Laughing Gear
By Ross Sharp Once upon a time … It is 1983 and I am 24 years old, employed and on a wage of about $20,000 […]
Your Say
How politicians force us to make a choice we should never have to make.
The phrase, Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite, frequently attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville but in fact coined by French counterrevolutionary Joseph de Maistre, is translated […]
Public transport is too expensive for the unemployed
By Tracie Aylmer As someone who has tried absolutely everything to get off benefits, only to fail time and again, I have few funds to […]
Why are we still searching for Flight MH370
By Bob Rafto Follow the money on Flight MH370 There’s hardly a week that goes that doesn’t have some human drama of folks in distress […]
Caveat emptor
By Christian Marx It is important to remember that everything the Right do policy wise, is economically or power related. Their core goal is to […]
The future starts now, and it starts with your vote
I’ve been reading a lot around the social media about the concerns that the youth of today showing no interested in politics. With an election […]
It has never been a better time to be a politician!
By Bob Lee We must clear the mind of the past and vigorously challenge and debunk this 2016 Report on the Independent Committee’s Review of […]
The average no-voter
By Tracie Aylmer We all wonder how some people in Australia have no consideration for politics whatsoever. They refuse to want to talk about politics, […]
An open letter to Christians and other bigots
By Sir ScotchMistery For the last several years as a gay man I have stood silently by and allowed your fundamentalist claptrap to interfere with […]
There’s still something missing from our media
Something went missing from our mainstream media after September 2013: the opinion of the opposition leader. Until then it was the most sought after voice […]
We know where Scott Morrison stands
By Shane Crocker The Australian Christian Lobby is holding their 2016 National Conference in Sydney next weekend. Miranda Devine is the special guest speaker for […]
Barcelona tonight
Guest post by Paul Walter, a longtime friend of my blog ‘No Place for Sheep’ and ‘The AIMN’. Fans of Media Watch will recall from […]
What the unions won’t do
Malcolm Turnbull is in campaign mode, which in ‘Liberal speak’ means that the scare campaigns begin. As expected, this election would see a scare campaign […]
The stench of political corruption: the pressing need for a Federal ICAC
By Benny Bongster Political corruption. It smells. Its rancidness is stronger than the stink of mutton left to stew for days under the glaring Australian […]
Let’s make politicians accountable
By Christopher Wingate I asked Tim Wilson pre his position as Human Rights Commissioner if he supported Fiduciary Legislation – law to control the duty […]