The real bullies
By 2353NM A Brisbane 13 year old committed suicide last week because, according to his mother, he was being bullied. He identified as being gay […]
Politics
How to “dissolve the fog of lies”. Try truth?
There’s a piece by ABC journalist Julia Baird in The Age yesterday lamenting the demise of “objective facts” in public discourse. While politicians, lobbyists and […]
I feel sorry for conservatives
It may sound condescending to say I feel sorry for conservatives but I do. Conservatives live in constant fear. Fear of government regulations, fear of […]
A message from your Chairperson
By James Moylan Dear Comrades, The Politically Correct Peoples Association has had a terrific twelve months. I write to thank our all of our thoroughly […]
Dear politicians, Parliament is not your safe place
The reaction of the political class and some journalists to the protest in parliament house on Tuesday is an example of the kind of arrogance […]
No, Pauline, we do not need a debate on Aboriginal identity
In yet another display of pandering to sensationalism, Pauline Hanson wants a debate on Aboriginal identity, lamenting to an enthusiastically agreeable Andrew Bolt that there […]
Elites, the ABC, and hyena vomit
It was with some disbelief that I watched ABC TV coverage of One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s quick trip to the Great Barrier Reef last […]
Did Trumpmania Exist in Australia Before America?
By Erin Chew It seems different cultural and religious groups of Americans are posting, recording and reporting pretty terrible incidences of racism and hate, and […]
You, madam, are most definitely a racist
I wonder if Pauline Hanson understands the word irony. Please explain. In her inimitable style, Pauline stood up in parliament to tell us she was […]
They were just my friends
I was born in the late fifties in a small country town and then went to school in the Western suburbs of Sydney. My friends […]
The rise of political staffers: how people disappeared from policy advice
By Ken Wolff In October Attorney-General Senator George Brandis got into a stoush with Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson which ultimately led to Gleeson’s resignation. At one […]
Greed will kill the golden goose and Queensland, and the world, will be the poorer for it
The Queensland government has joined with the Federal government in another attempt to convince the World Heritage committee not to list the Great Barrier Reef […]
ShapingSEQ: Sustainable Futures for 2041 and Beyond?
By Denis Bright Time alone will fully test the capacity of the South East Queensland Regional Growth Plan (2016-41) (ShapingSEQ) to deliver sustainable urban and […]
The Hanson Media Circus
That’s right. On the day Paul Keating told the ABC they are letting Australians down, and on the day climate scientists warned uncontrolled climate change […]
I know, we’ll have a Taskforce
In April 2014, the CFMEU asked then Employment Minister Eric Abetz to start an urgent investigation into the exploitation of 457 visa workers at Gina […]