Adam Goodes: Free Speech Vs the Moral Authority to Express a View
Our Constitution does not guarantee free speech. It only implies that we have it. That being said, we assume that anyone has a right to […]
Politics
The victim mentality
When Julie Bishop appeared in Harper’s Bazaar in December last year she said women should “stop whingeing and just get on with it.” “Please do […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
1 It’s difficult to criticise Labor’s proposal to impose the so called Buffet Tax on the rich when the Australian Taxation Office had found that […]
Boys Club Beneficiary Gives Opinion On Quotas and the Quality Of Women
This week we have witnessed white people instructing Aboriginal people about what is or is not racism. We have witnessed the Speaker of the House who has been exposed to be a serial breaker of rules, receive backing from the Prime Minister to remain in the job which will decide who else breaks the rules. Now we have Jamie Briggs, Member for Mayo, a former PM staffer elevated into a blue ribbon seat by The Boys Club, giving his opinion on ‘quotas and the quality of women in parliament.’ Has the world gone mad?
Bishop stays. Goodes goes. Abbott is silent. What is wrong with this picture?
In case you are still in any doubt about what matters and what doesn’t to the Anglo-Saxon hegemony think on this: white Speaker of the House […]
The politics of solidarity
Solidarity is an idea that is in the foundations of the ALP, writes Tim Curtis, and that means sticking together to fight for the common […]
Ten Questions for Cory Bernardi and Penny Wong
Ten questions I would have liked to have asked Cory Bernardi and Penny Wong on marriage equality
With all that is wrong with Australia, all we hear about is boats
I truly detest how this country is treating asylum seekers and I detest the policies of both the Coalition and Labor – none of which […]
Scare Campaigns Hide an Economic Void
Just eight weeks after the release of the 2015-16 Federal Budget, one that the MSM will tell you was well received, serious doubts are now […]
Understanding ‘Abbott-Speak’ – Truthiness to English Dictionary
Listening to Tony Abbott speak can be confusing. One day he’s saying something like “Let me be as categoric as I can, the GST won’t […]
Leadership, scandal, and the political process
When sitting Liberal Prime Minister John Howard lost his seat in the 2007 Federal election, three people raised their hand for the leadership of the […]
Better economic managers?
It is in the nature of human beings to remember the past with rose-coloured glasses. Remembering the good bits and not dwelling on the bad […]
The Nationals are a waste of space
In 2013, with 4.3 per cent of the primary vote, the Nationals won 9 seats in the House of Representatives. The Greens, with 8.6 per […]
Drug Law Reform: The issue we should be debating
Recently, Greens leader Richard Di Natale stepped up to the plate and called for bipartisan support for drug law reform. He believes we can start […]
Refugees? Or Infrastructure?
The following is a guest post by the Alexandria ALP Branch. There’s an anger in Western Sydney that could cost us the next election – […]