Hold my hand
A Christmas Exhortation from Manus Hold my hand In this world, the situation is still so bad somewhere Some people face difficulties Inflicted by torment […]
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Pain and Hope, Passion and Motivation in Manus Prison Camp
“My name is Samad Abdul and I’m from Pakistan. I have been detained illegally for years in a place where it’s so easy for hope […]
Electoral Business or Funny Business
By Terence Mills The nagging question of politician’s expenses constantly raises its head with still no clear understanding of what is legitimate ‘electoral business’ and […]
We need to understand entrenched belief
By Ad astra Have you noticed how entrenched belief pervades our political and social life? Of course we have been accustomed to it in religious […]
(We) wish you a merry Christmas overseas to nemesis!
By Barddylbach Australians may have forgotten what happened on Halloween already, but it may be harder to forget this will be the fifth consecutive Christmas […]
Helping the Catholic Church out of trouble
By Peter Mcc The Catholic Church finds itself in a bit of a bind these days. They love having their exclusive gentlemen’s club, with all […]
No one being tortured offshore?
By Jane Salmon “We’ll Take That As a Comment.” On QandA this week, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said no one was being “tortured” offshore. Torture […]
To our Government and the Opposition: Get your act together and work for the PEOPLE of Australia
By Tina Clausen What is wrong with you? Your behaviour in Parliament is atrocious and unprofessional. You are like a bunch of squabbling children. Each […]
United Nations Committee Against Torture issues interim measure advising Australia not to deport Tamil Asylum Seeker
Press Release On 11 December 2017, the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) advised the Australian Government that a Tamil man held in immigration detention in […]
Liars always shout and make wild accusations to deflect attention
By Lauraine Knight Turnbull and his MPs have turned all their guns on Sam Dastyari and – aided by the mainstream media and the ABC […]
Watch this space in 2017 – Redux
By 2353NM Normally around this time of the year over at The Political Sword we write an article that discusses some of the themes and […]
Protection of, or Protection from Religion
By Terence Mills The Prime Minister has called for a review of religious protections mainly, the cynical may say, to get the marriage equality legislation […]
Playing Chess With Pigeons
By Loz Lawrey I’ve been hearing terms such as “postmodernism”, “neo-marxism” and “the left” bandied about by right-wing commentators ever more frequently lately, so, in order […]
What will foreigners buy next? Answer: Australia
By Community Action Alliance for NSW At Community Action Alliance for NSW (CAAN) we long ago joined the dots on how the Housing Affordability Crisis […]
The LNP’s Banking Royal Commission: Enhancing Market Ideology?
Do the Terms of Reference in the LNP’s Banking Royal Commission challenge the growth of market ideology in federal LNP politics? Denis Bright reports. The […]