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. […]
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‘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. […]
“Alarmism” vs Denial
“We need an enquiry into climate alarmism,” wrote Chris Kenny in The Weekend Australian, 29/8/2020). “When it comes to our bushfires, climate change is so […]
The traits of right-wing extremism
By Kathryn There is so much hatred and violence in an ever-increasingly right-wing world mismanaged by totally corrupt, self-serving, profit-obsessed sociopaths like Donald Trump (USA), […]
Politicians with a death wish
By 2353NM You have to wonder if some with a high profile in the ALP have a political death wish. Recently, the government’s performance was […]
Seeking the Post-COVID Sunshine: Consolidating Win-Win Commercial Relationships with China?
By Denis Bright What should be Australia’s responses to those mega Chinese commercial and development initiatives which have already transformed the global political economy? This […]