Australia’s poor old women
By Jane Caro Despite women facing the wage gap, eventual poverty and possible homelessness, the government is quite happy to blame us for our fate. […]
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The big lie
By Leonie Saunders A little over two weeks have passed since I listened intently to the presenter of the ABC’s Statewide Drive program, Nicole Chvastek […]
The forced sterilisation of women in detention is nothing new
By Mikayla Chadwick The headlines may have shocked the world, but the forced sterilisation of immigrants in detention centres is not new, nor should it […]
The $3.5 billion investment in the NBN is not an upgrade
By Laurie Patton The Coalition has announced that a further $3.5 billion will be poured into the NBN. But, don’t get it twisted, this is […]
Will the pandemic force us to recognise how privileged we are?
By Claire Harris With a pandemic sweeping across the globe, I’m wondering if this is the moment when we finally realise how fortunate we are. […]
‘Climigration’: Whole communities are moving due to climate change
By Dr Tony Matthews Climate change increasingly threatens communities all over the world. News of fires, floods and coastal erosion devastating lives and livelihoods seems […]
Truth be known
By Robert Stygall A new mutant strain of Covid emerged – to be known as Covid-X. This was even more virulent than the first strain, […]
Newspoll, Insiders, and what’s new in politics
1 I have always said that polls at this time of the election cycle only ever tell us what people are thinking at the time, […]
Low hanging fruit
By John Haly Disparaging the unemployed youth as lazy, pampered and opposed to hard work is a conservative mantra. Conscripting youth into the army (as […]
Addressing the mental health needs of asylum seekers: A compassionate and trauma-informed approach
University of South Australia Media Release A new study by The University of South Australia has found mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder […]
Seeking the Post-COVID Sunshine: Is Fine-Tuning of National Curriculum Goals a Sufficient Tinkering with School Priorities?
By Denis Bright Educational priorities particularly in Humanities (HASS) and both Literary and Environmental Sustainability are key initiatives for the emergence of a more independent […]
Frydenberg’s Folly
By Ad astra What’s happened to Josh Frydenberg? As many have commented, Frydenberg’s vicious attack on Victoria’s Premier, Dan Andrews, came as a surprise. It’s […]
Now the blame game
By Ad astra Do you, like me, bristle as you hear the political class playing the blame game? Seldom have we been so inundated […]
Seeking the Post-COVID Consensus – A New Emphasis on Preventative Healthcare
By Denis Bright The drift to corporate healthcare should be challenged at all levels of government across Australia. It is a treatment model with unintentional […]
Trump doesn’t matter
By Kirsten Tona What’s happening in America has already happened and there’s no going back. Donald Trump is one fucked-up individual. And he’s a problem. […]