Coalition tanks welfare
Coalition tanks welfare: We must stop their efforts to divide Australians. I am not for a second saying that Coalition voters are beyond the pale. […]
Social Justice
Gay Marriage and why Australia is the developed country left behind
While many Australians are also celebrating the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the United States, they are appalled that our own government treats this as […]
Resisting the tide of Australian extremism. If we don’t, who will?
By Keith Davis Already we have the Nazi slogan of ‘Work Will Make You Free’ splattered heavily across our social welfare landscape. ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ […]
How Australians Justify Torture
Torture is an evocative word. It conjures up images of shackles, chains, beatings, burnings, suffocation, and waterboarding. Almost everyone has watched a movie that incorporates […]
Changing our Welfare Mindset
By Loz Lawrey There is no issue that better highlights the polarisation of opinion in Australian society than welfare. Even though the rich benefit from […]
God did not save the defenceless children . . . we had to save ourselves
The Royal Commission that is exposing the appalling litany of abuse suffered by defenceless children under the care of various religious institutions is a welcome […]
Marriage equality: As simple as changing five words
By Eva Cripps. Catholics are not known for social progression. Abortion is evil. Divorce is a sin. Being gay is unnatural and against God’s will. […]
On entitlement and celibacy
A sense of entitlement is listed as one of the symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which seems so obvious you probably don’t need to go […]
The Welfare Declaration
Keith Davis reports that the March Australia NATIONAL WELFARE MARCH in July intends to do nothing less than change the social welfare landscape of this […]
Personal Choice and Economic Reality; Paid Parental Leave
Paid parental leave is contentious. Parents get fiercely protective over their right to reproduce. Non-parents get angry about subsidising ‘personal choices’. Politicians turn it into […]
Lest We Forget – We’ve Forgotten Too Much Already
Anzac Day is one of the most commemorated days in Australia and this year marks the centennial. It is supposed to be a day to […]
The Magna Carta
Ever wondered where the long road to achieving the rights of the common man began? Guest blogger Graham Parton, explains. If 2014 was the year […]
Abbott going Batty just doesn’t cut it – the media and the minister for women are failing miserably
I admire Rosie Batty. She has suffered immeasurable grief and tragedy with grace, courage and fortitude. She has moved forward, from the depths of despair […]
If you don’t love Australia, leave
It’s time we reclaimed Australia. Because I love this country and I hate to see it being sullied by bigotry and racism. I’ve got a […]
Imagine the uproar if the government shut down the water supply to a ‘white’ community
How quickly things change. In the 1990s the government’s National Homelands Policy encouraged Indigenous Australians to return to their traditional lands where they could live […]