The Cancer of Capitalism
By Christian Marx Capitalism by its very definition is exploitative. It relies on winners and losers. At its most basic definition it can be defined […]
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The meaning of life
By Ad astra As you sit on your comfortable chair after a satisfying meal with a glass of your favourite drink in hand and view […]
Social Market Solutions: The Future of the Queensland Nickel Site
Denis Bright invites discussion about the future of the Queensland Nickel site at Yabulu, just north of Townsville in North Queensland. As the icon of […]
A once and future Senate
By Ken Wolff We now know that the Senate elected at the July election comprises 30 Coalition members, 26 from the ALP, 9 Greens, 4 […]
The election in numbers 2: minor parties and independents
By Ken Wolff A number of commentators made the point after the election that almost a quarter of voters did not vote for the major […]
Domestic violence is real: Centrelink where are you?
By Tracie Aylmer I used to be somewhat quiet over the domestic violence that I suffered, although I did advise Centrelink time and time again […]
The Death of the Nation State
By Christian Marx Neoliberalism has seen the gradual erosion of the nation state, and in its place Transnational Corporations have infiltrated Federal governments worldwide. The […]
Why are Abbott’s conservatives destroying our PM?
By Ad astra To those of you who dispute the assertion embedded in the title, let me provide you with supporting evidence. First some questions […]
In praise of our ABC
By Loz Lawrey ABC radio grew my mind. I mean it. Each working day, throughout my career in the building industry, I listened exclusively to […]
Hypocrisy and Censorship from the Right
By Christian Marx Right-wing regimes have a history of censorship and obfuscating the truth. From Mussolini to Hitler to Pinochet, one of the first actions […]
The democratisation of opinion
By Ken Wolff With the rise of the internet and social media almost anyone can express their opinion to an audience in the thousands, even […]
Pretty money makes graves: give in to Trump, give up to lust
By Oliver P. Clarke Well, it has happened. The Republican Party has officially nominated Donald Trump as their candidate for President of the United States. […]
Johno goes to heaven
By 2353NM Johno was (as they say in the classics) a good and decent man. When he dies, he goes to heaven, and St Peter […]
From Hero to Zero – When a PM fails to deliver
By Peter McCarthy When Malcolm Turnbull saved the Liberal Party from annihilation by taking over the Leadership of the party from Tony Abbott, things were […]
Royal Commissions and the LNP
By Tracie Aylmer The 4Corners program into torture within children’s detention centres in the Northern Territory must have really shocked a great number of people […]