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Keywords: We Are The World

  • INTERNATIONAL

    The use and abuse of tariffs

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 12 February 2025

    Can tariffs really create a fair economy? As President Trump’s administration leans into protectionist trade policies, we must ask whether these strategies undermine the values of mutual respect and shared prosperity that should define both national and international relationships.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Smartphones took over the world. Can we opt out?

    • Binoy Kampmark
    • 04 February 2025

    Smartphones dictate access to commerce, communication, and even education, and face-to-face transactions have all but disappeared. Have we willingly surrendered choice for convenience? As digital payments become the norm, are those choosing to live without a smartphone excluded from modern society?

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Brushes with the badlands

    • David Halliday
    • 03 February 2025

      “Underworld figure shot in our basement carpark.” Australia is meant to be one of the world’s safest places, where violence belongs to someone else’s world, until it shows up at our door. When it does, how are we supposed to respond?

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    We’re outraged with hypocrisy. Is that hypocritical?

    • Barry Gittins
    • 29 January 2025

    As the news cycle fills with exposés of hypocrisy, from politicians to celebrities, we are confronted with uncomfortable questions: When should we hold others to account, and when should we accept the contradictions in ourselves and others? The answers, it seems, lie somewhere between judgment and grace. 

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  • AUSTRALIA

    What the great teachers leave behind

    • Warwick McFadyen
    • 29 January 2025

      The relationship between a teacher and a student can be profound in ways that are not realised at the time. As schools go back, it's worth revisiting the gratitude we have for our great teachers, and reaffirming how a mentor’s gentle encouragement can shape a lifetime.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Falling, flying and the weight of the world

    • Barry Gittins
    • 18 December 2024

    As airports swell with holiday travellers chasing far-flung reunions and tropical getaways, a paradox looms above the tarmac: while we demand action on climate change, few are ready to ground themselves. Flight represents humanity’s defiance of limits — an act of freedom, wonder, and consequence. Can we balance soaring ambitions with planetary survival?

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Reflecting on the year that was

    • David Halliday, Michael McVeigh, Laura Kings, Michele Frankeni, Andrew Hamilton, Julian Butler
    • 18 December 2024

    To close the year for Eureka Street, the editorial team are taking a step back to reflect on the character of 2024. What did it demand of us? What did it teach us about ourselves, and the world we inhabit?

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  • INTERNATIONAL

    Friendship in freefall: Unpacking a crisis of civic disconnection

    • David Halliday
    • 13 December 2024

    In 2024, a fifth of Americans reported having no close friends, and the number is growing, especially among those without college degrees. So what are the societal structures behind this crisis in loneliness, and how we can rebuild meaningful connections?

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  • AUSTRALIA

    The horror of synagogue burning

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 12 December 2024

    The firebombing of Melbourne's Adass Israel Synagogue is a profound tragedy, reflecting the weight of historical hatred and contemporary tensions. Amid global grief and anger, this act of antisemitism compels us to reflect on the shared humanity of all people and the urgent need for peace, understanding, and ethical leadership.

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  • ENVIRONMENT

    On worldbuilding

    • Michael McVeigh
    • 28 November 2024

    Following an underwhelming COP29 climate summit, many are grappling with a collective climate despair in light of sobering news that the 1.5-degree warming target is no longer achievable. How should we confront such a reality while working to build a better, more sustainable world with a sense of hope?

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Gladiator II: Are you not entertained?

    • Eddie Hampson
    • 20 November 2024
    1 Comment

    Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II promises grandeur. Paul Mescal dazzles, Denzel Washington commands, and sharks make their sword-and-sandals debut. But spectacle overshadows story in a sequel that’s more baffling than breathtaking. Are we entertained? Sort of.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead worried

    • Warwick McFadyen
    • 31 October 2024
    1 Comment

    Guildenstern and Rosencrantz find themselves deep in conversation on a sunny November afternoon, questioning the troubling climate of modern power. Can reason stand in a world so ready to yield?

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