Articles by Dr Victoria Fielding

It is not just workers who should be backing unions and voting Labor. Small and medium business owners should too. Yes, I’m deadly serious. Let […]

Labor’s Mark Butler says unions are in ‘deep crisis’ thanks to Howard ‘smashing the power of organised labour’. Although the history books say that Howard’s […]

When a political event unfolds, you would expect that each media outlet, and each political journalist might report that event from a different angle. You […]

This week we have learned a lot about the way that the political media operates. That’s not to say any of us were surprised to […]

Amongst credible economists and political leaders (so, not including Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison), it is universally accepted that Australia, like most other developed economies, […]

To be a right winger these days, you have to be good at playing the victim. Victim-playing defines the behaviour of right wingers from the […]

In my study of the stories told by the media about industrial disputes, I’ve discovered workers are surprisingly absent from the plot. The reason this […]

The marriage equality ‘yes’ and ‘no’ camps are establishing their campaign narratives. If the ‘yes’ campaign is to win, it’s important that they understand what […]

Shorten used a speech on Friday to set Labor’s economic agenda for the next Labor government. This agenda states clearly that inequality is hurting the […]

Dear Andrew I am responding to your thoughtful opinion piece in The Guardian which aims to justify the Liberal Party’s creation of The Fair Go […]

Note: If you haven’t watched The Handmaid’s Tale (SBS On Demand), and plan to, this post does not include spoilers. I will give a vague […]

It is all very well to be nice and good, but the Labor Party is underselling itself if this is their only appeal to convince […]

Fair. As soon as Turnbull started peppering every statement about his 2017 Budget with the word fair, it was obvious he was responding to focus […]

Since I’m currently researching trade union narratives, you can imagine my ears pricked up when I heard the news today that Fairfax journalists were again […]

Dear Malcolm, It’s been a while since I’ve written an Open Letter. Please don’t think this is due to any apathy on my part; it’s […]