Pearls and Irritations – Public policy journal
4 days ago · Read progressive, liberal commentary on issues that impact Australians. Our daily articles focus on politics, public policy and world affairs.
Is “knowing what’s going on” too much to bear?
20 hours ago · 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 …
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 …
All articles - Pearls and Irritations
A five-minute scroll. Up to 50,000 Māori mobilised and walked to the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington to to protest the treaty principles bill, which Amnesty International states should …
Politics - Pearls and Irritations
Legislative trends on anti-interference in major Western countries. When Hong Kong’s policy makers were formulating the offence of foreign interference endangering national security, …
On the verge of WWIII? - Pearls and Irritations
2 days ago · ‘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. …
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 …
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.
When the system fails - Pearls and Irritations
1 day ago · As someone who has spent most of my life working with people for whom the system is profoundly broken, I wrestle with the same question that many middle-class people do: Why …
Twenty thousand articles in Pearls and Irritations and counting
It was quite a surprise when I noticed last week that we had posted so many articles over 13 years. The 20,000 articles (listed here) include over 700 of my own. A selection of these, about …