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. […]
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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 – […]
Politicians: undoing their folded lies
By Jennifer Wilson It ought to be self-evident that any individual or politician or government or opposition sincerely concerned with the welfare of waterborne asylum […]
What opposition?
By Matt Hurley It appeared in the beginning that Opposition leader Bill Shorten’s modus operandi was to simply shut up, sit still and watch as Abbott destroyed […]
A solution is ready and available – right here, right now
By Sean Crawley Occasionally I get the chance to talk politics with real life humans. Mostly this centres around apathy, disgust and frustration, and almost […]