Manus, Nauru way worse than Pezzullo texts
By Jane Salmon All the hyperbole about Pezzullo’s fall from grace is annoying. Everything Pezzullo oversaw on Manus and Nauru was actually worse than […]
Your Say
From my “To read” list comes nothing but doom and gloom and a little ray of sunshine
Now, how do I tackle this? Do I use the information in my “To read” list as source material for another article, or do I […]
On the day of Murdoch’s retirement…
By Anthony Haritos Yes, we were cheap. And we were very nasty. Yes, we did fuck your mind over. Yes, it’s true; we did twist […]
It was all a con
By Andrew Klein I remember that as a teenager we had to sing ‘God save the Queen’. This was done at school, in cinemas and […]
An open letter to Pauline Hanson
Dear Pauline, I’ve read that you have been confused and outraged that the number of people laying claim to Aboriginal ancestry is increasing. If you […]
Hey, teacher, leave them dudes alone!
By Allan Richardson Planksy, a highly experienced fitter, turner and boilermaker, cracked his head on the hoist after forgetting to let go a runaway rattle […]
I’m doing it for Jake
It had been a long, hot day by the time Jake and I arrived at a far north SA town where we were to stay […]
And I will walk 500 miles … and I will walk 500 more!
By Jane Salmon Nope. Sod that. Today I heard of two Tamil women living with immigration uncertainty who were ringing around their community at dawn […]
Yes or No or Neutral?
By Jane Salmon Eight generations ago, my dirt-poor Celtic ancestors were colonisers. They logged trees, eroded the land. They brutalised animals. They farmed, fought, bred […]
A joyous way to start the day. Huzzah!
By Allan Richardson I was attempting to complete an online appointment request form for a non-urgent plumbing job. I filled in all the contact details, […]
Pushing the boat out a bit …
By Allan Richardson Few would disagree that right now the world is a pressure cooker of aggression, despair, discontent, bitter disappointment and fear. Australia, being […]
Nothing has changed (Dutton’s preferred outcome)
By Allan Richardson I haven’t heard much comprehensive analysis on how Dutton will fare if the No vote gets up in the upcoming Recognition and […]
In this rush to another Age of Enlightenment, we need to take the best from the past
Continued from The Times they are Changing. Yes, we are on the verge of another era of Enlightenment. From a world where we made enormous […]
Not all old white men oppose the Voice
By RomeoCharlie Writing in Crikey today, First Nations woman and well-credentialled writer, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, said it was telling that those who advocate No to the […]
We have the media we want
I know they are coming for my stuff. I read the Telegraph. Aboriginal, gay, unemployed single mothers stalk our streets. Refugees flood our beaches. Transgender […]