Monsanto Tribunal
By Fran Murrell Monsanto Tribunal: how to stop companies poisoning people, intimidating critics and destroying environments. Companies must be held accountable for human rights abuses, […]
Politics
If you want evidence-based decision making then you need to actually consider the evidence
Why is the government considering giving Adani a billion dollars? According to Richard Denniss, it’s a muscle-flexing exercise for Barnaby’s boys. “Subsidising the world’s largest […]
Telstra’s copper network was almost dead 15 years ago, and they knew it
The internet can be a goldmine of little gems. And dig away, you might strike a little gem or two. Like these: In October 2013 […]
The suppository of all wisdom’s verbal diarrhea flows unchecked
Returning triumphant from his taxpayer-funded pollie pedal ride, Tony Abbott has engaged in a media blitz to pass on his diagnosis of the problems […]
The Damned
This morning I read this tweet from Fairfax journo Ross Gittins: My first thought was, a new kind of human being has emerged. One without […]
Informed citizens or contented consumers
There is great value in maintaining a national broadcaster that is publicly owned and funded, politically independent and fully accountable. Public ownership brings a distinct […]
Australia follows USA blindly into disaster in Syria and North Korea
The Donald follows rave reviews of his hugely popular Syrian bombing this week by trashing his “America First” isolationist foreign policy. “Just a jump to […]
Open letter to PM Turnbull about automation
By Ad astra Prime Minister The people of Australia are aware of your desire that this nation and its people be agile, enterprising, and ever […]
The mobile phone is throttling Jesus
Musing about the benefits of less God at Easter. #1. At Easter it is a good moment to settle back and consider our slow yet […]
For the sake of our children and our planet, we must demand better
In 2012, former judge and anti-corruption campaigner, Tony Fitzgerald, wrote an article titled The body politic is rotten in which he espoused the view that […]
What They Say, Is Not What They Do
“He’s a can-do prime minister,” she said, “He’s got a vision for this country, he’s got a lot of issues to deal with but he’s […]
Is the housing crisis being totally ignored by the government?
By RH Equitable reform within the Australian housing market can never be achieved without a detailed understanding of the various market problems and a broad […]
It’s not the ABC’s fault that you look like idiots
It was inevitable that James Ashby’s One Nation would fall out with the ABC. James likes to very much control the questions that can be […]
How are the ‘adults’ managing our economy?
By Ad astra Who will ever forget the insults, the slurs, and the slander that the Coalition heaped upon Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and Wayne […]
HSR could be a game changer
Once again, we find our Prime Minister arguing the case for something he thinks is a “thoroughly bad idea.” In an address to the Brisbane […]