Soapbox This isn’t geopolitics. It’s coercive control. We went to sleep wondering if we were about to witness “a whole civilisation dies tonight” and we woke up to a ceasefire announcement.
Ed's Blog A man’s ego takes all of us to the brink. ‘A whole civilisation will die’ threat can’t be the new normal A two-week ceasefire will be twisted into a Trump win, and another new normal of emotional men issuing armageddon threats.
News & Views The war’s civilian toll has no gender lens, and it should Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, war has spread rapidly across the Middle East. There is no gender lens on the death toll.
News & Views Government urged to protect Iran women’s football team The Albanese government is being called upon to protect the members of Iran’s women’s national football team during their stay in Australia.
News & Views Thousands gather in Iran for mass funeral of girls killed in US-Israeli strike on school Thousands of Iranians gathered for the funerals of more than 175 girls and staff who were killed by a US-Israeli airstrike on a girls’ school.
Sport Act of resistance: Iranian women’s football team stay silent for national anthem In a powerful display of resistance against the Islamic Republic, Iran’s women’s football team declined to sing their national anthem.
News & Views Death toll rises to 165 after US-Israeli strikes on girls school in Iran The death toll from a US and Israeli missile strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran has risen to 165, according to Iranian authorities.
News & Views To the brave men and women of Iran: You are not alone What Iranians need now is moral clarity – and the courage of the international community to match the bravery they show every day.
World Iran’s escalating unrest: What’s driving the protests and why it matters Protests in Iran have profoundly escalated in recent weeks, with an economic crisis fueling an ongoing anti-government movement.
World Two marathon organisers arrested in Iran after women run without hijabs Two organisers of a marathon have been arrested by Iranian authorities over images showing women not wearing hijabs in the race.
Local Australia accuses Iran of directing antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne Australia has accused Iran of directing antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, with the government expelling Iran’s ambassador.
News & Views Hidden in plain sight: the growing refugee crises in the Middle East While all eyes are on the Middle East amid conflict between Iran and Israel, burgeoning humanitarian crises fly under the radar.
