Australia’s core beliefs – where are they now?
What happened to a ‘fair go’ in this country? It has long gone, writes Jack Gleeson. So who is to blame? Above all else, Australians […]
Social Justice
This Machine Still Kills
“I’ll stand with you and your right to offend but I insist on the freedom to judge you on who you’re offending and why” writes […]
Life imitating art
The scenes of social collapse in movies of a decade ago are now everyday scenes in allegedly democratic countries, writes Melissa Frost in this letter […]
Complaint against John Howard to the International Criminal Court
Australia’s former Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of war crimes before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. A document titled Complaint against […]
Religion… What is it good for?
On the latest available research approximately 84% of the world’s population identify themselves as believing in, (or at least being affiliated with) one religion or […]
How Medicare rebate cuts may impact the patient, other than cost
Policies, based only on financial considerations, that discourage people from seeking treatment at the earliest (and therefore cheapest) opportunity are knee-jerk reactions at a momentary point […]
Changes to Medicare – you’ve been targeted
Should I just put a down payment on my coffin now, Scott Morrison? Different political persuasion, this government, but essentially the same beast. This isn’t just […]
Let’s talk about privilege and single parents
The Social Discourse and Welfare Whilst doing my research for my most recent blog post, I analysed a range of opinions throughout social media on the […]
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 […]
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 […]