An Open Letter to the corporations and people of the 1%
Dear Winners, Congratulations on all your achievements. You have all played the game of capitalism like absolute champions, and you are, without doubt, superlative operatives […]
Social Justice
A Reading List for “Ban the Burqa Bigots”
I was in the audience at ABC’s Q & A (Monday 06/10/2014) and I listened to the question from Ms. Stevens to Bob Katter about […]
The Burqa ban – symptom of a deeper problem
We’ve all heard the recent calls to ban the burqa. Paul Dellit writes that the calls are the loudest from Christian conservatives. The current Australian […]
A plea from an asylum seeker
The Government tells us that by stopping the boats they are stopping the drownings. But does this really mean they are saving lives? This story […]
The purpose of March Australia: demanding change for the better
Why do we march against the Abbott Government? Admittedly marching will not change the government or the government’s ideology, but it will help to raise […]
Abbott’s ‘Team Australia’ has a tinge of Howard about it
“‘Don’t migrate to Australia unless you want to join “Team Australia”’, declared our chest-beating Prime Minister. “Everyone has got to be on team Australia,” he […]
“Feminist Bitches” – Who Needs Them?
There’s no denying it, Australian women have come a long way. From the married women’s property act to the criminalisation of marital rape. From the […]
Baby boomer protection
Why is the Abbott government offering $10,000 to employ people who are over 50? We grew up in a time of free education and high […]
‘Middle-Out’ Economics
Here it is. Here is the wealth inequality narrative progressives have been searching for. Yesterday I wrote about rich wankers and a couple of helpful […]
June 28, 1914
A guest post by Alan Knox. Alan lives in California where he studies Sociology at the State University. He was formerly from Burringbar NSW and […]
Kids and Capuchins
While children may lack the cynicism that comes with age, the sophistication that comes with experience, or the confidence that comes from success, they have […]
Talk about stubborn!
Yesterday I heard Joe Hockey interviewed. When asked about Tony’s pet Paid Parental Leave Scheme he had the unmitigated gall to say that Labor hates […]
Conspiracy of silence
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down […]
Bigots or the disabled?
There could be no starker signal of this government’s intentions than the appointment of Tim Wilson as the Human Rights Commissioner for ‘Freedom’ at the […]
The Grey Army
Young people starting out in life are a great resource for our future. Investing in them, giving them a helping hand to get started, is […]