Timely reminder – Religion and Politics don’t mix
By Brian Morris If Easter is a time of reflection, it may well be relevant for both major parties to reflect on that age-old conundrum […]
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For Yunupingu
By Kerri L As many Australians over these two few days have mourned the passing of yet another member of the Yunupingu family (of Yothu […]
Ante eulogy for a political pornographer
By Paul Smith In anticipation of the day when John Howard shuffles off this mortal coil and clichés and platitudes rain down like an apocalypse. […]
When you’re in the sights of trolls, they will never stop
By Georgia * The following is the story of how I became the victim of cyber bullying in a NewsCorp run mothers’ group, for breastfeeding […]
Reform in Qld ALP Still Needed: MORE THAN EVER
By Callen Sorensen Karklis A strong history of Social Democracy The Australian Labor Party was founded by striking shearers during the Australian Shearers strike in […]
BRICS: The opponent awe of the West
By Isidoros Karderinis Brazil, Russia, India and China originally formed the bloc in 2009 after a series of meetings and understandings. The first BRIC Summit […]
Business as usual: the opposers keep opposing
By Paul Smith “Whitefellas know best” has failed as the way to “look after” Blackfellas. The Voice is the way Blackfellas propose to look after […]
First Among Equals: The Voice
THE VOICE in NINE POINTS and a PREAMBLE By Paul Smith PREAMBLE – Addressed to serving military personnel and veterans Reconciliation with former enemies ought […]
It’s frightening when you join the dots in a different way
By Andrew Klein In 2023 we see violence against segments of the community, economic violence and neglect that have not been addressed and given the […]
Who is this bloke Rick Morton and what makes him tick?
We must put more creativity and life experience into the material written about politics and life today with more knowledge, truth and emotion so that […]
Forty years after my first and only arrest for cannabis – not much has changed
Forty years ago, while living in a share-house in Port Stephens (north of Newcastle, NSW), I arrived home from work one evening to a house […]
Big Media: Perhaps its grip is loosening?
This week 2GB Radio in Sydney got knocked off its number one perch. This right-wing gabfest has been at number one in the Sydney marketplace […]
One step away from total fascism
Most of the news coming out of America over the last seven years has left us horrified: mass shootings (as always), the dismantling of Roe […]
The Sickening Hypocrisy of our Cannabis Laws
‘Excuse me sir.’ I had fallen asleep in a park, under the cool shade of a huge fig tree and I was being shaken awake […]
Voice and Treaty Must Happen Hand in Hand
By Callen Sorensen Karklis Hello, I am a Nunukul, Goenpul, Ngugi salt water Aboriginal person from Quandamooka Country (Moreton Bay – from North Stradbroke Island) […]