Canberra and the thumping great Heffalump in the room
By David Ayliffe Shhhhh! There’s a thumping great Heffalump in Federal Parliament and he’s making quite a racket. The Heffalump has been around for quite […]
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Unravelling Polliespeak
By Ad astra This is a sequel to The ugly language of politics, published in November. It endeavours to unpick and describe the many variants of […]
Report from the Asian Summits: From Official US Alliance Media Scripts to New Perspectives for Change
Denis Bright invites comment on the significance of President Trump’s engagements with Asian leaders. Is it outrageous to suggest that travel has widened President Trump’s […]
Sydney firm launches major privacy class action
Media Release A Sydney law firm is expected to launch one of Australia’s largest class actions in the new and expanding area of privacy breaches. […]
Grave fears for brain-injured refugee on Nauru
Refugee Action Coalition Media Release Urgent surgery needed for brain-injured refugee on Nauru A 28 year-old Rohingyan refugee injured in a motorbike accident on Nauru […]
Abbott’s down, but is he out?
By Ad astra Tony Abbott has been on the way down for years. His time in the sun began unexpectedly on the 1st of December […]
A blueprint for change – NJP applauds NT Royal Commission
National Justice Project Media Release The pro bono human rights law firm, the National Justice Project has applauded the forensic and thorough findings of the […]
PNG could soon free these men
By Nikala Sim The fate of 421 refugees and asylum-seekers will be determined in the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea tomorrow week (Wednesday 22/11). […]
Marriage Equality this year: We shall see!
By Terence Mills What has become known as WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith’s draft of amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 appear to be the […]
The ugly language of politics
By Ad astra It was with some trepidation that I embarked upon this piece. Language is complex. Embedded in the language we use is a […]
Politics for Dummies
By Kyran O’Dwyer Without a word of a lie, I searched this internetty thingy for ‘politics for dummies australia’ and only got a few results. […]
Advancing Marathon and Olympic Events in a Globalized Era: Does Commitment to Fitness Have Diplomatic Limits?
Denis Bright invites discussion of the significance of Marathon and Olympic Events in a Globalized Era. Are their limits to fitness generated diplomacy to promote […]
Careful what you wish for
By 2353NM You might have heard of an aircraft manufacturer named Boeing. They are based in the USA and have been happily manufacturing 737s (a […]
Manus: Turnbull’s time to act
By Terence Mills The agreement that Kevin Rudd signed with the PNG government in 2013 includes the provision: “Commencing on the day of announcement, any […]
The only job coming from the Adani mine is a ‘con – job’
By Michael Griffin Adani’s much repeated claim that 10,000 jobs will be generated by its Carmichael coal mining project in Queensland has been contradicted in […]