Pious pollies paralyse popular policy
By Brian Morris A raft of socio-political issues – under the cold hand of winter – have advanced with all the speed of an Antarctic […]
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Political transparency
By Nick Chapman, Independent NSW candidate for the Australian Senate A politician’s job is to represent the people, and run the country for the national […]
Behind the NBN raids: hypothetically speaking
By Ken Wolff On Thursday 19 May the AFP raided the parliamentary offices of Stephen Conroy in Melbourne and the home of a political staffer […]
Political and economic coup détat in Australia?
By Andreas Bimba Highly relevant to the forced exit of Australia’s car assembly industry are the free trade agreements (FTAs) and the goals of the […]
Being Progressive: the universal declaration of human rights v the ten commandments
By James Moylan Ignorance is our default setting Ever since the enlightenment the various religious and totalitarian forces scattered about the globe have fought a […]
Hordes of illiterates
By Ad astra If you had to pick a minister to deliver a nasty message, you would not go past Peter Dutton, master of cruel […]
Sydney’s Lock-out Laws: The Death of Nightlife and Tourism
By Oliver Clarke Australia’s a flawed land; a place of construction and destruction, sometimes in the same day. Sometimes in the same place. Sydney is […]
Dead cats and reset buttons
Let’s not give further oxygen to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton’s nonsensical, bigoted and racist comment the other day regarding refugees coming to this country, taking […]
Top hats versus hard hats
By Ad astra Now that the official election campaign has entered its second week, it’s time to assess how each of the major political parties […]
The barbie bigot is back: on Turnbull
By Ken Wolff I previously took Brandis’s advice that we have a right to be a bigot an’ had a go at our last PM, […]
Medical ice age: big freeze continues
By Ken Wolff In a previous piece I asked why the freeze on Medicare rebates, that has been in effect since November 2012, was not […]
Oh, Malcolm, you are true to form
By Mark Clifford Does the name Godwin Grech ring a bell with anyone? Of late I have been saying and writing such profound words like […]
The Income Divide in Australia: The Return of Class-Based Politics?
By Denis Bright For the first time in generations, issues about social class are intruding into the 2016 election agenda. Barnaby Joyce made an unintended […]
Agile and Innovative – the New Reality
By Steve Laing I suspect that if any commentator were to pick an example of the new agile and innovative economy, they’d probably suggest Uber […]
The campaign bus
By 2353NM So who’s enjoying the current federal election campaign? The television stations certainly are as they are boosting their revenue by the second through […]