The AAT: abolishing a system of indefinite torment
The abolition of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is a crucial part of Attorney General Mark Dreyfus KC’s integrity platform. In the last decade of […]
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Murdoch’s Zero Sum games: divisive propaganda meant to break us
The Murdoch media drives resentment with propaganda as constant as drums of war. The pounding message for its audience is that every development is a […]
Distracted by hate, we are robbed
We are at a crossroads. The Ultra High Net Worth Individual (UHNWI) class is creating a new international feudal order, assisted by the professional enabler […]
From 2016: Captained by Crusaders
This account of an event at the Melbourne Club in 2016 was published on the New Matilda site. That site has ceased to exist, so […]
The Liberal Party is dead: can it be revived?
We see a tendency to blame individuals for the crisis in our politics across the AUKUS nations. This is facile. Donald Trump did not create […]
Our media is failing us
Our media is failing us. At a moment when one side of politics has abandoned the bases of democracy as an impediment to their grasp […]
Accusations in a mirror: US warnings for Australian civil discourse
Extremist rhetoric from the ever-more radical right makes it impossible for their followers to see the facts about the centrist governments in America (and Australia). […]
That white man’s dystopia
When one belongs to the dominant group, it is very easy to define other people’s wellbeing as trivial. The ultimate identity politics in the west […]
Voting Liberal is neither liberal nor conservative
The parties of the right in Australia are changing faster than their voters might recognise. It is increasingly the case that a vote for the […]
Australians must not ignore the Religious Right’s global warnings
Australians have begun to see the new face of extreme religion in our “conservative” politics. The international influences are varied and interconnected. These radical forces […]
Australia’s Orban Sycophants
Australians welcoming the defeat of our nascent religious right in the May election need to pay attention to the echoes of the American right-wing strategies […]
Australia needs a Bill of Rights
Australia is at a crossroads. The decade of Coalition government showed how vulnerable our rights and freedoms could be in the face of a political […]
Greed is not good
“Greed is good” has been falsely attributed to Gordon Gecko – and if he had said it, he would have been wrong! Another urban myth […]
How Good Is The Quiet Scott Morrison?
Just lately I’ve noticed that we haven’t heard anything from our PM. His twitter account hasn’t been touched for a couple of days and there’s […]
How Many National Party MPs Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
Q: How many National Party MPs does it take to change a lightbulb? A: How can we be sure that the lightbulb needs changing because […]