Shorten draws a line in the sand
Bill Shorten and the Labor party are beginning to demonstrate true grit. The latest policy announcement that will see an end to a welfare handout […]
Politics
Jobs come at a high price for little benefit
I know the government is desperate to find jobs for regional Queenslanders since it is obvious coal mines can’t find private funding. I know the […]
Why “It’s Time” worked. Why Voter caution is required.
By 1PeterMCC Way, way back in ‘72, Gough Whitlam won government from a tired Coalition that had simply run out of puff. The Leadership was […]
Shorten’s New Class War!
Yep, I was mightily confused when I saw the headline today: “SHORTEN’S NEW CLASS WAR!” it blared. And I really wished that the sub-editor was […]
Faraway Places – Ireland: Exotic Landscapes in the Neutral Free State
By Denis Bright In a globalized world, there are great pressures on Irish neutrality. There is a parallel political ascendency for NATO in most European […]
For women to achieve their real potential, we must change the way we view ourselves
For me, the best reaction to the pathetic sledging directed at David Warner, and his mishandling of it, came from former Australian netball captain Liz […]
A simpler time
By 2353NM Recently the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, visited Sydney for meetings with the Australian Government. Ardern is the leader of the NZ […]
Scrap school ‘chaplains’ in this May Budget
4-year funding is due to expire in May for the National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP) — but fundamentalist MPs want it renewed and expanded by 25 […]
“Despite the light at the end of the tunnel, the journey ahead will not be smooth.”
“Despite the light at the end of the tunnel, the journey ahead will not be smooth.” Wang-Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister. China’s philosophical Foreign Minister, Wang […]
Media silence: NT Govt caught stealing $2 billion from Indigenous budget
By Welcome to Country There has been nothing but silence after The Australian revealed the NT Government kept over $2 billion of its Indigenous aid […]
Bullied Relations: Australia, East Timor and Natural Resources
“The Commission instead opted for the easiest way out, which is a shame as in my perception it reveals a lack of impartiality on your […]
Craig Kelly is a dangerous embarrassment
I cannot tell if Liberal MP, Craig Kelly, is dumb as a post or if he thinks we are. Highlighting the internal divisions in the […]
Dumping Wilson Security: The NGV, Art and Refugee Detention
Art and politics mix, often poorly. Artists are sometimes the hoodwinked emissaries of the latter, sponsored, enlisted and marshalled by the state and corporate entities. […]
This is a serious building where serious decisions are made
On Sunday, returning Nationals minister Keith Pitt tried to tell us that “This is a serious building where serious decisions are made and we continue […]
The Genesis of Social Disintegration
By Ad Astra As an ordinary citizen, do you sometimes survey the social landscape and recoil in bitter disappointment as you witness the social order […]