The con in constitutional reform
The farce that is the ‘Recognise’ campaign and why there is a push for Australia to become a Republic, by Vanessa Kairies. Once I started reading […]
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Tony Abbott — leader or destroyer?
By Barry Tucker A small heading in today’s Sydney Morning Herald said Tony Abbott is not a bad leader. But how do you judge? If […]
Moral Bankruptcy and Civil Liberties in Modern Australian Politics
The Abbott Government’s gradual destruction of our civil liberties is not something we should be taking lightly, writes Daniel Ellery. Almost 20 years ago, the […]
The Invisible Army
By Edward Eastwood You wouldn’t think that Steve was unemployed if you passed him in the street or sat next to him on public transport. […]
Immigration tries first forced removal from Manus Island
Media release from the Refugee Action Coalition Immigration tries to intimidate first removals from Manus Island: injunctions sought Late yesterday afternoon, Thursday 13 August, Immigration […]
The silenced majority
By Vanessa Kairies You wouldn’t want to be gay, transgender, bi-sexual, a refugee, a Muslim, a First Australian, homeless, unemployed, sick, facing retirement, in aged […]
Australia should consider hosting bases with US forces: A response to this absurd and dangerous proposal in the coming age of pax-Sino
There are telling signs for Australia not to antagonize China, writes Dr Strobe Driver, and the suggestion that Australia should consider hosting bases with US […]
Australia has a duty of care towards asylum seekers
By Vanessa Kairies Is Tony really a good Catholic? I often wonder how he sleeps at night, because there is such hypocrisy between his attitude […]
What does the government want from George Pell?
What do the Pope, George Pell, George Brandis, Tony Abbott and climate change have in common? Quite a lot, suggests Vanessa Kairies. I have been […]
The biggest scam against Aboriginal Australia
One of the biggest political scams in Australia is unfolding and the only people seeing it are our first inhabitants, writes Vanessa Kairies. Vanessa, a […]
This Week: the Fall of representative democracy
By François Crespel Over the course of this week, some events have hammered the first nails in the coffin of representative democracy as we know […]
The politics of solidarity
Solidarity is an idea that is in the foundations of the ALP, writes Tim Curtis, and that means sticking together to fight for the common […]
Some thoughts on compassion
Our fears towards asylum seekers are unfounded, but they are enough to sway elections writes Professor Emerita Marian Quartly. Psychologists argue that the world is […]
The light on the hill is our line in the sand
By Loz Lawrey In the Australian political sphere, clear, well-defined and distinct philosophical approaches have always informed policymaking on both sides of the political divide. […]
Refugees? Or Infrastructure?
The following is a guest post by the Alexandria ALP Branch. There’s an anger in Western Sydney that could cost us the next election – […]