Remembering Pete Steedman
By Gareth Evans I know it’s a cliché to say of someone that after he or she was made they threw away the mold. But […]
Ex-Politicians and the Revolving Door Problem
By Denis Hay Description: Ex-politicians routinely join the fossil fuel industry after leaving office. Explore how this undermines Australia’s democracy and environment. Introduction: Australia’s political […]
Young First Peoples from Australia and Asia-Pacific unite in Canberra for climate action
Oxfam Australia Media Release Four young grassroots climate leaders from the Asia-Pacific region and the Kimberley will today meet with Australian political leaders in Canberra […]
Australia moves further away from National Housing Accord target
New industry forecasts released by Master Builders Australia show the country has moved further away from achieving the National Housing Accord target of 1.2 million […]
Digital Serfs
By Roger Chao Digital Serfs In the glow of the screen, where pixels dance and flicker bright, We trade our days for data streams, surrendering […]
Stop (critical) thinking!
Politically the world seems to be moving very much to the right, and with it there is an attack on thinking, especially critical thinking where […]
Cemetery America
By James Moore Time to tip a hat to America. We’ve only had 45 school shootings this year and what happened in Georgia is (only) […]
The Strange Case Of The Unelectable Albo!
As I said the other day, it’s easy to make predictions; getting them right is the hard bit. So, I approach any future event with […]
Plastic Apocalypse
By Roger Chao Plastic Apocalypse Where the tide leaves in sorrow, where the oceans weep beneath the sky’s wide and endless dome, Lies a silent […]
Monash Experts: National Cabinet announces plan to tackle domestic violence
Monash University The National Cabinet has today agreed to provide $4.7 billion for more services to support the victim-survivors of sexual and family violence. The […]
Oxfam reaction to Australian Government funding for Bangladesh floods
Oxfam Australia Media Release In response to the Australian Government’s announcement to provide funding for humanitarian relief and emergency supplies in response to the recent […]
Give Me Missiles: Gina Rinehart and the Pathologies of Mining
Power should only ever be vested carefully, and certainly not in the hands of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, a creature so comically absurd as to […]
Bill Shorten: a lion of the Australian labour movement
Australian Workers’ Union Media Release The Australian Workers’ Union congratulates Bill Shorten on his remarkable 30 years of service to the Australian labour movement. Bill […]
Monash Expert: US accuses Russia of 2024 election interference
Monash University The Biden administration has accused Russia of carrying out a sustained campaign of disinformation targeted at American voters with the aim of influencing […]
Craven Tokenism: The UK Suspension of Arms Export Licenses to Israel
The government of Sir Keir Starmer, despite remaining glued to a foreign policy friendly and accommodating to Israel, has found the strain a bit much […]