A Morbid Fear of Intelligence
By Ross Sharp July 13, 2016, ABC’s “7.30 Report” begins. An interview with Wyatt Roy, the youngest person ever to be elected to Federal Parliament, and […]
Your Say
In a nutshell, Australians are becoming poorer
By Arthur Plottier This week we have in the news the ‘The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey’ (the HILDA report) and it […]
An open letter to Malcolm Turnbull
Dear Mr Turnbull, You may believe that you have won, in some fashion, to keep being the government of the day. You may believe that […]
I’m a carer, but who cares?
Have you ever tried dealing with Centrelink? Don’t bother, you might as well be dealing with the Knights Templar or a secret society. I have […]
If you can’t see the bruises . . .
“My thoughts on domestic violence – as a survivor”, by Tracie Aylmer. When Steve Price delivered his “hysterical” comment last night on QandA, I wasn’t […]
Where is the Eureka Stockade moment?
By Melissa A. Frost It’s Sunday afternoon. A week since the Federal election. The mood is sombre and the online political group I administer on […]
Only the dead have seen the end of it, John
Those with long memories will recall that Sir Robert Menzies said that he had received, in the form of a letter, an official invitation from […]
It will be ugly
By Arthur Plottier More extreme-right senators in Canberra. Notably one Pauline Hanson. I am absolutely flabbergasted how people can vote for an individual that promotes […]
The Marriage Act: what is it good for?
In 2004, the Howard LNP government amended the Marriage Act of 1961 to read as follows: Marriage means the union of a man and a […]
Who wants to negotiate?
By Ian Smith It is almost certain that the party we elect in the House of Reps on Saturday will not control the Senate, and […]
First Time Voter, Last in Line
Many people – including most of us here – were disappointed that such a large number of young people didn’t enrol to vote in the […]
Whose life is it anyway?
By Janine Gebert Thirteen years ago I had to dress my 30 year old daughter for her funeral. She had survived a battle with cancer […]
Why on earth would you want to vote for the LNP?
Give or take a bit, the polls have both parties squared off at 50/50. So it means that half of the voting population are prepared […]
There’s an election around the corner, and it’s hard to pick
By Peter McCarthy The way our democracy has evolved to this point in time has led to much angst, and it’s hardly surprising. Sometimes it […]
Australia shows America what you get with a Trump
By Peter McCarthy In political history Australia generally follows America by about a decade, although that distance may have shortened up more recently. And by […]