Tula Tzoras: “Unleash Your Full Expression”
Tula Tzoras, Sydney candidate for Online Direct Democracy is a BA Graduate of Monash University, with a double major in English Literature and Politics and a […]
Politics
The Coalition has an economic plan – it just isn’t a good one
The Coalition tell us that they have an economic plan for the future. The first part of the plan is to cut government revenue. Joe […]
Was Brexit really democracy in action? (#ItsTime)
Over thirty-three millions Brits exercised their democratic right to have a say in whether Britain should remain in the EU or leave last Thursday. But did […]
An Open Letter to Australian Voters
Dear Australia, Isn’t democracy fun? I know I’m a rarity in my love for politics but even if you hate politics, I still think elections […]
The New Ministry
Most people agree that if Malcolm Turnbull is returned with a reduced majority, he will be under threat from the right wing of his party. […]
On Turnbull and stability
Turnbull relying on Australians seeking stability during a time on [sic] unrest in Europe is the headline of Malcolm Farr’s précis of the LNP election campaign launch, […]
The ‘other’ House: A strategic guide to making your vote really count. (For left-leaning voters’ eyes only.)
You don’t hear much about the election for the ‘other House’ in our Federal Parliament – the Senate. There’s no polls predicting who will win. […]
“Hey, Minister, it’s called democracy.”
The time has come. In just five days, the people of Australia will vote. And the fate of the Minister in charge of one of […]
Turnbull’s Medicare backflip – or is it?
By Ken Wolff Turnbull recently announced that his government, if re-elected, will not change any element of Medicare. It came in response to Labor’s campaigning […]
Gay Things
By Ross Sharp You will have rugs, fabulous, fabulous rugs. Here are some words from a letter in the Sydney Morning Herald of June 25th, 2016 […]
Australian Voters – What are you afraid of?
The tight polls indicate that a number of Australians are afraid of what a change of Government will bring. However, the thought of remaining with the Liberal Government makes me very afraid.
In times of uncertainty we can’t afford ideologues
In 2013, Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz visited Australia. In an article in the SMH titled Australia, you don’t know how good you’ve got […]
The covert anti-Gay email campaign
By James Moylan I am standing in the current election as a candidate for the Senate in Queensland, but do not panic – I am […]
Privatisation by stealth
There has been a lot of talk about the possibility of ‘privatising’ Medicare recently. Unfortunately very few commentators have bothered to drill down into how […]
Why the Brexit result should favour Labor
In 2008, when the full impact of the GFC became apparent to the then Secretary to the Department of the Treasury, Ken Henry, his advice to […]