.magazine.com.au

How does a democracy re-elect a self-proclaimed autocrat — twice impeached, linked to insurrection? AQ Australian Quarterly digs into the forces that brought Trump back to power. A must-read. 🇺🇸 #Trump #MAGA #Democracy #USPolitics aq.magazine.com.au

Labor has been forced to dump its terrible changes to FOI. But what changes would improve the law, make it better for FOI practitioners & citizens? In the new AQ, Dr Lauren Gray lays out what we really need, and why the erosion of FOI is costing all of us. Only in AQ: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

A US court has SLAPPed @Greenpeace with a $345m penalty, siding with fossil fuel company Energy Transfer...want to know more about the wave of SLAPP suits trying to silence dissent both in the US and #Australia? Read the AQ article from @david-ritter.bsky.social and Vaidehi Shah: buff.ly/gajR2RB

Aussies are rightly concerned about the potentially disastrous #AUKUS deal - yet the government refuses to admit the risks of paying the US $368 BILLION with no guarantee of receiving anything for it. Parliamentary enquiry now, consider signing the petition!

If you haven't already, spend 15 minutes watching #MarkCarney's speech at Davos - one for the ages. @Albo will be watching it closely and let's hope he capitalises on its invitation - "Nostalgia is not a strategy," the old geopolitical order is not coming back. youtu.be/CQOr9FcSf-M?...

Efficiency shouldn't come at the cost of democracy. Dr. Lauren Gray argues the new #FOI reforms risk curtailing accountability and shielding governments from scrutiny. 🇦🇺 #Auspol #Transparency #Corruption Only in AQ: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... @zoedaniel.bsky.social

Save the suburb or save the future? The clash between NIMBYs and YIMBYs is reshaping Australian cities. 🏠 In the new AQ, Zachary Ingmire examines the generational divide over density and the cost of preserving the past. #HousingCrisis #auspol Get AQ - print or digital: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

How did the US elect a wannabe autocrat? The roots of Trump’s return lie in decades of inequality and the abandonment of the working class. 🇺🇸 In the new AQ, we unpack the economic & social decay that fuelled the MAGA movement. #Trump #USPolitics #auspol Get AQ now: aq.magazine.com.au

From ancient times to modern debates, the battle over reproductive autonomy continues. Diana Wyndham explores "Who Controls Birth Control?" in the latest AQ: Australian Quarterly. Get the edition delivered to your door (or in digital!): aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol #reproductiverights

Australia's future scientific leaders tackle policy challenges evidence-based solutions for #complexproblems. Hear from Young Tall Poppies from around the country on the real issues facing us all: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol @aipscience.bsky.social #AustralianScience #auspol26

The new AQ is out today! Featuring deep analysis on #ReproductiveRights, the dark foundations of #MAGA, fighting for #FOI, and including some of Australia's leading early career scientists. A diverse and dynamic edition to kick off 2026! Subscribe now aq.magazine.com.au #auspol

It is with tremendous sadness that we hear about the death of Prof Emma Johnston. She was tireless in her passion, her optimism, and advocacy for science, in particular the oceans and Antarctic.

Labor’s #FOI 'reforms' promise efficiency but threaten #transparency. A new 40-hour processing cap and potential fees could let governments hide behind administrative burden. Is accountability becoming a luxury Australia can't afford? Only in the new AQ! #AusPol 🔗 aq.magazine.com.au

From marine plastics to genomic forestry & trans healthcare, Australia's top early-career scientists are shaping crucial policy debates. Meet the 2025 Young Tall Poppies of the Year and read their sharp policy briefs in the new AQ. #TallPoppy #SciencePolicy #STEM #Research #AusSci 🔗 aips.org.au

Stop the Tower" vs "Stop the NIMBYs." The clash in Mentone over a 6-storey development symbolises a generational war for the soul of Australian suburbs. Can we preserve community character and provide affordable housing? New analysis in AQ. #HousingCrisis #NIMBY #YIMBY #AusPol 🔗 aq.magazine.com.au

"Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate." As US attacks on reproductive rights intensify, historian Dr Diana Wyndham examines the long, fraught battle for contraception in Australia—and why hard-won gains are never safe. #BirthControl #AusPol 🔗 aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

Why did a near-majority of Americans vote for a self-proclaimed autocrat? In the new AQ, we dig past the headlines to the deep roots of inequality and disenfranchisement that fuelled #MAGA's revenge on the political elite. Lessons for democracies everywhere. Only $28 a year! aq.magazine.com.au