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Israel and the Gulf states are pushing towards a normalisation of ties, entrenching cooperative measures that go back decades. By solidifying relations with the Gulf monarchies, writes Rupen Savoulian, Tel Aviv aims to isolate the Palestinians, score diplomatic and economic victories, and formalise an anti-Iranian alliance.

As university staff begin to emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown, many 鈥 perhaps most 鈥 are perplexed at the perverse behaviour of the National Tertiary Education Union, write two members Tim Battin and Kelvin McQueen.

Women are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 economic pain, in what some have dubbed the 'pink collar' recession, writes Pip Hinman.

Calls are growing for early childhood education to move away from the for-profit model, writes Jim McIlroy.

Black men and women are murdered by cops and white thugs, and nothing happens. The criminal 鈥渏ustice鈥 system legally backs the crimes of cops and racists as 鈥渏ustifiable鈥. It happens so often that African Americans initially just shrug and hold back outrage, writes Malik Miah. Then anger explodes when the truth is revealed.

Hundreds of people聽from across Australia connected via Zoom on May 19 to tell Marsh insurance brokers not to help Adani find insurance for its controversial coal mine, reports Coral Wynter.