Forty years later and we are going backwards
Sydney University in the late 1970s was an exhilarating place to be. There were feminists, gays, environmentalists, socialists and hippies all challenging the traditional patriarchal […]
Politics
Talking about reform…
One reform that should be brought about immediately is to take the appointment of statuatory positions and public service jobs out of the hands of […]
If you can’t control the kids, Mr Turnbull, then you are responsible for the damage
By Noely As any parent can tell you, words matter as much as actions. If your kid mucks up, you just glance at them and […]
The rise and fall of Malcolm Turnbull
On my first day of high school, I was looking around at all the new people with whom I would be spending the next six […]
The Coalition’s False Employment Boast
Bill Shorten addressed the National Press Club on Tuesday and committed a future Labor government to a policy of full employment. When asked by Leigh […]
Why the Greens did what they did
The Greens have come under heavy criticism after they voted with the Coalition to gag debate on the bill to legalise same-sex marriage – something […]
Christensen must go
In his desperation to attack the Safe Schools Coalition Program, George Christensen has plumbed new depths. La Trobe University is a partner of the program. […]
Two Questions Scott Morrison Needs to be Asked.
In the next few months, media writers, commentators and interviewers will find politicians breaking down doors in an effort to have themselves heard on radio, […]
The guardians
Living in a marginal seat, I get polled a lot and I only expect that to increase during this methuselean campaign which has already kicked […]
Yes, we do need to talk about the spurious nonsense being taught to children in our schools
By James Moylan This week the Liberal Senator for South Australia, Cory Bernadi, told SKY News that the Safe Schools Project is actually aimed at […]
Another flip flop week for Malcolm Turnbull
Double D is all the buzz in Canberra this week as a Malcolm Turnbull shrewdly deflect a bit of media attention away from Niki Savva, […]
Malcolm’s Bitter Harvest
By Ad astra It would be trite to begin with the platitude: You reap what you sow. To Malcolm Turnbull though, that cliché must have […]
Day to Day Politics: Is the IPA getting its way?
Sunday March 13 2016 The Insidious Invasion of the IPA into Australian Politics, or Public Apathy and 75 Ideas to Make You Shudder. The Institute […]
Shorten’s great ‘election risk’ is worth taking
The headline in The Age today, ‘Battle lines: Shorten’s great election risk’ linked to the article ‘I can win’: Bill Shorten draws election battle lines. […]
Election 2016: Media Groundhog Day
By James Moylan In the 80s and 90s we often discussed the need to rid Australia of the dead hand of our media monopolies. It […]