Decolonising ‘Decolonisation’
By Robert Wood In Australia, the question of decolonisation is a live and hot issue. It is there too in our neighbours, New Zealand, but […]
Your Say
Pauline Hanson is now the P in LNP – Libertarian, Nationalist, Pauline
By Andrew Chambers This is a party that governs by decree, not with popular, ongoing public support. That is evident with 60 straight poll losses […]
A Lifestyle Coalition
By Robert Wood In re-building the idea of a global left, we must learn from the historical mistakes and victories of previous eras. Communism was […]
An active state, or, what comes after welfare
By Robert Wood In my social media feeds, I often come across plaintive cries and hopeful calls for greater representation of diverse people. This can […]
Monster of Home and Inhuman Affairs
By Barddylbach ‘They’re dead to me’ Peter Dutton, 2018 – ‘Song of the Deadz’, a poem I saidz in reply from below, but read on […]
Smile, I am doing you a favour
By Barddylbach Years ago, when I was young I had a Latin teacher and I didn’t like him very much. He was in fact English, least […]
Art and Exploitation: Ai Weiwei, Dissidence and the Refugee Crisis
The status of dissident offers a certain moral latitude in behaviour, and, in various cases, misbehaviour. The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is one such figure. […]
The Utopian Republic: A Response to Benjamin T Jones
By Robert Wood Hidden in Benjamin T. Jones’ new book, This Time: Australia’s Republican Past and Future, is the question: what does a future Australia […]
Traditions of Diaspora: A Response to Andrew Bolt
By Robert Wood Andrew Bolt has been at it again. He has a long history of race baiting, but recently he has been in a […]
I thought I’d write a letter to the Queen
By Barddylbach “Sir Governor General … I will only say this once so pay attention,” she said. While you were away in Nauru someone swore […]
Salient reminder – Australian election rort a national scandal: plutocracy for all the world to see!
A salient reminder of how the system works while Tasmania counts its votes, could we possibly expect a miracle? Reality says that if someone has […]
After the Divide
By Robert Wood It has been with some angst that I have been watching the Batman by-election from afar. I know the division quite well […]
The evil of Conservatism
By Christian Marx The world is in crisis. Endless wars, famine, rampant racism, assassinations, coups, a corrupted media landscape, increasing attacks on workers’ rights. All […]
The consequences of a job not done
By Andrew Chambers Dear Barney, You have my sympathy. An ordinary bloke should be able to navigate the complexities of the heart and the trousers […]
The Renaissance man
Nineteen years after his passing, former South Australian premier Don Dunstan is still fondly remembered by the Italian community. Here is their tribute. A RICORDO […]