Vale Dave Graeber
When one writes satire, it’s sometimes hard to write something serious and have people realise that you’re actually just writing what you actually think, particularly […]
Social Justice
no more the SILENCE
Have a good look at this photo … Now have a good look at this photo … Look at the degradation and pain in the […]
Colonial oppression: it still exists
By Robert Wood One of the unconscious influences in Australian politics is the nineteenth century German philosopher George Hegel. His ideas come through in Australian […]
Pete-The-Not-So-Great’s Info Wars
By Jane Salmon Watching the lush tv series “The Great” on Stan, we are reminded that decadent 18th century European despots like Peter III and […]
The Precedent Set
With the acquittal this week (Tuesday 7 April 2020) of Cardinal George Pell, many words will be written, both in published media and in social […]
Our Compelling Witness!
Thousands upon thousands of Survivors of childhood sexual abuse could have written this brief article. Their experiences may differ from mine in detail. But what […]
The end of the Newstart Criminal?
Happy days. The unemployed will now no longer be demonised as dole bludgers or Newstart Criminals. From now on they will be known as Australians […]
Another woman dead. What can we as a society do about it?
Somewhere around Australia, behind a closed door in one of our suburbs, right now a woman is being beaten. There is no guarantee that she […]
Why does this man still have his OAM?
I am writing to bring to your attention a matter regarding the awarding of OAMs. Given the recent controversy regarding Bettina Arndt, I am sure […]
No. I will not.
I wrote to the senate inquiry today to speak as a private citizen, as a survivor of crime and as a social security entitlement recipient […]
Women not safe from violence in mental health inpatient facilities
RMIT Media Release Women who spend time in mental health inpatient facilities are not being protected from gender-based violence, according to new research. The study, […]
Rorts sports
The “sports rorts” saga that has lately claimed the privileged position of Bridget McKenzie has consumed many newspaper front pages and exercised many peoples’ outrage […]
Doing it for ourselves
I’ve previously written about conservative politics being unconvinced about the very purpose of government. It is becoming clearer, through repeated example, that the Australian people […]
We, the unheard.
And so the priests stand up in their pulpits and wish everyone a happy and merry Xmas … And so we, the unheard, sit alone […]
Failure to resettle remaining offshore detainees to cost Australia $1.2 billion
Media Release New figures released today reveal that the Australian Government’s failure to finalise resettlement for 535 offshore detainees currently in PNG and Nauru could […]