Gentrification Creep
The City of Sydney Council is concerned about the NSW government plans for a 20 and 30-storey tower precinct at the Waterloo housing redevelopment site […]
Agile and Innovative – the New Reality
By Steve Laing I suspect that if any commentator were to pick an example of the new agile and innovative economy, they’d probably suggest Uber […]
Fact free campaigning – we’ve heard it all before
As I move into the 31st business day without EFTPOS (and thanks for nothing Lucy Wicks and Mitch Fifield – you have been a great […]
The campaign bus
By 2353NM So who’s enjoying the current federal election campaign? The television stations certainly are as they are boosting their revenue by the second through […]
The reality of Manus Island
By Behrouz Boochani This is my answer to Peter Michael whose article (now behind a paywall) in The Herald Sun quoted Immigration Minister Peter Dutton: […]
Wealthy conservatives can’t understand people who aren’t them
It is Tuesday night and I have had a very hard day with my business which STILL, after almost two months, is having problems with […]
The Real Battle In The Election And How The Liberals Are Winning!
Ok, I’ve examined the policies from every perspective. As someone whose income depends on superannuation and a dyed-in-the-wool capitalist, I have to say that the […]
Slavery in Modern Australia
By Jennifer Ellem The LNP and its leader are now officially worse than the despotic Roman Emperor Caligula when it comes to social welfare for the populace and […]
‘Big Bedroom’ Events Challenged
Written by Hayley Solich for Kath Mazzella OAM I am standing at the MCG … surrounded by a football field of women who are living […]
Changesnothing.org
By Sir Scotchmistery I just got another of those constant refrains from Change.Org asking me to support Mrs Whoever about the whatever thing of the […]
Nothing To Say About This Election … Perhaps I Could Be Immigration Minister!
Normally, I have so many ideas running through my head that I don’t know which to pick to actually write about. However tonight, while my […]
Rest in Peace
Rest in Peace, another few hundred thousand Australian workers and their families. Labor Senator Kim Carr today fails to deliver for the Australian automotive industry, […]
Laughing Gear
By Ross Sharp Once upon a time … It is 1983 and I am 24 years old, employed and on a wage of about $20,000 […]
The system is the problem
By Christian Marx Over the past three decades, the political and sociological narrative has become narrower than ever. Sensible social policies are now trumpeted as […]
Young voters want structural change locally and abroad
By Callen Sorensen–Karklis Its election time again, time to choose which people we want to represent us in the Parliament. A time to pick something […]