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An editorial is presented that highlights the ongoing consequences of Australia's asylum-seeker policies as Abolfath Gheitasi, imprisoned on Manus Island for nearly a decade, douses himself in petrol in Port Moresby. It mentions that the exportation of this cruel system became evident as Britain, UK, contemplated a similar Illegal Migration Bill. It highlights that the regime, advised by Alexander Downer, dismisses the suffering of individuals like Gheitasi, with its uncertain nature.

The article focuses on the phone-hacking scandal involving the media business of Rupert Murdoch, founder of News Corp., in 2011. It contends that Jewish leaders and supporters of Israel in the U.S., Great Britain and Australia worry that pro-Israel coverage of many Murdoch publications may be stifled as a result of the scandal. It also explores the relationship of Murdoch with Israel that allegedly impacted on decisions of his publications.

The article discusses the history of income-contingent loans (ICL) with a focus on the Tuition Postponement Option (TPO) started in the 1970s by Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Topics discussed include the efforts of Yale president Kingman Brewster Jr. to create ICLs, the influence of economists Milton Friedman and James Tobin, and the use of ICLs in Australian and British higher education.