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 […]
Social Justice
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 […]
Our great white God prefers white people
There are times in our lives when we witness or hear something that belittles an individual, the act of which repulses us and the memory […]
What’s in it for ME? Society’s dilemma
Managing change is part of my day job. One of the catch phrases we use these days is “what’s in it for me”. In “selling” […]
International Women’s Day lunch venue highlights lack of understanding from the Government
How out of touch is the government when it comes to addressing domestic violence? Totally, reports Jennifer Ellem. There are times when you hear something […]
ICC hits out at Tony Abbott over treatment of Gillian Triggs
The appalling treatment of Human Rights Commission (HRC) president Gillian Triggs at the hands of Prime Minster Tony Abbott and Attorney General George Brandis has […]
Sussan Ley updates the nation on Medicare
As any regular reader of my work is aware, I have been very vocal about the various changes to Medicare proposed by the LNP government. […]
Selective compassion
We must ask ourselves, are we truly a compassionate nation? I am against the death penalty. I always have been, and I always will be. […]
Australia and public safety
Domestic Violence According to the most recent National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) annual report, there have been more than 6,200 homicides in Australia since data […]