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 […]
Social Justice
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 […]
Talkin’ bout a revolution
Russell Brand – sometimes comedian, sometimes Christian, always a showman – is calling for a revolution. Russell’s Revolution is not about guns and bombs, it’s […]
Suddenly, I just stopped being a left wing moron and learned to love Tony (but in a totally acceptable blokey way)!
It hit me today. I was listening to the ABC whine on in their lefty way, while reading the positivity of Liberal’s “Real Solutions” and […]
It’s the environment, stupid
In the aftermath of the 2013 Australian election, I spoke to a variety of my friends and colleagues about the core issues that motivated my […]
Marriage equality, a matter of conscience
The impetus for marriage equality has been gaining ground for quite some years. Perhaps it’s the pragmatism of most Aussies, or the sense of justice […]