The biggest scam against Aboriginal Australia
One of the biggest political scams in Australia is unfolding and the only people seeing it are our first inhabitants, writes Vanessa Kairies. Vanessa, a […]
Social Justice
Cashless Welfare Card – an insult to all Australians
Australians are fortunate in many ways. Despite the best efforts of the Abbott Government to further marginalise vulnerable people, the majority of the population lives […]
Racist Australia? Of course.
The Adam Goodes booing saga has me shocked. I’m not shocked at the incident itself; as a lifelong AFL supporter I’ve seen a lot of […]
Some thoughts on compassion
Our fears towards asylum seekers are unfounded, but they are enough to sway elections writes Professor Emerita Marian Quartly. Psychologists argue that the world is […]
Australian Compendium
There is so much to love about Australia. We love living here, and visiting celebrities are wise enough to say how much they love visiting […]
Can we talk about the grey?
While the Labor Party debates their asylum seeker policy at their national conference this weekend, grappling with the task of finding a tenable position, a […]
“What about my rights?”
It would be easy to assume that the Government of a country founded on democratic principles and the rule of law would have a semblance […]
A blueprint for building a better Australia
Long-term Brisbane community activist and trade unionist Adrian Skerritt spoke at the National Welfare March rally in Brisbane on Sunday 12 July 2015. Adrian is […]
Aliens, Allegiance to Australia and 1984
What do aliens, allegiance to Australia and 1984 have in common? Surprisingly, not George Orwell’s spookily accurate prediction of life under the Abbott Government in […]
White Supremacist says Ms. Hanson is misunderstood
The Reclaim Australia Movement is conducting a rally in my home town of Rockhampton and Pauline Hanson will be the guest speaker at the event. In […]
We are governed by child abuse enablers
It’s hard to believe anything Prime Minister Tony Abbott says. But there is one thing that seems to frighten him more than the threat of […]
National Rallies call for welfare change
MARCH AUSTRALIA Media Release March Australia is hosting the National Welfare March at a number of locations around the nation this weekend. “The time is […]
The desperation of marriage equality opponents
A disturbing trend is emerging in the same-sex marriage debate. Reminiscent of a child throwing a tantrum, individuals and representatives of organisations opposed to equality […]
Terror Australis: There is a craziness abroad in our wide brown land
By Keith Davis Dangerous small minds control our levers of power and we-the-people are, through our very apathy, steering our country down a path that […]
“I wonder how the hell you can put a baby in detention”
Dear Prime Minister, I know you are busy ‘securing our nation against the various challenges that we face at home and abroad’. I know same-sex […]