Joint Media Release: Public Health Association of Australia / Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) / Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) / Climate and […]
By Denis Hay Introduction Understanding the Australian government’s finances is crucial for grasping the broader economic picture. Misconceptions about budget surpluses and deficits often lead […]
Sometimes it takes a war correspondent to cast light on what is happening at home. The New Yorker’s Luke Mogelson has just published The Storm […]
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). […]
Almost precisely a year ago, John Menadue’s Pearls and Irritations published an essay by this author entitled, “Think tanks have put British democracy at risk.” […]
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 […]
In the week of the Albanese government’s job summit, the immigration department again sent out a raft of letters to bridging visa holders in Queensland […]
Just about anyone who remembers September 11, 2001 – a full twenty years ago, to the day, of this writing – can pinpoint exactly what […]
By Hungry Charley Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent statement on a new role for Australian peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, where they would join an […]
By Dr George Venturini Beyond the ‘Palace Letters’ Traveller would find a constant element through those three events: the Évian Conference, the Kimberley Plan, and […]
By Kathryn The unspeakable, blatant ultra-right-wing bias of the Murdoch press in favour of the LNP is the huge elephant in the room here! Why […]
One of Joe Hockey’s first acts as Treasurer in 2013 was to gift the RBA $8.8 billion. The main reason for this was to make […]
You cannot get away from it, at least in print or in Google land. African swine fever is doing its rounds, cutting through the swine […]
By Dr George Venturini The Évian Conference In 1930, with the Great Depression severely affecting Australia’s workforce, the Scullin Government (1929 – 1932) tightened up […]
No matter how much money you put on the table it doesn’t give you the excuse not to do the right thing, which is cutting […]
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