Today on Pearls and Irritations
Public land should deliver public value
David Pocock’s Commonwealth Land (Affordable Housing) Bill would require affordable housing to be built into residential development on Commonwealth land. It deserves support because public land should deliver lasting public value, not simply the highest possible sale price.
Trump’s Board of Peace: from a ‘new Gaza’ to a new global order – Part Two
They’ll inherit the climate crisis. Shouldn’t 16- and 17-year-olds have a vote?
AI may not be becoming superintelligent. It may be becoming distorted
Migrants live by two ledgers. Australia only counts one
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