An Open Letter to the corporations and people of the 1%
Dear Winners, Congratulations on all your achievements. You have all played the game of capitalism like absolute champions, and you are, without doubt, superlative operatives […]
Articles by Letitia McQuade
Tyranny or Terror? Selling the Politics of Fear.
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week you will no doubt be aware that ASIO is raising Australia’s terror level […]
The world is turning its back on our coal, so what’s Abbott’s plan for our future?
The coalition are right about one thing, coal is one of Australia’s top earners. Coal brought in roughly AU $46 Billion in the 2013 fiscal […]
“Feminist Bitches” – Who Needs Them?
There’s no denying it, Australian women have come a long way. From the married women’s property act to the criminalisation of marital rape. From the […]
Abbott’s Warm Fuzzy Melting Pot
Breaking news! “In light of the complex and challenging security environment facing Australia” Abbott has made another captain’s call; the amendments to section 18c of […]
Refugee Insanity: The Crippling Cost of Australia’s Cruelty…
There is no arguing, Australia’s policies for dealing with refugees cost us a fortune. Off shore detention costs about $3750 per day, per person. Disposable […]
The Highway to Hell, Hockey’s Trickle Down Delusion
In spite of the unprecedented budget backlash the Abbott government remains determined to ape America’s hard right neo-con policy agenda. But when the US government […]
Hockey plays chicken with the back bench
Did Hockey really just “threaten” a Double Dissolution? Dare we hope? You can literally hear the collective gasp of anticipation rippling out over social media. […]
Abbott’s war on the environment is facing some tough opposition
Big mining may have put the COAL in the Coalition, but Abbott’s war on the environment is facing some tough opposition. To spite the Climate […]
Introducing the new “ABC free” AUSTRALIA … now with extra ignorance, selfishness and cruelty
(Or why we need the ABC) Since the coalition’s Murdoch lead victory in last September’s federal election there has been a palpable shift in our […]
THE CLIMATE OF DENIAL: Why real climate action will NEVER come from big business or government.
By Letitia McQuade If a quick study of our industrial age can teach us anything, it is that big business and governments are either not […]
WARNING: Beware of Abbott’s “Free Trade” Trojan horse!
Every so often someone does something so totally unfathomable, something so seemingly devoid of common sense that one is left scratching one’s head asking, “Why […]