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Pearls and Irritations – Public policy journal

Read progressive, liberal commentary on issues that impact Australians. Our daily articles focus on politics, public policy and world affairs.

  • By John Menadue, et al.
  • Based in Australia and United States of America
  • Roughly nine posts per day
  • First post on

Posts per month

Data for this chart is available in the table below
Posts per month
Month starting Posts
Dec 2022 148
Jan 2023 207
Feb 2023 198
Mar 2023 238
Apr 2023 218
May 2023 231
Jun 2023 217
Jul 2023 230
Aug 2023 233
Sep 2023 223
Oct 2023 234
Nov 2023 222
Dec 2023 238
Jan 2024 294
Feb 2024 261
Mar 2024 259
Apr 2024 246
May 2024 280
Jun 2024 272
Jul 2024 283
Aug 2024 262
Sep 2024 281
Oct 2024 288
Nov 2024 270

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

Under the spell of denial: the Khmer Rouge in New York and Netanyahu in Washington
Few alliance nations would ponder how the cadence of Netanyahu’s speech inside Congress put them under the spell of denial. This is akin to the Khmer Rouge (government in exile) that was invited to hold …
On , by Peg LeVine, 61 words
A ceasefire in Lebanon – Gaza next?
Third party intervention led by the US and France has achieved a ceasefire in Lebanon. The US now needs to push for a settlement in Gaza where the combatants withdraw, and an external force is …
On , by Michael Keating, 65 words
Updates from Jerusalem, then and now
From the Committee to Protect Journalists: “The Israel-Gaza war has taken an unprecedented toll on Gazan journalists since Israel declared war on Hamas following its attack against Israel on October 7, 2023. As of November …
On , by Stephanie Dowrick, 71 words