Australia voted for the non-existent Palestinian state to be accorded (almost) full membership of the UN. Even the UK didn’t go that far, abstaining, along with 24 other countries. Eight honourable countries voted with Israel to oppose the resolution – the USA, Hungary, PNG, Nauru, Micronesia, Palau, the Czech Republic and Argentina. Australia was part of…

Over on Youtube, JimmyThomist is presenting on his channel, Operational Art of War, a magnificent series on the Russo-Ukraine War that looks at it largely from the operational perspective. What he means by ‘operational’ are the requirements necessary for armed forces to operate effectively, where the relevant dimensions are space, supply, transportation and terrain. Update…

A few words from Seething on the idea behind Bumtree: G’day (again) Dover, I’ve been pondering the feedback on Bumtree and realised I hadn’t informed either yourself or a potential audience of the nature of the comic. I wonder if some were expecting the type of political caricatures that Tom links to each morning? Bumtree is not an…