Don’t ignore the flurry of activity by Australia’s radicalising right
The “great patriotic conference in Madrid” has echoes in a flurry of National Conservative (NatCon) activity in Australia. Here too, corporate dollars keep the illiberal […]
Politics
The international radical right is built by the corporate dollar
In Australia and around the world, the far right is actively working and meeting, aiming to recreate their nations in a form most of us […]
An Innocent Man?
By James Moore “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone mis doing it” – Saint Augustine. […]
Soaking Sunak Calls the Sodding Election
It was a pitiful sight. Soaked and literally washed-out, the feeble thin British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made an announcement that caught many in his […]
Chalmers’ babies and Dutton’s migrants: Australia’s population debate
What kind of population does Australia need? Jim Chalmers recently informed us that Australian citizens ought to have more babies. Commentators on various blogs and […]
Australia’s Anti-ICC Lobby
Throwing caution to the wind, grasping the nettle, and every little smidgen of opportunity, Australia’s opposition leader, Peter Dutton, was thrilled to make a point […]
C’mon, we’re better than this
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton made his Budget Reply speech last Thursday night. In his speech, he claimed a Coalition Government he led would have reduced […]
Opposition Budget in Reply: Peter Dutton has no plan on climate change
Solutions for Climate Australia Media Release National advocacy group Solutions for Climate Australia called out Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for not making a single mention […]
Understanding the risk
It’s often claimed the major supermarkets would prefer to see tonnes of fresh food be dumped rather than sell less than ‘perfect’ fruit and veggies […]
A Brutal Punishment: The Sentencing of David McBride
Sometimes, it’s best not to leave the issue of justice to the judges. They do what they must: consult the statutes, test the rivers of […]
Corporatocracy
It’s time we reckoned with what it means to become a corporatocracy. Our governments exist to enact the desires of their corporate masters. Some of […]
Budget Futures in a Time of Global Economic Nationalism
By Denis Bright Jim Chalmer’s Budget received a good reception. Commentators identified with the government’s cost-of-living commitments but wanted more targeting of this assistance to […]
Pezzullo: The Warmonger Who Won’t Go Away
The compromised former top boss of the Australian civil service has the lick and smell of belligerence. Begrudgingly conceding error and when in office, a […]
Neoliberalism dreads an educated electorate
Those with a dedicated interest in maintaining the status quo fear education in the wrong hands. America’s current moment illuminates trends in Australia’s education: from […]
Australian Futures: Conventional Strategic Wisdom Versus the Long Economic March?
By Denis Bright The strategic game of Chinese checkers has replaced the warm handshakes between neoliberal leaders and the leaders of Chinese government in the […]