Clever compassion builds national well-being
By Jane Salmon Last week a rough sleeper died out in the open of sheer cold. She was younger than me. She died in a […]
Staring into the Syrian Abyss
By Allan Patience The insanity of the proposal that Australia should commence bombing raids inside Syrian territory is beyond belief. Our belligerent prime minister insists that […]
The ARM Finds New Life with Peter FitzSimons
On Wednesday 26 August it was my good fortune to hear Peter FitzSimons give an address on the subject of an Australian Republic. He has […]
The Republic debate is back: Is this Hockey’s ‘Marriage Equality’?
Joe Hockey – along with Peter FitzSimons (head of the Australian Republican Movement) and Labor Senator Katy Gallagher – announced today that they are putting the […]
The Governance Report
“You cannot believe in democracy and at the same time expect that the party you support is the only one that should ever win”. What […]
There is no future under an Abbott government
While our government dithers about, there are many forums and conferences and discussions going on around the country with constructive ideas for a better Australia. […]
You know Tony doesn’t like you when . . .
When you think about it, this is rather clever (and too good not to share) and fairly well sums up Tony Abbott’s opinion of you […]
My Thought For The Day
Every day on Facebook I post a ”Thought For The Day”. More often than not they evoke some genuine heartfelt responses. Here is an example […]
Corbyn Frightens UK Labour and Tories
Jeremy Corbyn is a name that may not be familiar to most Australians. He is the leading candidate for the leadership of the British Labour […]
Paying for promises
It seems obvious that Joe’s $25 billion promise to cut income tax was made in haste in the hope it could influence the Canning by […]
The Rich Need Tax Cuts Or Else They’ll Just Stop Making Money!
Once upon a time there was a Treasurer who was very, very concerned about delivering a surplus. But that was in another galaxy far, far […]
With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters.
Making judgement calls is the essential job of every leader. With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters. I have written a […]
Two Futures: New options for an innovative Australian social market
Denis Bright considers the significance of Two Futures in helping to revive the leadership profile of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as a bastion of long-term, […]
Independence: it’s all ours
Judging by regular and somewhat repetitive comments that have been sent to our site’s Facebook page it appears (still) that many people have absolutely no […]
Domestic violence and the bourgeoisie
In the last few weeks two rather disparate male journalists, Martin McKenzie-Murray in The Saturday Paper and Mark Latham, late of the Australian Financial Review, […]