Let’s fix this mess
In 2012–13 a total of 50 444 people lodged applications for asylum under the offshore component of the Humanitarian Programme. The Labor government increased the […]
Social Justice
Let no child who arrives in Australia ever suffer detention again
Ten years ago, the Australian Human Rights Commission released a previous report into children in immigration detention, when there were around 700 children in detention. […]
How big is your world?
I think we can all agree that we want to see the world a better place. We all live here after all so surely we […]
Let’s buy an island
For the amount of money we are spending keeping asylum seekers away we could buy them a country and build luxury resorts for them to […]
Who Cares About the Unpaid Carers?
This is a guest post by Michael Mckenna, about his experiences as an unpaid carer: My name is Michael and I am Unpaid Carer. My […]
It’s a man’s world
My grandmother began teaching a few years after Federation. When she married my grandfather in 1917, she was forced to resign because the Commonwealth Public […]
Enough is enough
I am ashamed. I am ashamed of the appalling treatment handed out to our first female Prime Minister. I am ashamed of the inhumane treatment […]
It stops with me.
“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.” When I heard Chief of Army, David Morrison, utter these words about incidents […]
Women go back to the future
In 1975 I was asked to take part in the Lions Club Youth of the Year Quest. The competition was in two parts. Firstly we […]
A plea to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection
A guest post by Tracie Aylmer. My name is Tracie Aylmer. I am a migration agent and solicitor. Recently, I have just found out the […]
When will the truth be told about Fukushima?
Is the Japanese Government being honest about Fukushima? In this guest post by Rowan Douglas, Rowan thinks the answer is clear: No. I’ve just finished […]
The Power of Words. A story about bullying.
The Power of Words. A story about bullying. By John Lord Author’s note. This story won first prize in a short story competition on bullying. […]
Where have all our values gone?
Within our own family units we live for each other, for our children, for the good of everyone in the family, but it seems once […]
But most of all, I am humanity and the change starts with me. Does it start with you? A Fight for Our Civil Liberties
Please watch and share this video. This is one of the best leadership speeches I have ever heard in my lifetime. Spoken by Katrina, a […]
Putting our First People last
When informing the First Peoples Education Advisory Group that they would no longer receive funding, Indigenous Affairs Minister Mr Scullion said the government was dedicated […]