Clever compassion builds national well-being
By Jane Salmon Last week a rough sleeper died out in the open of sheer cold. She was younger than me. She died in a […]
Social Justice
The Invisible Army
By Edward Eastwood You wouldn’t think that Steve was unemployed if you passed him in the street or sat next to him on public transport. […]
Immigration tries first forced removal from Manus Island
Media release from the Refugee Action Coalition Immigration tries to intimidate first removals from Manus Island: injunctions sought Late yesterday afternoon, Thursday 13 August, Immigration […]
The silenced majority
By Vanessa Kairies You wouldn’t want to be gay, transgender, bi-sexual, a refugee, a Muslim, a First Australian, homeless, unemployed, sick, facing retirement, in aged […]
Australia has a duty of care towards asylum seekers
By Vanessa Kairies Is Tony really a good Catholic? I often wonder how he sleeps at night, because there is such hypocrisy between his attitude […]
Abbott is threatening to jail the wrong people.
Tony Abbott has made many terrible decisions during his tenure as Prime Minister. Broken promises, backflips, outright lies, and a fierce defence of travel rorters […]
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 […]
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 […]