So many reasons to March in March
By Loz Lawrey Let’s make a list. I’ll start right here in this article. I know I’ll miss many issues because I’m no expert on […]
Politics
Government to invest in candle factories and horse buggies to improve energy security and lower costs
The LNP has made no secret of the fact that their two top priorities when it comes to Energy and the Environment are security and […]
Exposing Murdoch
By Christian Marx Australia does not have a fair and free media. Anyone who believes this fallacy is grossly misinformed. In fact, almost 70% of […]
Riding on the backs of the poor
Joe Hockey infamously labelled us all as “lifters or leaners”, he just mixed the labels up. The conservative government has decided it is the poor […]
The problem with men
The predominance of men in hierarchical positions in religion, politics and business cannot be denied. In 1950 years, we have never had a female Pope […]
Why Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is doomed
By Ross Hamilton There were many of us who thought Pauline Hanson’s departure from Federal Parliament in 1998 meant an end to her as a […]
Passengers in a driverless car
So much of political debate comes down to the question of government intervention. Should the government manage the economy in a hands-off, neoliberal manner, […]
Is Trump the Disaster we had to have?
By James Moylan Since WWII the American government has been taken over by big business. Much of the American population does not vote, simply because […]
Where are my (and your) taxes going?
While I was at Births, Deaths and Marriages I was stunned at the state of the waiting area. The seats were filthy. A friend asked […]
Would you give your bank statements to Births, Deaths & Marriages?
For reasons of privacy, I don’t like giving my bank statements to the government – but I’ve just been required to do exactly that. After four […]
Turnbull follows Trump’s lead in politics of personal abuse and campaign of lies.
“Don’t be a Malcolm”, warned The Toronto Star, as it urged Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau, not to ruffle Mr. Trump’s feathers as Malcolm Turnbull had done by trying to […]
What is Plan B, Malcolm?
By Bob Rafto Imagine that you have consulted 100 doctors, 97 of them have diagnosed you with cancer and the other 3 said there’s nothing […]
Why Are There Asian Australians Running As One Nation Candidates?
One Nation has endorsed a candidate in Western Australia who is from an Asian Australian background for the state’s upcoming election next month. You would think that after […]
Fake threats, and democracy
Demands that we be kept “safe” by governments play into the hands of conservatives who simultaneously, and with an alarming degree of cognitive dissonance, […]
Will Turnbull turn to jelly when threatened by the sugar plum fairy?
George Christensen has decided he is important and, as such, is making demands accompanied by threats. Now I am sure George views himself as some […]