What we’ve learned
By Steve Laing Confusion will be my epitaph. If you don’t listen to early King Crimson, you perhaps won’t know that lyric, but it does […]
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An open letter to all the bigoted, hypocritical politicians of the Australian Government
I am a concerned Australian citizen writing to you today, the evening after the election, concerning marriage equality. Now whilst you are all sitting back, […]
G’day America
By 2353NM Hi, howyagoin? We hear that you are having a real problem with who is going to be your next president. We’ve done our […]
It will be ugly
By Arthur Plottier More extreme-right senators in Canberra. Notably one Pauline Hanson. I am absolutely flabbergasted how people can vote for an individual that promotes […]
Labor’s Epic Campaign in Longman: Social Market Solutions for the Future?
By Denis Bright Australia needs a government with a clear plan for the future. Malcolm Turnbull has such a plan and he deserves another term […]
Let the counting begin
It’s almost time to start counting the votes. Many readers will be watching the live count but for those who aren’t, please feel free to […]
Environmental policy implications of Brexit must be given priority in exit negotiations with the EU
By Dr Anthony Horton In the wake of the Brexit vote, I have chosen to devote this article to discussing what it means for environmental […]
From Brexit, to Trump, to the Australian election: how can politics have meaning in a post-truth world?
By Kate Noble-Judge From the success of Brexit to the rise of Trump in the US presidential elections, the term “post-truth politics” has emerged as […]
Who wants to negotiate?
By Ian Smith It is almost certain that the party we elect in the House of Reps on Saturday will not control the Senate, and […]
The hazards of voting Liberal
By Ad astra It’s clear that around half of all voters for the major parties will vote for the Liberal-National Coalition and half for Labor […]
Your vote is valuable
By 2353NM Over the past couple of months, Turnbull, Shorten, Di Natalie and others have been attempting to convince you that they are worthy of […]
First Time Voter, Last in Line
Many people – including most of us here – were disappointed that such a large number of young people didn’t enrol to vote in the […]
Tula Tzoras: “Unleash Your Full Expression”
Tula Tzoras, Sydney candidate for Online Direct Democracy is a BA Graduate of Monash University, with a double major in English Literature and Politics and a […]
Whose life is it anyway?
By Janine Gebert Thirteen years ago I had to dress my 30 year old daughter for her funeral. She had survived a battle with cancer […]
Turnbull’s Medicare backflip – or is it?
By Ken Wolff Turnbull recently announced that his government, if re-elected, will not change any element of Medicare. It came in response to Labor’s campaigning […]