Here is an ‘industry’ where true balance is missing
By Tony Andrews For full participation, just like any other Australians, First Nations need allies and support. Big business has a seemingly bottomless source of […]
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Power over the destiny of others is never given up easily
By Tony Andrews I’m coming from a perspective of almost complete ignorance about First Nation Australian people. Land rights, native title, pan-Aboriginal relationships, history, culture, […]
The conversation we don’t have but desperately need
By Sean Hurley We need to have a conversation about economics. Not the prototypical economic conversation; there’s no need to discuss regulation, interest, inflation, derivatives, […]
Is the world swerving extreme right?
By Ad astra Are you as alarmed as I am when you see on our TV screens, or hear on the radio, or read in […]
Cash cows and emasculation
Fanaticism is a concerning thing. It is a concern when some people cannot understand that there is sometimes a perfectly acceptable alternative to a view […]
IPA: Institute of Pathetic Authoritarians
By Christian Marx Australia has a big problem. The democratic processes and freedom of the press is under threat. Not content with having an out […]
At what date do you wish to see a dystopian world, or your children or grandchildren dead?
By Keith Antonysen Lately, when there is discussion of climate change there are two conversations going on; one pushing the need for reliable energy sources, and […]
America’s 51st state: North Australia
By Tony Ryan Australia’s celebrated Arnhem Land aerospace project, rather than being dedicatedly civilian as the nation was media-led to believe, will have a US […]
“We don’t feel for one minute we are free”
Samad is a writer from Pakistan and an administrator of Writing Through Fences. Obeida is an auto-mechanic from Syria. Samad speaks with Obeida about life […]
The Decomposition Coffin
By Melissa A. Frost “I’m writing a paper on the future of the elderly in Australia, Melissa,” said the nurse I was signing S8 drugs […]
Privatise and perish
By 2353NM Once upon a time in a land not so far away, the governments that supplied services actually controlled the services they supplied. The […]
Things Labor must do in its 1st term
By Shane Wombat G’day … It’s Time. If Bill Shorten wants to leave a lasting legacy and secure like Gough Whitlam his place in history […]
The admirable politician
By Ad astra Look back over items published on The Political Sword over the years and you will see countless pieces that describe the appalling state of […]
Something is Rotten
By Christian Marx There is a foul stench emanating from planet earth. The noxious smell emanates from a single destructive paradigm. That festering greed is […]
Do unto refugees
By John Haly Deterring and imprisoning asylum seekers is gaining popularity in the western world. Punishment by separation of children from parents now has occurred […]