Crossing the Australian Social Divide: The Case of Riverview, Queensland
By Denis Bright Come on a journey to just one of many social divides in Australian living standards. The Brisbane River at Riverview is the […]
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“We haven’t received many Christmas cards this year,” said a somewhat bemused Carol. Christmas, as we all know, is a time for giving and caring, […]
Hold my hand
A Christmas Exhortation from Manus Hold my hand In this world, the situation is still so bad somewhere Some people face difficulties Inflicted by torment […]
Neutral Athletes: Russia, Drugs and the Olympics
Being a moralist in the Olympics doesn’t carry you very far. Turn one way, and there are enterprising drug cheats; turn another, there are wads […]
(We) wish you a merry Christmas overseas to nemesis!
By Barddylbach Australians may have forgotten what happened on Halloween already, but it may be harder to forget this will be the fifth consecutive Christmas […]
United Nations Committee Against Torture issues interim measure advising Australia not to deport Tamil Asylum Seeker
Press Release On 11 December 2017, the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) advised the Australian Government that a Tamil man held in immigration detention in […]
What will foreigners buy next? Answer: Australia
By Community Action Alliance for NSW At Community Action Alliance for NSW (CAAN) we long ago joined the dots on how the Housing Affordability Crisis […]
Democracy in Chains
By Max Ogden Book Review: Democracy in Chains (by Nancy MacLean) I have rarely accepted conspiracies, which are often embraced too readily. What often appears as a […]
Politics for good
Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease with consequences ranging from a mild illness, through lifetime disability to death. The disease is also known as polio. It […]
Match Report: Australia vs Prime Minister’s XI
By Richard O’Brien The international cricket season kicked off last Sunday with the annual charity match between the Prime Minister’s XI and the Australian XI […]
Unrest review: an intimate journey
By Siobhan Simper Have you ever seen yourself onscreen? I hadn’t – until I watched Unrest. From the opening scene, when a desperately ill Jennifer […]
Sodomy and Pell
By John Haly Has the cover-up of sexual abuse by the religious leaders in this country ceased, or is a culture of concealment still […]
Canberra and the thumping great Heffalump in the room
By David Ayliffe Shhhhh! There’s a thumping great Heffalump in Federal Parliament and he’s making quite a racket. The Heffalump has been around for quite […]
Sydney firm launches major privacy class action
Media Release A Sydney law firm is expected to launch one of Australia’s largest class actions in the new and expanding area of privacy breaches. […]
Grave fears for brain-injured refugee on Nauru
Refugee Action Coalition Media Release Urgent surgery needed for brain-injured refugee on Nauru A 28 year-old Rohingyan refugee injured in a motorbike accident on Nauru […]